Wow, how about our new camp coordinator

[RobertF50]

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[RobertF50]

Coach Cohen told me you are one of the absolute best coaches when it comes to teaching the short game. Describe the short game to me, and how you became so good at teaching it?
"What he is talking about is the bunting game - the drag, the push. I learned it from my coaches in college.</p>

"Most people, when they think of offense, just think of hitting. To us, that is just one piece of the pizza pie. There is also base-running, base-stealing, strikezone discipline, and the short game ... all of those different factors are parts of an offense.</p>"So, when you go into a game - some people call it a battle - you want to have as many bullets in your game as possible. If you can bunt, that's just another weapon'

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[MissStFan87]

/had to say it

 

[Todd4State]

</p>

reference amusing considering who was interviewing him.

Swan: So, what kind of pizza do you like?

Mingioni: Bunting.
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[Woof Man Jack]

reminded me of this Mitch Hedberg quote:

I went to a pizzeria, I ordered a slice of pizza, the @$%!%$ gave me the smallest slice possible. If the pizza was a pie chart for what people would do if they found a million dollars, the @$%!%$ gave me the "donate it to charity" slice. I would like to exchange this for the "keep it!"

Apparently, bunting was the "donate it to charity" slice of the Polk Pizza.

 

[TheMAROONandWHITE]

hey, lets be cool and make fun of coach polk. that'll make us popular on sixpack.

 

[Todd4State]

hey, lets be cool and make fun of coach polk. that'll make us popular on sixpack.

</p>of Ron Polk if he tried to win and didn't try to undermine our coaching search for personal reasons.

 

[TheMAROONandWHITE]

hey, lets be cool and make fun of coach polk. that'll make us popular on sixpack.

of Ron Polk if he tried to win and didn't try to undermine our coaching search for personal reasons.

yeah... though it's beyond old now.
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[Frances Drebin]

After the damage he's done to the baseball program, he's getting off light.

 

[TheMAROONandWHITE]

After the damage he's done to the baseball program, he's getting off light.

What damage? You're giving him more credit that he deserves. He created the entire baseball program...a program that went to the College World Series just a year ago. Then he gets pissed that Raffo doesn't get the job and says some idiotic stuff. Now, we have one of the best coaches in baseball with some of the best facilities and one of the greatest baseball traditions in college sports. All his comments mean nothing and no one is even giving them a second thought but the losers on this board. The only damage is in your head.
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[Todd4State]

He created the entire baseball program...a program that went to the College World Series just a year ago.

</p>THIS is the #1 urban myth of MSU baseball, and probably just fueled Polk's arrogance.

No, Ron Polk did not "create the entire program" he is a part of it. He should get credit for taking what Dudy Noble, RP Patty, and Paul Gregory built and taking it to the next level, where we expect to go to Omaha, host Regionals and SR's. But he did not "create the entire program". According to my parents, who went to school before Polk I, we drew pretty well compared to the other SEC schools even then, the LFL was there before Polk, and we had won multiple SEC Championships before Polk was even in grade school.

Of course, you wouldn't know it because it was very rare for Polk to acknowledge players and accomplishments from the Gregory era.

You certainly have the right to defend Polk all you want, but saying that he "created the program" is utter BS.

 

[TheMAROONandWHITE]

He created the entire baseball program...a program that went to the College World Series just a year ago.

THIS is the #1 urban myth of MSU baseball, and probably just fueled Polk's arrogance.

No, Ron Polk did not "create the entire program" he is a part of it. He should get credit for taking what Dudy Noble, RP Patty, and Paul Gregory built and taking it to the next level, where we expect to go to Omaha, host Regionals and SR's. But he did not "create the entire program". According to my parents, who went to school before Polk I, we drew pretty well compared to the other SEC schools even then, the LFL was there before Polk, and we had won multiple SEC Championships before Polk was even in grade school.

Of course, you wouldn't know it because it was very rare for Polk to acknowledge players and accomplishments from the Gregory era.

You certainly have the right to defend Polk all you want, but saying that he "created the program" is utter BS.

regardless...change he built to he helped build...the rest still stands.
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[HammerOfTheDogs]

THIS is the #1 urban myth of MSU baseball, and probably just fueled Polk's arrogance.

No, Ron Polk did not "create the entire program" he is a part of it. He should get credit for taking what Dudy Noble, RP Patty, and Paul Gregory built and taking it to the next level, where we expect to go to Omaha, host Regionals and SR's. But he did not "create the entire program".
Of course, you wouldn't know it According to my parents, who went to school before Polk I, we drew pretty well compared to the other SEC schools even then, the LFL was there before Polk, and we had won multiple SEC Championships before Polk was even in grade school.

This is so true. My brother played for Livingston from 1973-76. I first heard of Mississippi State baseball from him. He was amazed that there'd be hundreds of fans out watching a college baseball game (back then, the only folks to went to even SEC baseball games were parents, girlfriends, and the occasional drinking buddy). The years my brother played were Paul Gregory's last two years, Bobby Bragan, and Ron Polk's first year (back when he was young, hungry, and actually worked hard to win. To have hundreds out for a midweek game back then was unusual.

 

[KurtRambis4]

nt

 

[dawgoneyall]

what!! BS. Double BS.

Polk's main problem the past 15 or so years is that he thinks he did create the baseball program at MSU. He had a nice little run in the 80's. Big deal, that was almost 20 years ago.

His neglect of MSU baseball, and neglect MSU baseball he most certainly did, earns him no slack and he used credit he didn't have built up with his recent inexcusable and unforgivable hissy fit. I have as yet hear a public apology. Until he does he deserves any crap thrown at him.

 

[RobertF50]

I feel like I've been punched in the stomach slapped in the face and everyone I know that loves MSU baseball feels like they have been punched in the stomach and slapped in the face.
I don't care if some loser thinks I'm a loser. That **** is and always will be funny as hell. Anyone that has that kind of position in college baseball to say those ridiculous things deserves to be laughed at from now on. MSU treated him very good for many years, and many mediocre years at that. He apparently thinks he knows more about baseball than anyone ever. He said that. If he knew so much, why did everyone pass us by the last fifteen years. He also said he would let us know when he was ready to fire himself. He held our program in check while he attacked the NCAA year after year. We should have canned his *** the minute he said "the evil NCAA" We gave him a platform to sound like a nut for the whole world to hear year after year. He also had contempt for the fans. He deserves what he gets because it is entertaining to think back on all the stupid disrespectful things he said, and trying to force his choice on us to hide his pathetic work habits. His nightmare is here now. We will all see what is possible at MSU with a real coach. My view anyway, but I have been sick of him long before this as you may be able to tell.

 

[Sutterkane]

there are still posts that say thanks jackie

(and some of them are rightfully so)