Coach Serrano & Cal State Northridge

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VolnJC said:
Are 7-0 to start the year. Any thoughts on why he wasn't successful here? Too many injuries...recruit too many eventual MLB signees?
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West Coast small ball doesn't work in the SEC, just a bad system for this neck of the woods. He's a great person and great baseball mind, just a bad fit here
 
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Volsfaninva917 said:
West Coast small ball doesn't work in the SEC, just a bad system for this neck of the woods. He's a great person and great baseball mind, just a bad fit here
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That and he tried to turn away from the small ball style but didn’t have time to get it done. Another year or so and he would have gotten the Vols back into a regional he just made a huge mistake in who he initially hired and thinking small ball would work here
 
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BruinVol said:
That and he tried to turn away from the the small ball style but didn’t have time to get it done. Another year or so and he would have gotten the Vols back into a regional he just made a huge mistake in who he initially hired and thinking small ball would work here
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I really like CDS, he sincerely is a great person and a great coach
 
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I was at Petco Park a couple of years ago and sitting around 5 or 6 scouts from MLB teams. When they heard I lived in Knoxville, a couple of them said they knew him well. They said that he was trying to play the wrong style of baseball in the SEC. Same as most had mentioned. He is a really good person, as others have said.
 
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Because Cal State Northridge is essentially a community college.
The players that come through have probably played in a certain high school that recruits baseball players. Similar to IMG academy with football/basketball.
California is a baseball/basketball state.
Less recruiting effort.
All players in the league are essentially equal.
It’s more like the MLB. Baseball management is the key. And it’s usually a pipeline.
 
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Volsfaninva917 said:
West Coast small ball doesn't work in the SEC, just a bad system for this neck of the woods. He's a great person and great baseball mind, just a bad fit here
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Forgive me, but I played baseball a long time ago and have never heard of "small ball." What does that mean? And how is SEC ball different than West Coast? Thanks in advance.
 
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DenmarkVol said:
Forgive me, but I played baseball a long time ago and have never heard of "small ball." What does that mean? And how is SEC ball different than West Coast? Thanks in advance.
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Small ball is essentially an offensive strategy of placing runners on base and moving them methodically around the base paths. Small ball involves bunting, hit and run, base stealing, and a multitude of ways to advance runners and score as possible. Alternatively, the SEC typically plays more of what I'd relate to a current professional baseball style. That style involves looking for big innings and moving runners via extra base hits and scoring a high percentage of runs via the home run. In the old days, it would have been a National League style vs. an American League style, though both leagues are more AL style now. The SEC game now is more power and station to station while awaiting the extra base hit. Pitching is also more traditional on the West Coast with small ball style. The SEC typically has more success with power arms to counteract the power and free swinging hitters. I think that explains the difference, I suppose.
 
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SmokyRiverDog said:
Small ball is essentially an offensive strategy of placing runners on base and moving them methodically around the base paths. Small ball involves bunting, hit and run, base stealing, and a multitude of ways to advance runners and score as possible. Alternatively, the SEC typically plays more of what I'd relate to a current professional baseball style. That style involves looking for big innings and moving runners via extra base hits and scoring a high percentage of runs via the home run. In the old days, it would have been a National League style vs. an American League style, though both leagues are more AL style now. The SEC game now is more power and station to station while awaiting the extra base hit. Pitching is also more traditional on the West Coast with small ball style. The SEC typically has more success with power arms to counteract the power and free swinging hitters. I think that explains the difference, I suppose.
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Wow, many thanks. That explains it well for me. Appreciate it.
 
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SmokyRiverDog said:
Small ball is essentially an offensive strategy of placing runners on base and moving them methodically around the base paths. Small ball involves bunting, hit and run, base stealing, and a multitude of ways to advance runners and score as possible. Alternatively, the SEC typically plays more of what I'd relate to a current professional baseball style. That style involves looking for big innings and moving runners via extra base hits and scoring a high percentage of runs via the home run. In the old days, it would have been a National League style vs. an American League style, though both leagues are more AL style now. The SEC game now is more power and station to station while awaiting the extra base hit. Pitching is also more traditional on the West Coast with small ball style. The SEC typically has more success with power arms to counteract the power and free swinging hitters. I think that explains the difference, I suppose.
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Could tell a difference immediately 8n the size of the players and their baseball ability. Not saying all guys have to be 6'1 or above but Serrano had Brandon Chinea as a starter who had to be 5'8 and maybe 170lbs. In fact if you look back at who Vitello had to 0lay with on that first roster it's amazing he won as many games as he did.
 
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Bigun said:
Could tell a difference immediately 8n the size of the players and their baseball ability. Not saying all guys have to be 6'1 or above but Serrano had Brandon Chinea as a starter who had to be 5'8 and maybe 170lbs. In fact if you look back at who Vitello had to 0lay with on that first roster it's amazing he won as many games as he did.
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I remember the 2-run homer Chinea hit off of Kentucky to win the game a few years back.......Kentucky was highly ranked at the time if I recall.
 
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