Ok baseball guys, help me.

[dawgphd]

Other than than a good off season deca/primobolan/masteron stack, what can we do to hit more like those guys we just played?

Their damn field is the same size as ours and they hit like 50 more homeruns.

Plus the ball sounds different coming off the bat.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

Do we know how many of those were hit at home?

Other than than a good off season deca/primobolan/masteron stack, what can we do to hit more like those guys we just played?

Their damn field is the same size as ours and they hit like 50 more homeruns.

Plus the ball sounds different coming off the bat.

And I think we would have to get another coach considering that power is not Cohen's game.

 

[ronpolk]

I think the only way our power numbers dramatically improve is to make an effort to have Collins, Hump and Garner in the same line up. Also, if Rea returns he's gotta get better power numbers. However, with Rea at this point I think that is an unrealistic expectation.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

I don't even care about home runs, I just want a ball hit to the gap. When ULL hit balls to the outfield, the gaps seemed HUGE (even with our speedy OFs). We just hit cans of corn that pots and kettles have time to camp out under.

 

[FallAmericanDawg]

Well next year a new ball with lower seams is going to be used, which will create less wind resistance on the ball, therefore adding some length to anything in the air. As a team, we need to stop dropping our shoulders so much, that's what causes easy flyballs and popups. We need to focus on line drives more than anything, which means we need to keep the bat horizontal with a slight lift on our swing paths instead of uppercutting so much.

 

[SpeckTaker]

And I think we would have to get another coach considering that power is not Cohen's game.

I can remember they hit 7 and 5 in back to back games at home this year. It left me asking the same question. Also according to a co-worker whose son starred at LSU, ULL is getting the elite Louisiana players now. It seems Manneri has pissed off half the high school baseball coaches in the state. He is slime according to my co-worker, throws players under the bus after losses. Even though we lost to ULL at least LSU lost and I won't have to listen to their crap.

 

[NewTweederEndzoneDance]

someone needs to get the number for their dealer, STAT

 

[drt7891]

The new ball is only going to be marginal improvement for distance. We are talking about a lack of power and a fly ball with the old ball is going to be a fly ball with the new ball, only 3-4 ft deeper. ULL was powering hits deep into the gaps and we were slapping singles.

I think we only hit 3-4 balls (excluding homeruns) into the gaps or over outfielders heads. The rest of our extra base hits came down the lines.

 

[The Peeper]

LSU now our backup rival when Ole Miss wins...............

 

[Cousin Jeffrey]

The new ball is only going to be marginal improvement for distance.

Will lower seams not also mean less movement on the pitch, which would likely lead to more balls being put in play and/or hit squarely?

 

[drt7891]

Marginally, I suppose. The problem is when we square up, we hit slap singles. Otherwise, we just pop up. ULL absolutely schooled us on how to properly hit the baseball because there was very little we squared up on all weekend. That's approach and mechanics (ultimately coaching) and not seams on the baseball.

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

Modern hitting theory is based on contact and working counts. Too many MSU players stand way too close to the plate. I was watching some of these games towards the end of the season and these open stances with their back foot almost on the line close to the plate makes it so you are always jamming yourself or having to manipulate your hands from a power position to put the barrel of the bat on the ball.

To hit for power you want the ball to be AWAY from your body. The longer the lever the more speed is reached through the hitting zone and more power is delivered to the ball. Get away from the <17>ing plate. Also you need to actually swing hard. Too many kids are taught to find the ball with the bat and make contact. You need to make contact, but you need to learn to swing hard. I don't see Justin Pedroia type cuts from MSU players.

 

[Philly Dawg]

Dudy Noble just plays big. It's actual dimensions are not that big, but something about the air makes the ball die.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Dudy Noble just plays big. It's actual dimensions are not that big, but something about the air makes the ball die.

Damn Dead Indians......

 

[patdog]

We used to have a lot of power hitting clubs in Dudy Noble. It's more a combination of good pitching and 5'10" 150 lb. hitters that make it give up so few HRs the last decade or so.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

We used to have a lot of power hitting clubs in Dudy Noble. It's more a combination of good pitching and 5'10" 150 lb. hitters that make it give up so few HRs the last decade or so.

5'10"?? in platform cleats maybe!