Augie Garrido
Augie Garrido
August Edmun Garrido, Jr.is a former head coach in NCAA Division I college baseball and is current special assistant to the athletic director at the University of Texas. At the end of the 2016 season, Garrido compiled a collegiate record of 1975-919-9. He has taken his programs to 15 College World Series...
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With so many juniors leaving school and 21-year-olds eligible to leave at any time, baseball is in a unique position. The schools are staggering through this first year in trying to figure out what the APR really means.
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We need to stabilize the infield. We're trying to establish a system that will give us consistency.
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It's starting to become a reality. What we're trying to do is avoid doing renovating that will take us off the field.
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We don't have any expectations. Other people see us as No. 1 or whatever, and that's their opinion. The question is: Will the players fall victim to trying to live up to it? We have the same right to fail as any other team, regardless of the past. We're going to play to have fun and play with energy. The fun comes out when you develop expectations.
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We look at fall practice as an introduction to the personalities on our team and a way to get to know the people involved. We are also not trying to defend the National Championship, but instead going out and playing the game, which is a lot easier said than done. We are talking to the players about the importance of enjoying the process without feeling the external pressures of trying to live up to something.
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We think he's going to be OK. It would make sense to go in the same order. But maybe we won't be able to.
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Schools could no longer buy up the player pools.
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We didn't like it very much. It has to be acceptable, because it happened. All we can do is move on from here.
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Sometimes when people overcome something difficult, it makes them appreciate other things on a higher level. Bradley is very conscientious, and his accountability is impeccable. He's taken what some people see as a negative and turned it into a positive.
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At this point in the season, we're looking for ways to take the talented players we have and make sure they play as many innings as possible. Everything will reveal itself, but it's going to take time to see how it all pans out.
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We have a lot of new players that have a chance to make important contributions. We're just getting ready to take the journey.
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The premise is you want to try and get the games in over three days. Both teams opted that not traveling (Friday) was for the best based on the weather projections.
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If we play our best, and the other team plays its best, and they win, then congratulations to them.
expectation journey levels ready
Obviously, the expectation levels are always high, and they are again. So, we'll just get ready to take the journey.