Gripe, Concern with Baseball

[Dad04]

Look who the pitched for Tulane last night vs SE.. Carter Robinson,, and stuck it up SE rear end. after watching our pitching for 8 games,, tell me he coudln't help us now.. He left after starting 9 games with a 3.17 era-- yet he can't pitch here? Or didn't want to? strange...

We are simply not good at throwing baseballs to batters. What is concerning is pitchers usually have the advantage the first month of the season. I am confident our offense will improve as we go, which is normal. Pitching usually is what it is early, then goes through injuries, wear and tear, etc.

[laf1049]

And yet - with NCAA transfer rules-- you ask any coach in December who will be here in January-- they all say- we have to wait and see. At some point is Deggs biting his head off to spite his face? If so,, why is Bobby(who was an hour late to his exit meeting) Lada still here? The rules have changed.. all I know is-- Ben hit us pretty good,, and Carter Robinson is a good pitcher- both who were on this team.

[ManAboutTown]

And yet - with NCAA transfer rules-- you ask any coach in December who will be here in January-- they all say- we have to wait and see. At some point is Deggs biting his head off to spite his face? If so,, why is Bobby(who was an hour late to his exit meeting) Lada still here? The rules have changed.. all I know is-- Ben hit us pretty good,, and Carter Robinson is a good pitcher- both who were on this team.

Bobby was kicked off of the team after that event. Somewhere a long the line, they called him back. Still not sure how that happened; especially for a guy who hangs his hat on intangibles like Deggs.

[KajunKrazy]

If we’re talking about the same guy, it was a Talbot issue, not a staff issue.

No. Deggs let him go. He has been the best hitter in Eunice the past 2 years. Hard nose kid a "Deggs" kind of guy. Deggs said he can't wait to get him in the locker room.

[no1cajunfan]

Did he get let go or was it his choice to leave?

I was told in Ben Fitzgerald's case he told Deggs in his exit interview he was still weighing his options. Deggs told him in that case go ahead and go. If you are not 100% sure you want to be here you should be shown the door.

Fitz left because he did not like the coaching staff, and it wasn't just Talbot. Majority of team felt this way after last year.

These are all Deggs guys for the most part so if players don't believe what the coach is selling then it appears to me that it's a possible bait and switch. Say one thing to get them here them sell them something completely after.

[CajunT]

And yet - with NCAA transfer rules-- you ask any coach in December who will be here in January-- they all say- we have to wait and see. At some point is Deggs biting his head off to spite his face? If so,, why is Bobby(who was an hour late to his exit meeting) Lada still here? The rules have changed.. all I know is-- Ben hit us pretty good,, and Carter Robinson is a good pitcher- both who were on this team.

I like Ben Fitz but he had 1 hit in 8ABs, scored 1 run, 3 Strikeouts and 1 walk and left 5 runners on base. Sorry, but Ben Fitz didn't hit the ball well against the Cajuns. In fact, he looked much the same at the plate especially against off-speed pitches.

[LifeTimeCajun]

I know when he got here he let many freshman go. One that he let go just re-committed last week, after saying he'd never come back here again just 2 years ago. But when the coaches called him while he was on another visit and said "we will make you an offer you can't refuse" that changed his mind about the staff and this place.

It helps who the assistant coach is for us. Thats a big reason if not all the reason he reconsidered

[LifeTimeCajun]

I like Ben Fitz but he had 1 hit in 8ABs, scored 1 run, 3 Strikeouts and 1 walk and left 5 runners on base. Sorry, but Ben Fitz didn't hit the ball well against the Cajuns. In fact, he looked much the same at the plate especially against off-speed pitches.

He also led the team in Hr’s with 12 or so but only had 25 RBI’s. That may not make him our BEST hitter. He may have been our best home run hitter. When you think of a guy that has that much pop it would seem like he would have a ton of extra base hits and driving in runs also.

[CajunT]

He also led the team in Hr’s with 12 or so but only had 25 RBI’s. That may not make him our BEST hitter. He may have been our best home run hitter. When you think of a guy that has that much pop it would seem like he would have a ton of extra base hits and driving in runs also.

I'm not suggesting he couldn't help our program now, but let's not exaggerate his performance to make a point. My point is he didn't want to be here, so good luck to him. I chose program over individuals.

[KajunKrazy]

It helps who the assistant coach is for us. Thats a big reason if not all the reason he reconsidered

Correct, but before that assistant was an assistant here, Bab had told him to have an open mind that they were going to make him an offer he couldn't refuse. They made the offer a couple of weeks ago. So who the assistant is has nothing to do with the offer that was made. He may have accepted even if that assistant was not hired. At least from what I gathered in conversations he had with my son.