Game 16: 3/8/25 UCONN 12-8 L (11-5)

[Sebastian Font]

4-3, Cuvet 3 run homer puts us up

 

[scane]

Very optimal

 

[JohnnyYoung]

Really nice.

 

[jkdood]

In CUVET We Trust!

 

[FreddyCane]

Finally we have a lead.

 

[CTCanes]

Wow. Straight away center bomb. Cuvet is legit.

 

[scane]

On a semi-related note, keep Peralta in the lineup until he plays his way out this time.

 

[HurricanePhilly]

Thank god Cuvet did that because I was about to punch my TV when we bunted our 2 hitter in the 3rd inning of a 3-1 game.

 

[Zbrod95]

Staggering his adjustments by a week or so so us peon baseball-minded folk don’t catch on…

Sad part is that I actually think the staff around him is good but he’s such a bad in game manager it overshadows everything.

 

[Zbrod95]

On a semi-related note, keep Peralta in the lineup until he plays his way out this time.

He’s the other OF we’re looking for.

 

[JohnnyYoung]

Sad part is that I actually think the staff around him is good but he’s such a bad in game manager it overshadows everything.

I was skeptical of Laz frankly and jury out but I do feel that he’s a better pitching coach than his predecessor. Wait…

 

[Sebastian Font]

5-3 Dwill hr

 

[Sebastian Font]

5-3 Dwill hr

love that he’s starting to swing it

 

[scane]

I was skeptical of Laz frankly and jury out but I do feel that he’s a better pitching coach than his predecessor. Wait…

Believe it or not given the product on the field, I came around to Laz being pretty competent last year.

 

[jkdood]

5-3 Dwill hr

WillPower!

 

[Sebastian Font]

Believe it or not given the product on the field, I came around to Laz being pretty competent last year.

Laz is an amazing coach, any of the players will tell you that. I think his most underrated aspect is the mental focus he takes pride in. In the offseason we would have a weekly breakdown on the mental aspect of the game and it makes such a difference.

 

[JohnnyYoung]

Believe it or not given the product on the field, I came around to Laz being pretty competent last year.

That’s completely fair, I feel like while the mental coach background was a nauseating talking point last year in attempts to justify the hire, he did show an aptitude for timing his mound visits in 24.

While that seems like a prerequisite for the position that was something I yelled at the television about when we were trotting out talent like McMahon, Cecconi, Rosario, Palm, et al.

With so much turnover I want to see the development of our pitching staff in the coming years before I ultimately go thumbs up or down.

To @Zbrod95 point, things like the strength and conditioning that @Sebastian Font has pointed out make a big difference whole program-wise, so that is positive.

Edit: hit enter before I finished my sentence.

 

[scane]

That’s completely fair, I feel like while the mental coach background was a nauseating talking point last year in attempts to justify the hire, he did show an aptitude for timing his mound visits in 24.

While that seems like a prerequisite for the position that was something I yelled at the television about when we were trotting out talent like McMahon, Cecconi, Rosario, Palm, et al.

With so much turnover I want to see the development of our pitching staff in the coming years before I ultimately go thumbs up or down.

To @Zbrod95 point, things like the strength and conditioning that @Sebastian Font has pointed out make a big difference whole program-wise, so that is positive.

Edit: hit enter before I finished my sentence.

The proof will be definitely be in the pitching, but I liked the actual substantive things I had heard Laz was doing developmentally behind the scenes.

 

[CTCanes]

Hugus pitched count will be 90. Gotta make a move after this inning.

 

[Layne Rolan]

Hugus pitched count will be 90. Gotta make a move after this inning.

Yep as much as I hate to say it, he just couldn’t get that third strike on last four batters.