This is a rebuilding year. But you can't say that around here. These new guys don't know any better. They don't realize we're usually doing better than this. It's the veterans we have to make sure aren't trying too hard. |
We are still feeling our way. We are going to give (senior right-hander) Justin Meier a bullpen tomorrow or he may come in relief to get him ready. |
We could make the tournament, but I'm more concerned with how we're playing. We could play better baseball and still not do anything. Or we could play the same and get in the tournament. I want us to play better. |
We have been getting beat by a better ball club right now, and our guys are hurting. South Carolina is good, and they have been playing at their best right now. |
We just kind of sat back after the early inning. The base running blunder by them probably won us the game. |
We should be really good next season. |
We were more opportunistic tonight than we have been in recent games. That was the key; we took advantage of opportunities and we had some consistency at the plate. |
We're finally starting to get our offense in sync. We haven't been pitching well, and now we lose a handful of key guys when we really can't afford to. So now we're forced to throw some of the guys who really struggled back into the ring of fire. |
We're playing an Alabama club that's always feisty. They have a great Friday night guy and two others that take them deep into games, and they have a good closer. |
You can see teams mature now. You can see teams putting their system in when they're young, and then a year or later being very good. Mississippi State did that. Then you have to start over again. |
You can't really judge pitching on a day like today because anything can get out of the park. If you swing the bat hard enough, good things will happen. That was our game plan today, to get quality swings that we didn't have last time. |
You circle 'em up. That's the nature of the beast, especially in Baton Rouge. It starts with football, goes right through basketball and to baseball. You're expected to win every one. Until you experience it, with a lot of the younger guys, it happens too fast. |