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  • #16
    Originally posted by Old Coach View Post

    Correct. Bradley would be more likely to drop baseball than build their own field/facility.
    Bradley Baseball attendance averages well under 500/game... not students, TOTAL attendance. I don't think there would be a problem with fans and alumni if Bradley decided (or was forced) to drop baseball. Wouldn't Bradley have to drop a women's program if they dropped baseball? And if so, which program?
    The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies... - John Walter Wayland

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    • #17
      I think that Bradley is already at the minimum number of sports required at Division 1. If baseball is dropped, maybe they could add a men’s sport that is less costly.

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      • #18
        Originally posted by molar50 View Post
        I think that Bradley is already at the minimum number of sports required at Division 1. If baseball is dropped, maybe they could add a men’s sport that is less costly.
        Drop baseball and bring back men's tennis (again). Less than 5 scholarships and they can play where the women play. They probably would draw about the same attendance and community interest as the baseball team.
        The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies... - John Walter Wayland

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        • #19
          OI will ask one question on why Bradley baseball is not very good. Who brought in the coach and hired him?

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          • #20
            Originally posted by bradleyfan124 View Post
            OI will ask one question on why Bradley baseball is not very good. Who brought in the coach and hired him?
            That's already been discussed. Elvis is NOT a bad coach. Bradley has just made it a point not to fund the baseball program adequately to compete with the top Valley programs. We get it, Glasser sucks, but she's NOT the reason the baseball program is bad to mediocre.
            The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies... - John Walter Wayland

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            • #21
              Originally posted by PhiAlphaBoy View Post

              That's already been discussed. Elvis is NOT a bad coach. Bradley has just made it a point not to fund the baseball program adequately to compete with the top Valley programs. We get it, Glasser sucks, but she's NOT the reason the baseball program is bad to mediocre.
              Well said. It's time we moved on from default Glasser-Cross excuses across the board.

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              • #22
                Originally posted by Nashville Cat View Post

                Well said. It's time we moved on from default Glasser-Cross excuses across the board.
                Lol, good luck!

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by egib52 View Post

                  Lol, good luck!
                  I remember being mad for months after Coach Stowell got fired so I understand the phenomenon!

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Nashville Cat View Post

                    I remember being mad for months after Coach Stowell got fired so I understand the phenomenon!
                    And he was the definition of mediocre.

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Old Coach View Post

                      And he was the definition of mediocre.
                      I loved Coach Stowell...still do, but it was time for a change. And the change paid off BIG TIME.
                      The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies... - John Walter Wayland

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by PhiAlphaBoy View Post

                        That's already been discussed. Elvis is NOT a bad coach. Bradley has just made it a point not to fund the baseball program adequately to compete with the top Valley programs. We get it, Glasser sucks, but she's NOT the reason the baseball program is bad to mediocre.
                        If Bradley had the budget, resources, and support that mens soccer has had over the past decade, they'd be a top MVC program annually. Basbeall gets the shaft and is probably the most likely sports program to produce an alum of donation power.

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by JMM28 View Post

                          If Bradley had the budget, resources, and support that mens soccer has had over the past decade, they'd be a top MVC program annually. Basbeall gets the shaft and is probably the most likely sports program to produce an alum of donation power.
                          This is what has always bothered me about the lack of support for the baseball program. Obviously, Curtis Granderson's $5 million gift to UIC wasn't typical, but a well-funded baseball program at Bradley is more likely to generate a major leaguer than the basketball program generating another NBA player.

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                          • #28
                            Old Coach and JMM28 make great points. Why hasn't/doesn't anyone at Bradley see this?
                            The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies... - John Walter Wayland

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by PhiAlphaBoy View Post
                              Old Coach and JMM28 make great points. Why hasn't/doesn't anyone at Bradley see this?
                              Unfortunately, the soccer program has been over-funded for the last 10-15 years.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Da Coach on 4/27/23 View Post
                                With basketball season (and recruiting) over, it would be nice to follow a winning BU baseball program.
                                But after several years of mediocrity, BU baseball has fallen back into a bottom-dwelling MVC program.
                                Bradley is tied for last place going into a 3-game weekend series at UIC starting tomorrow night. Pitching has not been a strong point for this year's team. The team ERA is 7.05, and in MVC games it is even worse, 7.96.

                                This is Elvis Dominguez' 16th season (see record below) as Bradley's head coach. And though he's well liked, is anyone else bothered by the long record almost devoid of real success in the baseball program? There have been just 4 seasons in the 16 years with overall winning records (2015, 2016, 2018, & 2019).
                                And there have been only 5 seasons with winning MVC records, though three of those were 11-10 records, and the other two were 11-9 and 12-10.
                                There have been no MVC regular season titles, and no MVC Tournament championships. And only one NCAA at-large bid (2015), with a first round elimination.
                                I am not suggesting a change, but can anything be done to make Bradley baseball respectable? Or is is hopeless? Or does anyone even care any more?

                                Record over last 16 seasons-
                                2023- 13-23, 4-11
                                2022- 20-29, 11-10
                                2021- 20-22, 12-10
                                2020- 4-6, 0-0
                                2019- 31-19, 11-10
                                2018- 32-19, 11-10
                                2017- 20-31, 6-14
                                2016- 29-21, 11-9
                                2015- 36-21, 10-11
                                2014- 24-27, 5-16
                                2013- 17-32, 2-19
                                2012- 27-27-1, 8-13
                                2011- 22-32, 4-17
                                2010- 20-32, 8-13
                                2009- 16-32, 4-17
                                2008- 26-28, 10-14
                                Final wrapup-
                                Bradley baseball finishes the season with a final record of 16-32, losing 9 of their final 12 games.
                                They finished the MVC season 7-20, and in 10th place (dead last).

                                They failed to make the MVC postseason tournament, which takes only the top 8 teams.

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