Bases loaded. Choke artist at the plate
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Ok, it’s past TIME to put the rookie from Cal or from Starkville in right field and let DJ sit out at least 2 games. I’m sorry but this is BIG boy baseball and he needs to sit!!
He didn’t get it done again in a HUGE spot with bases loaded in 7th.
WTH is going on with him and Hines?!?!
If they don’t figure it out we won’t make it out of the first regional.
He didn’t get it done again in a HUGE spot with bases loaded in 7th.
WTH is going on with him and Hines?!?!
If they don’t figure it out we won’t make it out of the first regional.
Batting in DJ’s spot, Chester bangs an RBI single in B9 to bring us within 1 run. Camera immediately cuts to DJ in the dugout, and I honestly can’t tell if he’s pissed or sad or jealous or what the 17 but I can tell you 100000% what he wasn’t - happy that his teammate just made a play and pulled us within a run…he needs to grow the 17 up and hit the cage and talk to his hitting coach and his priest/rabbi/imam/whatever and FIGURE IT THE 17 OUT. He absolutely looks defeated in every single AB before he even sees the first pitch
Old enough to get paid a bunch of NIL money though?
I'm certain I'm not the only one, but I've said DJ has had an immaturity and attitude problem for weeks now; he's sooo naturally talented but if it doesn't just come to him, he doesn't seem to want it.
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See his point, but it would have been a much sharper point a few years ago. These 20 year old 'kids' are making damn good money to play college ball-which means now they are open to criticism, Tanner.
What's much worse than that is we're destroying our own players.
I liked this dude better before he took every opportunity to come at fans on Twitter.
It’s sad that we don’t appear to have a coach that help these kids hit better. Either the kids are not coachable or our hitting coach can’t help them, which fits a pattern we saw in hitting and pitching last year. From their approach at the plate it is obvious they are lost and need help.
It's one thing to be in a slump. That is baseball. It happens.
It's another thing to walk up to the plate already defeated. Body language that suggest you can't wait to swing three times and sit down. You sit players for that.
It's another thing to walk up to the plate already defeated. Body language that suggest you can't wait to swing three times and sit down. You sit players for that.
When you get paid to play baseball, you're a professional. At that point, you're not an innocent kid anymore. And open yourself up to everything that comes with that.
You don't sit Hines and DJ.
Y'all sound like my mother-in-law. Uninformed, unhinged, emotionally irrational, and bored with nothing else to do.
Y'all sound like my mother-in-law. Uninformed, unhinged, emotionally irrational, and bored with nothing else to do.
Two thoughts come to mind:
(1) It would be interesting to see the performance reviews of the “professionals” who are hurling all of the stones
(2) Did these types of posts not exist prior to pay-per-play
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damn yall awakened the boomers early this morning
It’s what we do best. Some of our miserable “fans” can’t wait to 17ing destroy players whenever they get the chance.
No kidding… man there are some miserable guys that post here. Neither of these guys will benefit from being benched. They are both too talented to put on the bench and Jordan is a plus fielder on top of that. Drop them in the order but they shouldn’t come out of the lineup.
I think you sit DJ for a different reason. Just be in the dugout for one game. Not punishment. Just hang out in the dugout with the players and have fun for a game. Clap with your teammates when Mershon gets up. Just forget about your swing, the pressure, and enjoy the game like you did when you were 10. If we are up big or down big, PH him and say go up there and have fun. Then tomorrow, we get back to work.
When I was 20 years old, I was receiving and extra 2.75 a day for combat pay. I don't want to hear this **** about not getting on a 20-year-olds *** who is making a lot of money, going to college for free and playing a game he loves. That's not just baseball. A few years ago, I would not have said that but now they are getting paid it's a little difference. Anyways he better get used to it if he going to play professional baseball.
Why do yall fall for irish's trolls?
I can get behind something like this. The rest of these yahoos are off their rockers.
The best players in the world take days off during the season to rest and get their head right.
Did you miss the numerous other posters bashing Jordan? Definitely more than just Irish. I agree with you on Irish though. I don’t respond to him.
DJ needs some personal hitting coaching from Will Clark. Hunter Hines too for that matter.
Tanner needs to sit this one out. There's a difference between struggling at the plate and having a selfish approach at the plate. DJ is trying to hit a 500 foot home run every time he swings. And his coaches are letting him down because they aren't helping him with that.
he gave up the kid label when he started getting a check…..in the real world you have to earn that 17r
My problem is more we trash our own players so much. I know nothing about baseball, but even i know slumps are common for even the best MLBers and they don't get sat, they play through it. If MLBers are successful 1/4 to 1/3 of the time you considered good.
I'll assure you Lemonheadjuice is playing DJ and Hines because he thinks they give us the best chance of winning. He may know a little bit more about it than the jabrones on this page (other than Bulldog Bruce).
He's got an exaggerated upper-cut swing. No way to hit line drives like that. Either HR or SO. Usually a SO.
Pointing out when a guy is playing like crap is not trashing them. It's just stating the obvious. If you are calling them names or calling their moms whores that is different. That should never happen. I really don't understand not being able to point out things when they are bad especially since they are being paid now. They are grown men and should be able to take it.
Many can't, they're prima donnas. It seems we tear down our own more than celebrate their success.
The key point of marketing (what we do to potential recruits/transfers) is to publicly maximize strengths and minimize weaknesses. Too many of our fans do the opposite. Current/future players/recruits/transfers and their friends/families read these boards, I much rather the sentiment be DJ is great player, hopefully he can fight through this slump.
To be fair, money or not, if I was struggling and got my spot taken, I likely wouldn't be all that jolly either. This whole 'sit on the bench and support your team' stuff, I have always questioned that.
Just because Jalen Hurts was quiet, do you really think that dude was sitting on the sideline actually supporting Tua? Or was he just hoping and praying something happened where he got another chance?
DJ and Hines are under tremendous pressure as they see all the scouts sitting behind home plate and realize that their draft status is sliding FAST. They are each losing a lot of signing bonus money every AB. They have probably lost out on several hundred thousand $$ this week. Hines has a slump so bad that I suspect he has "Hatcher" disease.
That’s the problem with this.. they want all the glory and money, but no responsibility or blame. Life doesn’t work that way. That’s not real world and is making a mentally weak society. Fighting through adversity should make you stronger and more resilient.. not a victim. That’s what separates the top from the bottom. Any profession is like that..
Your two power hitters going dormant in scoring situations isn’t a slump. He tried a change of pace last night, and it didn’t work at all. At this point send both the sports psychologists for a few days and let some younger guys try to make a name for themselves. DJ, especially…. He’s 100% gone in a few weeks…. HH may have just “earned” himself another year of college.
Starting with Arkansas through Vandy game tonight here is how our guys have batted over last 10 games
Name AB H SO Avg
Chance 42 12 7 .286
Mershon 43 13 14 .302
Jordan 42 9 13 .214
Hines 43 3 19 .070
Larry 40 13 6 .325
Kohler 40 12 12 .300
Long 25 1 10 .040
Hujsak 10 4 4 .400
Name AB H SO Avg
Chance 42 12 7 .286
Mershon 43 13 14 .302
Jordan 42 9 13 .214
Hines 43 3 19 .070
Larry 40 13 6 .325
Kohler 40 12 12 .300
Long 25 1 10 .040
Hujsak 10 4 4 .400
It's sec baseball it's big boy ball. Nil involved now. You getting paid. And have disappeared at the plate. You deserve criticism. This ain't little league. He needs to get his head out of the draft and concentrate on his game and helping his team