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Hondo

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  1. We used to be the most extreme program culture-wise, but we were still aligned with baseball overall for the most part. Now in 2024, we're actually different than baseball culture as a whole...not because we changed, but because everyone else did. I don't think we need to change with them and "go with the flow", as long as we can compete in the other areas (facilities, stadium, etc., etc., etc.). If we're NOT on par with the major SEC programs in those areas AND we retain the old school "it's not about you, it's about the team/program, so cut your hair, shave your face, and lose the gold chains" culture, then we'll keep falling behind. In a perfect world, I'd like to see us maintain Texas Baseball as it was and still is, and make up for it by having the best of everything else.
  2. This is "my reading comprehension sucks and I can't understand anything that's not broken down into easily digestible soundbites - but I really want to reply and since I'm unable to articulate my thoughts, I'll just be a dismissive little twat" shit.
  3. People don't understand this and when someone brings it up, they misinterpret it as a knock on the program. It's not a knock on the program at all. In fact, it has nothing whatsoever to do with the program. It's a reflection of what young players in 2024 value. Texas Baseball hasn't changed, the kids have. Hell, you can see it at the root - in Little League/travel ball. Everything is all about individualism and style/swag. Walk up songs, rings for every f'n tournament, pictures, videos, stupid haircuts, etc. Baseball used to be about baseball; now playing baseball is only about 50% of it. The other 50% is about attention, hype, Instagramable moments, etc. It's more about being "special/unique", the kid's "personal brand", and less about the game itself. It's no wonder when they get to college, they gravitate toward places that are extensions of the same. Personally, I like Texas' "look/act like a professional" culture and I hope we never change. But we're going to have to make up for it in some other way, whether NIL, facilities, or something.
  4. "Jack O'Dowd is the last chance for Texas here."
  5. Well, it was a FB on the inside half of the plate. He wasn't going to hit it anyway.
  6. Why is Flores reaching for his body instead of putting the glove in front of the bag?
  7. Wind blowing straight in at 15mph and we're chasing shit up in the zone. It's a strategy.
  8. It's okay, guys. Pierce always has them ready for the CWS.
  9. Throwing 0-2 pitches over the heart of the plate isn't a great idea.
  10. 6 innings by LBJ, holding them to 2 runs and he can't get a f'n win out of it. Just unreal.
  11. Catcher hits well. Catcher throws well. Catcher struggles with...catching.
  12. ...in a respectful manner and without raising our voices too loud so as not to disturb others.
  13. It's women's' basketball where nobody really jumps and she's 6'9". "Stand over there with your arms up. If the ball is going up, swat it away. If it's coming down, grab it."
  14. Cameron Brink and Shay Holle are both 1st round draft picks. If they're available, you take 'em. They're pretty good at basketball too.
  15. 19 point lead at the half. Y'all know what that means...prepare for a nail biter.
  16. Holle has the conditioning to do it. I think she played all 40 last game and we saw how she finished it. She's a not a great ball handler, so she doesn't drive much and won't draw the fouls on big gal, but she can do everything else so that someone else can.
  17. Joke's on you. I was never paid to play, thus no "career." 😀
  18. Best mid-range jumper in WBB. Clark is a better pure shooter, but I'm not sure her mid-range J is as good.
  19. Based on his fielding issues and problems at the plate, I'm wondering if his eyesight isn't slightly off. Completely serious. I went through a spell where I was having trouble with fastballs, but hammered the absolute piss out of anything off speed. Couldn't figure out why. Turns out my dominant eye was ever so slightly nearsighted. -.25 or something minuscule, but it was enough to affect me. I could hit the off-speed stuff because the spin meant I had more red (laces) to focus sharply on. Fastballs weren't out of focus, but they weren't as sharp. It was something I never would have noticed except for baseball.
  20. Umpire has suddenly extended the strike zone to include 4" off the outside corner.
  21. Agreed. We need to score more runs than they do in order to win the game. 🤘
  22. Can our 1st baseman not step/stretch toward the throw to 1st? No reason the runner should have beat that throw.
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