New LU Pitching Coach: Sean McGrath

[Mike]

Hearing McGrath who previously has been with the Seattle Mariners organization, University of Elon and most recently at the University of Iowa will be named the new Cardinals pitching coach.  

 

https://hawkeyesports.com/coach/sean-mcgrath/

 

Edited June 17, 2024 by Mike

[TexGator]

On 6/17/2024 at 5:45 PM, Mike said:

Hearing McGrath who previously has been with the Seattle Mariners organization, University of Elon and most recently at the University of Iowa will be named the new Cardinals pitching coach.  

 

https://hawkeyesports.com/coach/sean-mcgrath/

 

This just further reinforces that the Big 10 is not a serious baseball conference. It's conceivable that the 4 schools being added from the Pac-12 finish 1-4 in the conference and are the only ones that qualify for the NCAAs.
But this is a really good hire. 

[puddin tane]

I have cousins up in Iowa.  They dont even have much of a youth baseball program.  Baseball not real high on the list

[TexGator]

12 hours ago, puddin tane said:

I have cousins up in Iowa.  They dont even have much of a youth baseball program.  Baseball not real high on the list

Well, let's be honest. Their ability to play games is 2-3 months shorter than it is down there. Their schedule has to end by October 1st and doesn't get to start until mid-March. So the players are easily a fully puberty year behind Southern and West Coast players by the time they hit college. 

Then, they get to college and have to spend most, if not all, their non-conference schedule down here... with the school spending money on travel and not getting revenue from:
- Home games
- Your internal game broadcast (yeah, Disney will pay to air it on ESPN+, but you don't get revenue from "Hometown Ford" sponsoring "Your Drive of the Game" or the local ADT installer with the "Home Defense POTG")
... and instead spending about $200/day per player on room, meals, travel, etc.

Amazing to say about the "Mighty Big 10" but we probably can offer the guy more money and he already has relationships with players.

[geezer]

Per the announcement from the school, his experience looks promising, but he hasn't stayed anywhere very long.  Hopefully he will find the Beaumont area to his liking and stay awhile.

[TexGator]

On 7/2/2024 at 7:09 PM, geezer said:

Per the announcement from the school, his experience looks promising, but he hasn't stayed anywhere very long.  Hopefully he will find the Beaumont area to his liking and stay awhile.

He develops talent. There are two kinds of assistant coaches- the kind that get you a raise and the kind that get you fired.
He seems to be the former.

Plus, he seems to be a pied piper- bringing players who were committed to Iowa with him.