Any suggestions for a new baseball coach?

[utisdabomb12]

There's absolutely no reason Augie should be fired after this year, IMO. 

 

[Donald Boyles]

So the best high schoolers are turning pro out of HS and the next best are going Juco. 😯

Barrera, Cantu, Mayes, Johnston...

 

[java]

In my opinion, the original question is ridiculous.  It is reactionary to the point of being aggie-like.  

Augie cares about the CWS, period.  The rest of the season is developmental.  To hang in the CWS, we must develop our pitching staff, and if you haven't noticed, we have a great deal of young depth.  That young depth must be developed.  

I am quite certain that a requirement for coaches is to tolerate 

 

[streettopeschel]

In my opinion, the original question is ridiculous. It is reactionary to the point of being aggie-like.

Augie cares about the CWS, period. The rest of the season is developmental. To hang in the CWS, we must develop our pitching staff, and if you haven't noticed, we have a great deal of young depth. That young depth must be developed.

I am quite certain that a requirement for coaches is to tolerate

that developmental thing gets brought up a lot. It rings a little more hollow in 7-game losing streaks.

 

[doc longhorn]

So the best high schoolers are turning pro out of HS and the next best are going Juco. 😯

No, I didn't say that.  I said the good ones are being DEVELOPED in juco.  Big difference.  Roger Clemons is a classic example.  He couldn't break 90 mph when he went to San Jac.  Wayne Graham got him close to the 90's and UT recruited him and got him into the mid 90's.

It's not to say that some good players aren't going to 4 year colleges.  Of course they do.  It's just that a ton of players, with potential, go Juco because they don't have to stay in college for a minimum of 3 years - before turning pro.

 

[java]

Hey, street, gbt likes your post!  You are on to something, bro...ya' gotta love it.

 

[popdaddy]

I'm sorry to disagree but it's time for Augie to retire or Patterson to fire his old sorry butt.  He was a legend before UT hired him, fine.

But what could Wayne Graham or even a young strong baseball coach have accomplished with the Texas Baseball program in the years Augie managed two championship seasons among so many other embarrassments?

I remember the days sitting in the knot hole/ wild bunch section (we didn't have to have a name) on the 3rd baseline at Disch Field watching Street and Clemmons headline Gus teams that could pitch and hit.  Never mind Billy Goat Hill, the Horns had ball players!

Augie has had his moments in UT history, that's good but it's over, he needs to go on his own or Patterson needs to do his job.

Seven straight losses and counting deserves the axe.

 

[streettopeschel]

Hey, street, gbt likes your post! You are on to something, bro...ya' gotta love it.

yeah I've hit the big time.
I've no doubt Augie sees the regular season as a means to an ends but I doubt he factored a funk like this into it.

 

[streettopeschel]

No, I didn't say that. I said the good ones are being DEVELOPED in juco. Big difference. Roger Clemons is a classic example. He couldn't break 90 mph when he went to San Jac. Wayne Graham got him close to the 90's and UT recruited him and got him into the mid 90's.

It's not to say that some good players aren't going to 4 year colleges. Of course they do. It's just that a ton of players, with potential, go Juco because they don't have to stay in college for a minimum of 3 years - before turning pro.

roger was 30+ years ago and the outlier. Most of our greatest players since came in as freshman.

 

[Johnstark23]

I'm sorry to disagree but it's time for Augie to retire or Patterson to fire his old sorry butt. He was a legend before UT hired him, fine.

But what could Wayne Graham or even a young strong baseball coach have accomplished with the Texas Baseball program in the years Augie managed two championship seasons among so many other embarrassments?

I remember the days sitting in the knot hole/ wild bunch section (we didn't have to have a name) on the 3rd baseline at Disch Field watching Street and Clemmons headline Gus teams that could pitch and hit. Never mind Billy Goat Hill, the Horns had ball players!

Augie has had his moments in UT history, that's good but it's over, he needs to go on his own or Patterson needs to do his job.

Seven straight losses and counting deserves the axe.

You do know Wayne is older than Augie right and only has 1 championship right?
I understand frustration right now, and do I think that there should be a shake up yes. Barrera wouldn't sniff the f##king field after getting picked off 2nd on Friday night, but I know enough about this game to know that this isn't the head coach right now. It's not a philosophy of the program problem, it's a hard headed problem and a lack of testicles problem. I've seen this kind of deal before and the players not the coaching staff have to find the answers.

"The question has to be asked sports fans, just what are these boys thinking, cause it sure ain't baseball"

- Teddy Garland

 

[streettopeschel]

I'm sorry to disagree but it's time for Augie to retire or Patterson to fire his old sorry butt. He was a legend before UT hired him, fine.

But what could Wayne Graham or even a young strong baseball coach have accomplished with the Texas Baseball program in the years Augie managed two championship seasons among so many other embarrassments?

I remember the days sitting in the knot hole/ wild bunch section (we didn't have to have a name) on the 3rd baseline at Disch Field watching Street and Clemmons headline Gus teams that could pitch and hit. Never mind Billy Goat Hill, the Horns had ball players!

Augie has had his moments in UT history, that's good but it's over, he needs to go on his own or Patterson needs to do his job.

Seven straight losses and counting deserves the axe.

wait...2 championships and 6 other trips to Omaha is 'so many embarrassments '? Youd fire him now? Tap the brakes

 

[utisdabomb12]

Seven straight losses and counting deserves the axe.

This should not be the reason Augie is fired. If you are basing decisions off a stretch of failure in one year, we will never find a coach that meets your expectations. Ups and downs are going to exist in certain years, that's the nature of the beast. 

It's going to take a couple years of not making the tournament to justify firing Augie IMO, not a "7 game losing streak" (especially the year after making it to the national semis). 

I would get the "firing Augie" discussion if he missed the tournament last year and had a 7 game losing streak this year. But damn, he was a couple outs away from being in the national championship series last year. 

 

[streettopeschel]

Screw all this negativity. My Houston Astros are 1-0. Only fitting on the 10 year anniversary of our last pennant we get off to a good start.

Wait...what's that...it's our ONLY pennant. Whatev...we're 1-0.

 

[Johnstark23]

Screw all this negativity. My Houston Astros are 1-0. Only fitting on the 10 year anniversary of our last pennant we get off to a good start.

Wait...what's that...it's our ONLY pennant. Whatev...we're 1-0.

Nothing like a win on opening day, hope truly does spring eternal

 

[Johnstark23]

Nothing like a win on opening day, hope truly does spring eternal

And by the same token I'm doomed with my Arlington Nine.

 

[buice77]

Well I love Augie but if he does step down or gets fired I want Kevin O'Sullivan as our next coach.

 

[armadillo slim]

And by the same token I'm doomed with my Arlington Nine.

gimme a mini breakdown of the Strangers, john.  make it semi positive outlook if you can so i can talk to some friends of mine who are big rangers fans.

i did not like the fielder and choo hires.  still don't.  and profar has been a large bust IMO, but there are some newer guys and younger guys that show some promise.....right?  am i missing something on fielder and choo.  something about those hires just reeked of desperation and i thought daniels was above that sort of thing.  The Fielder thing in particular bugs me.  The guy just DOES NOT look like any kind of ball player to me.  I want to find a guy with Josh Hamilton skills without the ten cent head.

the staff has been snakebit with injuries and the darvish TJ surgery is a killer, but i'd like you to paint a "glass is half full" view or best case sort of view for me so i can offer them some hope.  they moved away to Idaho and don't get a daily dose of local commentary and viewpoint.

i'd also like the same for the Lastros.  I actually think they're on a rise right now.

 

[streettopeschel]

gimme a mini breakdown of the Strangers, john.  make it semi positive outlook if you can so i can talk to some friends of mine who are big rangers fans.

i did not like the fielder and choo hires.  still don't.  and profar has been a large bust IMO, but there are some newer guys and younger guys that show some promise.....right?  am i missing something on fielder and choo.  something about those hires just reeked of desperation and i thought daniels was above that sort of thing.  The Fielder thing in particular bugs me.  The guy just DOES NOT look like any kind of ball player to me.  I want to find a guy with Josh Hamilton skills without the ten cent head.

the staff has been snakebit with injuries and the darvish TJ surgery is a killer, but i'd like you to paint a "glass is half full" view or best case sort of view for me so i can offer them some hope.  they moved away to Idaho and don't get a daily dose of local commentary and viewpoint.

i'd also like the same for the Lastros.  I actually think they're on a rise right now.

while you're at it, if you could give me a semi positive outlook on the Texas Longhorns, i'd appreciate that too.

 

[Coal Harbour]

Those who are citing the "failure" of one year are a bit shortsighted when evaluating Augie as the Longhorns head coach.  The 2014-15 campaign doesn't appear to be a season which will result in the Horns being one of the nations elite.  The big issue is the magic trick this team pulled off in the 2013-14 season when it lost 10 of its last 18 ballgames and somehow got hot at that right time and pushed its way to Omaha.  The 2012-13 season ended with an overall record of 27-24-1 with the team losing its last 7 out of 12.

2011-12 ended with a 30-22 mark with the Horns losing its last 6 out of 10 games.  So are we really judging Augie on his season in 2011 when the Horns appeared to an elite baseball team?  That's sure a long time ago and a whole lot of folding the tent towards the end of seasons.

Look, I really don't like anyone losing their job, but to pretend as if things have been going well is simply not true. 

 

[armadillo slim]

while you're at it, if you could give me a semi positive outlook on the Texas Longhorns, i'd appreciate that too.

i wanted to keep the request reasonable, street.