Let’s do general and the upcoming baseball series (including Portland) in this thread. People asked about Spring practice. I mentioned in the prior thread, this is the football schedule: Oregon State opens the first of 15 spring practices Tuesday, March 7. The Beavers will practice for two weeks, take two weeks off for spring break, and then resume practices the week of April 3.
Spring game is April 22nd.
Also, happy Spring, all! We made it to another.
Son’s ‘O Mitch’s go on the road for what many figured to be a big test. Is it really?
So far, the teams are pretty close in several stats: BA, OBP, Fielding, Beavs have the better ERA by about 2.5. Tree looks better though, when considering RPI (82-108) and SOS (127-178).
Tree coming off two losses at SC. Game times, on PAC, Fri 7pm, Sat 5pm, Sun noon.
Not sure this is the big test we expected, thinkin’ Mitch gets the series win.
Just for fun, something to consider:
Which Beav is tied for the team lead with Turley for the most multi RBI games this year?
GO BEAVS!
Basketball is still alive and Mitch has 4 more games to prepare for the trip to Sunken Diamond but the focus of most fans now turns to Football.
Thanks to ObjCritic for these thoughts on Spring Practice:
1) Everyone knows DJ’s the presumptive favorite to start. How does that affect a selfless 2022 team? I think they’ll be fine. DJ has said all the right things, even his dad has said the attraction is “the pieces around him (OLine, deep running back stable, TE, D). DJ won’t have to run as much as he did at Clemson, he’ll be allowed to focus on throwing the ball. DJ himself said part of the attraction of the Beavers was the offense and its ability to prep him for the next level. He’ll be put in a position to make all of the offensive pieces shine.
2) DJ’s social media presence. This is under-reported in my opinion. He gets so much more social media attention than OSU is accustomed to its ridiculous. I noted his announcement of transfer to the Beavers had 1.5M views. That’s not just good for DJ. Its good for Smith and the Beavers. Its going to get an underappreciated talents like RB Martinez much more notice. DJ and Martinez continue to sound humble and dedicated to OSU and not the transfer portal, and this could be a tremendous boost to Smith’s continuing progress in building a program.
3) How will the WRs respond? Gould and Bolden are almost certain to respond. How will Dunmore et al respond to the new opportunities before them? Young WRs will have some great opportunities to surprise the conference.
4) How will the RBs be better integrated into the passing attack? This would make the offense very difficult to defend. There’s the obvious run threat of Martinez and Griffin for example, and DJ himself. But what if he might also pass to Martinez, Griffen, Lowe…..
5) DJ and Chiles will help the D and secondary improve. Every day in practice the D will face elite QB talent. That’s a great thing.
Next, On D, what young CBs step up? How does Tongue’s move to LB pan out? How much does DLine play improve? I think this D is going to be fast and make more plays behind the line of scrimmage.
It all(?) comes together this fall. A “completed” Reser full of enthusiastic fans, new QB talent, great RB depth, a reliable impact TE that catches the ball, a D with a full year under Bray, a decent home field schedule (UW, UCLA, Utah)…what’s not to like?
Next game is Thursday, meanwhile, what can be learned from a 6-1 start where the Beavs outscored (81-26) and outhit (86-62) two teams who are just OK and two who are less than that?
Things like BA and runs scored are surely related to the competition. BB’s received, Slg% and base stealing success too.
Let’s hear thoughts on areas that aren’t very dependent on the level of competition. Things like hitting 7 batters in 7 games, or committing 8 errors in that span. Things like over sliding the bag (lookin’ at you, Bazzana) and getting picked off of 1b (Turley today). Any tendencies you’ve noticed. Other things which can give hints as to how this squad will perform against higher level opponents?
Which Beavs have been most surprising so far? (Forrester’s wheels and play at third?)
What’s the best starting lineup?
Any stats that stand out, good or bad?
Other baseball thoughts?
Go general if you’d like with thoughts on PAC12 broadcast predicament? Tinkle’s future? Chance that WBB wins another game? Other General Stuff?
Have at it,
GO BEAVS!
Last year the Beavs opened against the Lobo’s with a 21-1 win. The trio of Trosky, Boyd, and Melton provided 5 runs; they’re out now. Bazzana, Forrester, and Guerra accounted for 7; they’re still here. Does anyone expect a similar scoring performance today? Will big run output be needed this year?
Creekwater says he’ll be on hand to provide input here (will he see signs of “Mitch Fear” in any players?). What about BG and wannabeav? Anyone else going to Surprise?
Keep an eye out for signs of “micro management” by Mitch…..filming of every second of practice from different angles could be a sign. No?
Sounds like Josh Worden will be doing radio (KEJO 1240am). Live video with a Flo Sports subscription.
Here’s the schedule:
Fri 11am pacific vs New Mexico
Sat 11am vs Minnesota
Sun 11am vs New Mexico
Mon noon vs UCSB
Go general if you’d like:
Football news?
Rueck with a chance Friday night to build a base for a PAC tourney run?
GO BEAVS!,,,,,,,,,,Mitch only needs 810 more W’s to match Casey.