W said:

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my standard complaint about exit velocity...

the announcer must talk about exit velocity in conjunction with launch angle

100 mph ground balls make a lot of outs -- gotta elevate the baseball

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Exactly. So tired of hearing the exit velo stuff. Feels like a cop-out/excuse that can be used at any time to explain away poor offense. Even when we mash a home run, that's awesome in & of itself. Don't need to hear how it was 104 off the bat. Just hit em where they ain't.

HoustonAggie37713 said:

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I feel bad for him. a month ago, he was about to call a season for the #1 team in the country and the favorite to win our first national championship in a major sport in any of our lifetimes.

A month later we are #139 in RPI, and we have 6 losses to some teams that barely have a program.

Its a stunning fall from grace.

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Seriously, you feel bad for Brauny? He's not even a full time broadcaster

W said:

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my standard complaint about exit velocity...

the announcer must talk about exit velocity in conjunction with launch angle

100 mph ground balls make a lot of outs -- gotta elevate the baseball

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100 mph fly balls into a 20 mph wind make easy fly outs.

100 mph ground balls occasionally find a hole and result in a man on base.

If you are fortunate enough to get to Omaha, you find yourself hitting into a 20 mph south wind quite often. That's the problem I have with all this exit velo and launch angle stuff. These statistics come from average taken over a large sample size, but the conditions under which college baseball determines its champion come under a very different set of conditions from the average.

Brauny is great !!

Y'all complained about the wind talk, so now you get dove talk!!!

Great2BeAnAGGIE said:

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And stop yapping about exit speed.

You are getting out hit by teams like Cal Poly,
NM State
How about all the lazy fly balls and pop ups because everyone is swinging for the fences!

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Cannot stress it enough...this is our biggest problem as an offense. An entirely risky offensive approach by the HC. I understand the lure of this line-up's power potential but when the power is cut....just look at how this team has performed off generator power.

Bats better come ALIVE or we are royally screwed. Everything and I mean EVERYTHING hinges on their ability to hit HRs. We have solid starting pitching but unless it is Prager....this team needs to score runs to win in the SEC. And the concept of simply putting the ball into play, seems outlandish to most this line-up. And guess what???? Jacking the ball 300 ft into the air is NOT putting the ball into play IMO.

Figure it is far too late for Earley to think about asking players to swing differently. That's a big change that doesn't happen quickly.

And YES, it is a bit annoying to hear about exit velocities over and over again. Who cares if those balls are resulting in out after out. And continually stating that Jace's swing is great....please. I would NOT call Jace's at bats for the majority of the season....good. He rarely seems to hit true line drives until today's game. Brauny is becoming that brown noser with few degrees of criticality. I sure hope he ends up 100% correct about it all. My eyes are telling my brain something different but SEC ball hasn't begun quite yet.

Can't watch the play on radio though and he's primarily a radio guy. Yeah, you can listen for the crack of the bat but dead air isn't usually a good radio thing.

Him being paired with WJ does him no favor. I would like to hear Nick Savage instead.

Brauny imparts a lot of knowledge. Sometimes, a little space to digest what he's offering would be useful. It's also best to allow a short pause after the play by play description to allow listeners to digest what has happened, particularly on the radio.

I'll take Brauny as is over a lot of color commentators, but I'm sure he will improve as he refines his technique.

I like Brauny and especially when my son is watching games with me. I tell him to listen to all of the info/knowledge Brauny drops when he's talking (everything from hitting/fielding/pitching/mindset/etc.). You can learn a lot about the intricacies of the game if you pay attention to him.

twk said:

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Brauny imparts a lot of knowledge. Sometimes, a little space to digest what he's offering would be useful. It's also best to allow a short pause after the play by play description to allow listeners to digest what has happened, particularly on the radio.

I'll take Brauny as is over a lot of color commentators, but I'm sure he will improve as he refines his technique.

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I think you've said it best. I like his analysis and I learn when I listen to him, but I really do need a little space to think it through. Especially after a play-by-play description. If there's constant talking, I tend to zone out and not listen as well as if there are some pauses.