2020 Baseball

[Bugeaters1]

Has anyone gotten their season tickets yet?

[AuroranHusker]

On 1/28/2020 at 5:58 PM, HuskerFever said:

 

 

Evidently it's tied for #1 in the Big Ten with Purdue and Indiana at 3 big leaguers on the 25-man roster. But, one Nebraskan replied to the tweet with "where's my name?" -Dan Jennings

[The Polish Rifle]

My Stab at the rotation:

 

Friday: Gomes

Sat: Povich

Sun: Stroh 

[AuroranHusker]

 

Pretty close @The Polish Rifle as you had the right 3 guys, just an entirely different order.

[AuroranHusker]

 

[hskr4life]

Cautiously excited for this year!

[The Polish Rifle]

1 hour ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

Pretty close @The Polish Rifle as you had the right 3 guys, just an entirely different order.

Awesome! 

 

Stroh has probably the lowest ceiling but highest floor. Been there and done that against B1G competition in the past. Should remind us of a Silva ace of years past, throw strikes, get outs.

 

Gomes has the highest ceiling. His stuff will be top 1% of the B1G when he's on. If he puts it all together, look out. Showed some guts in big games, against big time competition as a frosh.

 

Povich has the biggest question mark, but ceiling is still very high. Was unstoppable in a good JUCO league, so more battle tested than an incoming HS kid. Good history of throwing strikes and going deep into games. 

 

Edited February 12, 2020 by The Polish Rifle

[Bugeaters1]

4 hours ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

Listened to hail varsity on my home from work, The had Ken Hambelton talking about the Husker baseball team. He seems to think that the Huskers will finish higher than 4th. They also said that 14 Baylor players have been suspened over three games. I think that is what I heard. I know it was 14 players though.

Edited February 13, 2020 by Bugeaters1

[Bugeaters1]

 

[Bugeaters1]

This guy is talking about Gareth  Stroh.

 

[hskr4life]

1 hour ago, Bugeaters1 said:

Listened to hail varsity on my home from work, The had Ken Hambelton talking about the Husker baseball team. He seems to think that the Huskers will finish higher than 4th. They also said that 14 Baylor players have been suspened over three games. I think that is what I heard. I know it was 14 players though.

 

Correct.  Baylor will suspend 14 players for Hazing.  However the suspensions are going to be broken out among the players over the course of the first three weeks of the season.  So "some", and we don't know which, players will be suspended for 2/3 of our games.  Then next week, a few more will sit out two games, then the following week a the last bit will sit out two games.

[hskr4life]

“Given the number of student-athletes involved, the suspensions will be staggered over the course of three weeks beginning with the season opener next Friday, February 14,” the University said in a news release.

[Bugeaters1]

Just now, hskr4life said:

 

Correct.  Baylor will suspend 14 players for Hazing.  However the suspensions are going to be broken out among the players over the course of the first three weeks of the season.  So "some", and we don't know which, players will be suspended for 2/3 of our games.  Then next week, a few more will sit out two games, then the following week a the last bit will sit out two games.

Okay three weeks. I couldn't remeber which it was. I was driving to an appiontment and was half ass listening.

[hskr4life]

3 minutes ago, Bugeaters1 said:

Okay three weeks. I couldn't remeber which it was. I was driving to an appiontment and was half ass listening.

 

I kind of have a little eye roll with that suspension.  Splitting the games over three weeks and it isn't even a full series.  Meh.  Especially in baseball where you play so many games....

[AuroranHusker]

4 hours ago, hskr4life said:

 

I kind of have a little eye roll with that suspension.  Splitting the games over three weeks and it isn't even a full series.  Meh.  Especially in baseball where you play so many games....

 

Surprised Baylor didn't spread it out over 50 games.

 

 

[HB]

17 hours ago, hskr4life said:

Cautiously excited for this year!

 

I threw caution aside, I'm out of control excited and optimistic.   That typically doesn't end well for me, but what the hell. 

[HB]

On 2/6/2020 at 4:49 PM, Bugeaters1 said:

Has anyone gotten their season tickets yet?

 

Bugs, I got an email this morning saying the tickets have been shipped.

[AuroranHusker]

44 minutes ago, HB said:

 

I threw caution aside, I'm out of control excited and optimistic.   That typically doesn't end well for me, but what the hell. 

 

That's it in a nutshell for Husker fandom on the men's side of NU athletics during the past several years.

[Red Rum]

Finally found out about this part of the site. 

 

I'm somewhere between cautiously and legitimately excited about this season. I am fully ready for some baseball though. Already took that opening Friday off. 

[HB]

Got my Big 10 tournament tickets and lodging.   Love college baseball.  

[hskr4life]

Interested to hear from those that are legit optimistic vs. cautiously optimistic.  While we do have a lot coming back on offense, we lost a few arms and have a new coaching staff.  What makes you light vs cautiously optimistic.  I'm interested to see how this first series goes!

[The Polish Rifle]

27 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Interested to hear from those that are legit optimistic vs. cautiously optimistic.  While we do have a lot coming back on offense, we lost a few arms and have a new coaching staff.  What makes you light vs cautiously optimistic.  I'm interested to see how this first series goes!

There is a ton of question marks, no sure things with that many question marks. But I think the coaches picking us 4th has a lot to do with what they think of Bolt. His teams were hell to deal with offensively in the B1G. I think Bolt + the guys we have coming back will be a recipe for instant success on offense. Pitching wise the pieces are there, but they need some things to go right. Stroh is proven in the B1G, Gomes has electric stuff, and Povich seems like a guy that can get outs and go deep in games, which is exactly what you need from a Sunday guy. Not far fetched to think pitching could be top half of the league and hitting could be top 3 in the league. Combine those and you have a regional team.

[Silverbacked1]

6 hours ago, hskr4life said:

Interested to hear from those that are legit optimistic vs. cautiously optimistic.  While we do have a lot coming back on offense, we lost a few arms and have a new coaching staff.  What makes you light vs cautiously optimistic.  I'm interested to see how this first series goes!

 

Cause I am Husker fan and I always think we are going to be good!

[twister31]

I'd love to be proven wrong, but I think many of us are going to be disappointed this season.

[HuskerFever]

4 hours ago, twister31 said:

I'd love to be proven wrong, but I think many of us are going to be disappointed this season.

 

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