Hogs vs Auburn—-Baseball

[Son of Spam]

I will not be able to do PBP tomorrow. Great win tonight. Hopefully we can sweep them. I may catch hell for this, but I am not sold on Tygart as a starter. Also, Rowland needs to ride the pine. And Diggs needs to try bunting to get a bat on the ball. I don't know who I would start in place of Tygart, but I just ain't sold...yet.

[DirkPiggler]

He may go down as the most underrated pitcher in Arkansas history. He has been nails the past couple years.

You can overcome a lack of velocity when your nutsack leaves a trail in the dirt where you've walked.

[DirkPiggler]

I will not be able to do PBP tomorrow. Great win tonight. Hopefully we can sweep them. I may catch hell for this, but I am not sold on Tygart as a starter. Also, Rowland needs to ride the pine. And Diggs needs to try bunting to get a bat on the ball. I don't know who I would start in place of Tygart, but I just ain't sold...yet.

Tygart may be the guy who needs to come out of the pen for a couple of weeks before returning to the rotation in May/June, like Smith last year.  He's got elite stuff but is struggling with control right now.

The trouble is...where do you use him in a high leverage spot?  At this point I wouldn't put him in Willy Mac or Gaeckle's slot. 

Best move is probably to keep starting him and let him figure it out.  I mean, going into tonight he was statistically our best pitcher...even ahead of Smith.

[Thin Red Swine]

Yeah I think he can only be a starter. He has to have still healing scar tissue from his last late relief efforts.


I may be able to take PBP tomorrow if no one else can but may not be able to finish (that's what she said). 

[Son of Spam]

Tygart may be the guy who needs to come out of the pen for a couple of weeks before returning to the rotation in May/June, like Smith last year.  He's got elite stuff but is struggling with control right now.

The trouble is...where do you use him in a high leverage spot?  At this point I wouldn't put him in Willy Mac or Gaeckle's slot. 

Best move is probably to keep starting him and let him figure it out.  I mean, going into tonight he was statistically our best pitcher...even ahead of Smith.

I think he may be trying to outdo Smith or Willy Mac and may be throwing too hard. He needs to stay with what he has and fine tune that. He has been doing good so far, but has had control problems in the past, too. But, if we can get 4-5 good innings out of him, we will be OK.

[Barton Fink]

Let Tygart figure it out but right now I trust Fisher more than him. We have the depth to change things up if need be.

[DirkPiggler]

I think he may be trying to outdo Smith or Willy Mac and may be throwing too hard. He needs to stay with what he has and fine tune that. He has been doing good so far, but has had control problems in the past, too. But, if we can get 4-5 good innings out of him, we will be OK.

He's just off a little.  He's not overthrowing...hell, he's hit mid 90s in the past and was barely 91-92 with his fastball tonight.  Honestly I hope he's not hurt. 

[Bogey7]

Pitching depth and quality will get a boost when Bybee comes back.

[Feral]

I will not be able to do PBP tomorrow. Great win tonight. Hopefully we can sweep them. I may catch hell for this, but I am not sold on Tygart as a starter. Also, Rowland needs to ride the pine. And Diggs needs to try bunting to get a bat on the ball. I don't know who I would start in place of Tygart, but I just ain't sold...yet.

I can potentially get PBP tomorrow.

Agree on Tygart. He's the only starter who consistently makes me bite my fingers to the nub. His control is all over the place. Even when he was 'on' against Mizzou he was still hitting a shitload of batters and issuing too many walks. I think he and Molina need to swap spots in the rotation, because I think he's pressing too much having to follow Hagen. The only potential replacement would be McEntire, but I think he's too valuable as a long relief guy out of the pen.

As someone said yesterday, Diggs is quietly in a slump. He usually has great plate discipline and approach, but his AB's have been downright shitty lately.

And Rowland doesn't ever need to play in a weekend game again. I'd have said that even if Helfrick never hits that homer. He somehow looks worse at the plate than he did last year (which is difficult since he finished the year batting .182), but he seems to have developed the yips and regressed defensively, which was formerly his saving grace.

[Cornhogio]

As always, many thanks for the PBP DP.

[Barton Fink]

Pitching depth and quality will get a boost when Bybee comes back.

And Dietz

[olive_branch_hog]

Tygart got no help from the catcher tonight.

[Barton Fink]

https://twitter.com/VanHornHogs/status/1771378745573859371?t=VDP_0OqR-P2yppZZx1NZ-Q&s=19

[Hizog]

https://twitter.com/VanHornHogs/status/1771378745573859371?t=VDP_0OqR-P2yppZZx1NZ-Q&s=19

Ryder's not a bad name, but I feel sorry for the one that gets named Helfrick.

[Barton Fink]

Phil's call

https://twitter.com/RazorbackBSB/status/1771391497822163285?t=zaSLqIz4G1qfZJmLkXd3eQ&s=19

[Thin Red Swine]

Phil's call

https://twitter.com/RazorbackBSB/status/1771391497822163285?t=zaSLqIz4G1qfZJmLkXd3eQ&s=19

"He likes his taters mashed." 

I love it. 

[Cornhogio]

"He likes his taters mashed." 

I love it. 

He should copyright that one. 

[Feral]

Phil's call

https://twitter.com/RazorbackBSB/status/1771391497822163285?t=zaSLqIz4G1qfZJmLkXd3eQ&s=19

Love it, but that isn't Phil (he's in Tulsa for the WBB tourney).

[Barton Fink]

Love it, but that isn't Phil (he's in Tulsa for the WBB tourney).

Ah, I thought it sounded a little off but it sounded like a call Phil would make. His voice sounds like a "nasal-ly" Phil. Still a great call. 

[Cornhogio]

Was it the guy that usually does the SECN+ PBP when the games are at Baum?