Gamecocks are playing pretty good baseball, but:
1. not getting clutch hits
2. your 2nd baseman can't be batting 0.175
1. not getting clutch hits
2. your 2nd baseman can't be batting 0.175
Baseball Weaknesses
- Thread starter Islandbird
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I agree - sometimes the shortstop may have longer leash since they're better on defense as a rule.
3. Your cleanup hitter can't be batting .191
4. You can't have 4 of your starters below .200 (13th in batting avg)
5. You can't be fielding .970 (11th in the SEC)
Here are the current SEC stats if you're interested...or just have a general interest in self loathing.
I think the root problem with our hitting is a lack of selectivity early in the count. When you swing at bad pitches early, you get behind in the count. When you're behind in the count, batting averages suffer. This also impacts the number of runners LOB.
Also, the same issue we had last year of taking 1st pitch fastballs grooved down the middle. Automatically taking the 1st pitch is not a good hitting approach.
Did you hear RT reply during last night game he would like to see our hitters more aggressive early in at bat.
That is a fundamental flaw in the approach preached by Kingston. He preaches "plate discipline". We're going to take a lot of strikes. Good hitters want to hit. They don't want to take strikes.
There were several times Ray tried to guess what we were going to do based on pretty basic baseball thinking at the plate... only to be wrong. Once or twice I get but at some point you got to think wth.
He hired him, he can fire him! Admit your mistake and move on.