Palmetto Proving Grounds

Typical

They knocked Price around pretty good last year, but he finished the year much better than he started.

I have to laugh at the comments on Roth, and the fact the he said anyone other than Roth was our best starter. If it was so simple to figure out this "soft throwing lefty," then someone would have done it by now. It's not like the beginning of last season where people are wondering if his dominant performances against UCLAand Clem were kind of flakey; he has had dominating performances for a whole season to the tune of the best ERA in America.

People always want to discount the guys that don't have the best arm and dont want to believe it when those guys shut them down, but Roth has proven he can pitch and everyone knows that is more important than lighting up the radar gun.

Who said it was automatic? Don't see that anywhere.

That "soft lefty" has whipped their arse the last two years. Price, his velocity was down last year from the year before. I hope it is not down further this year. He looked pretty good last weekend. He started hitting mid 90's late last year during the post-season but for most of the year, he was a 90-91mph guy....which ain't to shabby I might add.

yes, the assistant is former tater tot, Mathew Lecroy. He is on with plyler every Thurs. morning. Sometimes its pretty interesting and supposedly he is a good recruiter and is concentrating on the State of SC because they are so tired of losing 90% of the home state talent to Tanner, Holbrook, and company. Good luck with that. Anyway, you can tell that our baseball program has really gotten in their heads because he takes shots at us regularly. For example....one day they were talking about Doug Kingsmore stadium and Lecroy proceeds to say that he thinks its the best stadium around for college baseball. He said "some of the newer stadiums around here have more of a minor league feel than college feel and that tater stadium has more of a college feel and thats why its the best". Then one time he said their ultimate goal was to also win a National Championship in baseball.....but that they weren't going to do it at the expense of ruining the arms of their pitchers. Another attempt at some sort of shot at us, I guess. Anyway, I hope we beat their brains in this weekend so that we can be in their heads even more than we already are.

Maddux threw mid 90s for a good part of his career.

Looking at Roth on TV, you would think that your team could hit him. When you get down to it, even when he is throwing strikes early in the count, he has such good movement on his pitches, and disguises them so well, he may as well be throwing behind you. Like a lot of things in life, getting hits off of Roth is easier said than done. I am with Whittle on the 'soft throwing lefty' thing. His fastball will get into the mitt pretty quick. Combine that with his off speed stuff, and he may as well be throwing 90's.
As far as Holmes goes, I made a comment to my buddy last weekend that he looks like MLB material to me. Good luck on hitting Price. That guy competes as hard as anyone, and will not be rattled. Was pretty classy for a klemmer though, sounds like. Jack-off should take notes from his assistants, and maybe Ray won't pimp slap him.

so laughable it almost leaves you speechless. That damn dig against Tanner & pitchers' arms goes way back, but, of course, there's no substance to it. But....think about it...to win a National Championship?? The odds of making the Big Leagues are miniscule, anyway. A "ruined" pitching arm doesn't mean it's useless & has to be amputated. For any other purpose than baseball, it doesn't matter. A LOT of college pitchers would take a chance on a "ruined" arm in order to win a national title...they ain't gonna be big leaguers anyway!! What a stupid thing to say!! And another thing, if having a great "college atmosphere" means your park has a ski slope leading up to the fence and w/ no warning track, then the tates have the field of dreams!!