That guy is Clown Shoes.
Was Brody Brecht a Bigger Disappointment in Football or Baseball?
- Thread starter IowasLaw
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He maybe the worst kind of poster. First off he thinks he’s smarter than everyone and so knowledgeable when he’s really now. Then he’s thinks he’s some kind of Nostradamus and first one to pat himself on the back when he has a correct prediction. But most of the time it’s something so obvious that a 10 year old could predict like saying Iowa football O and b-ball D will be bad. But when he’s wrong, which is frequent, he will never admit it and pull a Houdini disappearing act from this site.
I have never read a single post of his. Instead I read books like War and Peace. Their both the same number of pages…..
The OP is not a fan. All the OP ever does is attack iowa players or teams. He never says anything positive, and when something good happens he disappears like the pathetic person that he is
I watched him pitch twice this year and was excellent. Won both games and will be drafted. Guaranteed.
It is very very rare for a pitcher to go straight to the majors regardless of HS/CBB timetable. Most will be placed in the minors with the hope that they are able to develop. Brecht will be no different.
You can't teach that kind of arm talent that he has. You CAN teach refinement of that talent. You have seen what he can do when he has control and he is almost unhittable. The key will be consistency. He will go high in the draft and will just depend on what teams needs are.
You can't teach that kind of arm talent that he has. You CAN teach refinement of that talent. You have seen what he can do when he has control and he is almost unhittable. The key will be consistency. He will go high in the draft and will just depend on what teams needs are.
Sadly, the only thing @sober_teacher knows about being "exposed" is when he exposes himself to school kids.
As one of the 10% on this board who actually follows Hawkeye baseball, I am happier than most that Brecht finally found some control in the past few games and has notched some wins. But nothing in the OP is factually incorrect. Brecht hadn't won a game in his first 10 starts. That, to anyone who follows baseball, is an enormous disappointment for a pre-season all-American...or for even an average pitcher with no pre-season accolades. Even with Brecht's recent wins, he's just 3-2 with a 3.43 ERA. He's playing well, but has given up nearly 1 walk per inning pitched. It's not terrible, but it's certainly nowhere close to what he expected out of himself. Ask the guy.
It's always amusing when bovine posters like @herkhatescy or @Ladell-hawk come out of the woodwork AFTER the fact and say "SEE, YOU"RE WRONG." I don't recall these clowns hyping up Brecht when he was winless after his first 10 starts...they only come out from under their rock when it feels safe. The same type of posters who praised Brian Ferentz's performance every time the Hawks eked out a 10-7 win then disappeared when the Hawks cemented their legacy as the worst offensive team in Power 5 football. Hell, Patrick McCaffery had a few 20 point games in his career, but that doesn't mean his career at Iowa was a huge success.
Anyone who thinks Brecht has had a good season because he recently notched his 3 win in 13 starts doesn't follow baseball and doesn't have a clue how to be objective. I hope he keeps winning, but there are currently 70 pitchers in college baseball with ERAs under 3.0. There are more than 50 pitchers out there with 7 wins or more.
Brody has a long way to go to avoid a disappointing season and winning a couple games in a row doesn't change that.
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First of all, you can go screw yourself for that shot you took at me. I’ll be reporting that to the mods.
Second, I have been following the team this season; have gone to 4 games and will be in Omaha in two weeks.
Third, if Brecht does end up being a first or second round pick idk how on earth you can say he’s been a disappointment.
This thread can be summed up right here:
He's probably a top 5 college SP at this point. The draft will support this position I'd guess.
The only thing that gives me joy in reading anything you write is that I consistently get to watch your take go down in flame, and more people realize you are a miserable ass with every word. The world needs less of your takes.
I reported him for that shot he took. Hopefully he gets banned.
I can’t imagine him not being a top 20 draft pick because you can’t teach that arm talent. If he winds up outside the top 20 (assuming he finishes the season healthy), it’ll be because of weird MLB draft stuff. There are a bunch of weird slot rules and sometimes teams stack their draft picks in weird ways or pass on certain guys for signability….but his arm should supersede all that.
Here is Keith Law responding to a Brecht question about his draft status:
Braydon: Brody Brecht has been much better his last two starts. Can his final few starts of the year improve his draft stock significantly?
Keith Law: I don’t think “significantly,” but maybe slightly. He’s probably the fourth college starter taken after Burns, Smith, Yesavage. Word is the Angels would just take Yesavage and rush him to the big leagues. If that’s true those three arms all go in the top ten, and then we may not see another pitcher taken until the back half of the round.
Sounds about right. I don’t think there’s anything Brecht can do to turn that into a group of 4 given the consistency and stuff of those 3 and Brecht’s gooey middle of the season…..but he’s going to make a ton of money anyway.
Moron. That's out of line. And his stats and control are pretty good for a pitcher. Randy Johnson talks about pitchers needing work to perfect their control and mechanics. You can't teach 100mph and that is what they like.
Hey, remember that time you talked about how you hated women's sports (and women in general) and thought that Caitlin Clark would just be a flash in the pan and couldn't lead Iowa to a Final Four?.........................
He was right, she didn’t lead them to a Final Four. She led them to two. I’m sure that’s what he meant. 🤦♂️Hey, remember that time you talked about how you hated women's sports (and women in general) and thought that Caitlin Clark would just be a flash in the pan and couldn't lead Iowa to a Final Four?.........................
Yes. Truly he’s been incredibly disappointing…
All I know for sure is iowaslaws is the biggest dickhead on the board.
Set the record for most strikeouts since 1999 i believe is the last time a pitcher struck out that many batters. Not a disappointment. You're wrong about him.
Set the steikeout record going back 25 years. Not a disappointment. Seen him pitch 3ctimes now. Dominated. Just needs to work on mechanics.
Agreed. if he can exercise greater control, there's no question in my mind he can pitch in the majors. His stuff is electric.
Brecht set the most strikeouts since 99. The most strikeouts by a pitcher this century.
Randy Johnson was just interviewed about not getting his control and mechanics down until at least 5 years in the league. Brecht has some of the exact flaws that are correctable. And you are right. 104mph is ridiculously fast.
Agreed. if he can exercise greater control, there's no question in my mind he can pitch in the majors. His stuff is electric.
Thanks! What's crazy is Paul Skenes had 209 K's last year for LSU. Benefit of playing in the CWS and also he only walked 1.5 batters per 9. He was at 15.3K/9, Brody right now is at 15.4K/9 but 5.7BB/9 so he just can't go deep enough in most games, last few not withstanding. Brody has about 70 innings pitched this year compared to Skenes having 122 innings last year. If he can clean up the walks he's going to have a good career.
