Kind of a silly spot to bring in Strickland... kid is solid, but hasn't really proven he's a true shut down pitcher that could have gotten us out of that with minimal damage.
Kentucky vs Bama (Friday)
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My bourbon is not strong enough for this fiasco. Good night everyone.
Dick Gabriel is so far up UK’s rear ended he has no objectivity just speaks the company line.
I think you are going to have to let Mingione go after the season. I just don’t see how you can keep him.
You may be right. But unfortunately it’s not our decision to make.
100 percent. Dont care for him as a play by play guy personally. Wish they would just telecast the games with Headrick. He would have been brutally honest.
Ming is a total joke and complete failure. And Barnhart, the clown UK AD, gives him an extension. It truly boggles the mind. I truly can’t wrap my mind around Mitch’s incompetence which includes giving the women’s basketball coach a contract early in the season before we all saw how terrible she was with a stacked roster.
Yeah I don’t even know what to say. Three hits and one run. Very similar LSU two weeks ago.
It’s all about basketball at UK. That’s why Mingione will be around a couple more years.
Although all of this is true. Let’s face it. Baseball to the bean counters isn’t even a blip on the radar. There’s no incentive to make a change. Basketball is the only thing that matters to the UK administration.
Well football should matter since it pays the bills. But there is no reason UK baseball should be this poor. The writing was on the wall with Ming in his second season. That team had everything it needed to be a really good team and he couldn’t even make the ncaa tournament. They could find another coach at Ming’s salary.
Did we legitimately only have 3 hits that entire game?!
Holy hell... guess that offensive heavy lineup is really paying off.
This team has very little offense and coupled with poor pitching will be a long second half. On another topic... I really like going to UK baseball games, but I’m not paying $10 to sit in the grass or $18 to sit on a block. A poor team coupled with horrible seating options is not helping the situation. The grandstand is relatively bare. UK’s athletic department is really looking like a bunch of clowns when you factor in the football spring game disaster.
You should look at season tickets. I believe they have them as low as $65 for a 35 or so home schedule
Im not disagreeing with you at all. And you’re right, football does matter to a point. But Barnhart just doesn’t put the effort into baseball like other schools in the SEC has. Hell, there are fans at LSU that want Paul Mainieri fired for having this one bad season. Minge has, at least to me, looked completely clueless since he got here. Let’s face it, the 2017 team was Henderson’s group. Through 35 games, this team still has zero identity, the bullpen is a mess and the defense has gotten worse. Does Kentucky need a change? Absolutely. Will it happen? I don’t think so.
Well I can’t disagree with you about Mitch. He is totally incompetent. There are five sports UK should strive to be top notch program- Football, basketball, baseball, women’s basketball and softball. It’s icing on the cake that UK volleyball is a great program with one of top coaches in the nation and Mitch should try to always retain Skinner. Mitch has totally screwed up baseball and women’s basketball.
As far as Ming, his in game decision making is laughable. I admittedly know very little about baseball strategy. But he makes decisions over and over that I can even tell are stupid despite my lack of baseball knowledge. Decisions my son’s Babe Ruth coach wouldn’t make when he played years ago. UK fans want outstanding baseball and have shown they will show up in big numbers. It’s a damn shame with their new stadium that it has come to this.
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UK is in a conference that is dominated by football and baseball. If you check some attendance numbers you’ll see baseball draws as much or more than basketball in the SEC. UK is the exception to the rule. It’s basketball only here, which puts us at odds with most of the conference. Why UK doesn’t want to be competitive in all major sports is beyond ridiculous.
Stoops has made us relevant in football. If UK was serious about baseball they would go after a proven winner and pay them what they need. Instead they will blow the budget out on two assistant basketball coaches. Typical for UK.
With the obscene money UK is making from their SEC share, UK can pay for a top notch baseball coach and and top basketball asst coaches. UK athletics puts tons of money back into the University, none of it related to sports. While I think continuing to do that is important, retaining more money for athletics is needed. And I agree, SEC football and baseball are kings of the hill.
Not convinced MB won't make a change despite the bizarre decision to extended Mingione. The reason? Things will get very, very ugly before the end of the season. This team does nothing well, nothing, nada, zilch and will continue being a total embarrassment. I just think MB doesn't wants to be known for that. We'll see.
Interesting discussion during LSU-Ole Miss game Thursday. Were talking about how Skip Bertman built LSU into a power. Said first thing he wanted to do was put butts in the seats...and he did. Put a good product on the field, built community interest by making team available and improving stadium amenities for families. Tied that together by saying Ole Miss is doing the same thing now. Can UK? We'll see the direction Barnhart decides to go in a few weeks.
DG may be the worst, most boring announcer I've ever heard. Jeff Piecoro and Doug Flynn are great.
I think it was last year that my buddy and I were at a game and the pitcher couldn't see the ball being thrown back to him because of the sun shining thru the back of the stadium😱😎😎
I heard most of that conversation. And a lot of good points. As a whole, the UK athletic department is in good shape. Football is on the rise. Volleyball is playing for a national championship. Basketball will rebound. Softball is one of the top in the nation. Theres no reason why baseball cant be there. UK's biggest obstacle in my book, is the lack of a deep alumni base for the program. Donors arent there. Fan support can be there. But that doesn't move the needle sorta speak.
Yep and that's dangerous. Left field is really bad as well for much of the season.
Ballparks have traditionally been laid out with the mound facing West. That makes for left handed pitchers facing South, hence the term "southpaw" BTW. In that particular design seems UK may need a backdrop. Back to the original design....old stadiums were built during the era when games were played during the day/early afternoon. Setting sun wouldn't have been an issue then.
Very frustrating season and team, per usual. This is a must-win series, and I don't have much hope of that after getting killed last night.
I have to disagree with the Barnhart haters on here. UK now has one of the best overall athletic departments in the country. We now have top programs across the board (with baseball being a notable exception). I disagree with him giving Ming an extension this year (why????), but overall, the guy has turned UK into a powerhouse. Football is the most important sport, even at UK (speaking mostly in terms of finances). We are not a powerhouse, but we're stronger than we've been in my lifetime.
I have to disagree with the Barnhart haters on here. UK now has one of the best overall athletic departments in the country. We now have top programs across the board (with baseball being a notable exception). I disagree with him giving Ming an extension this year (why????), but overall, the guy has turned UK into a powerhouse. Football is the most important sport, even at UK (speaking mostly in terms of finances). We are not a powerhouse, but we're stronger than we've been in my lifetime.
If we win 4-5 more conference games the rest of the year I don’t see how Barnhart doesn’t make a change. My first choice would be Louisville’s head coach Dan McDonnell. That would be a hard get since he’s already making a ton but we have the cash.
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