Cooper evaluates himself (sorta)

[JaneDoe]

Cooper wants to handle pitching staff better

Gives props to the Tanked Commander.

[Noe]

Cooper wants to handle pitching staff better

Gives props to the Tanked Commander.

Cooper's problem is eggszactly what he's doing in this article... over thinking and doubting himself waaay too much.  He needs to settle down and just go with his decision and then learn from it the right way.  Tonight is a good example:  Man on first and second, one out and he has Backe bunt (right call), two outs.  Michael Bourn looks overmatched and Parra gets him easily.  Next time, man on second and first, one out and... he allows Backe to swing away... and he strikes out.  Michael Bourn battles until he gets called out on a perfectly placed strike on the corner.

Not going with Backe bunting the next time around shows you that Cooper hangs onto to stuff way too long and doubts himself and then overthinks the situations.  Just have Backe bunt and expect your major league hitter do his job.

Cooper is learning as he goes along and it's kind of odd at times, but this sort of doubting and overthinking is getting to be his achilles heel.

[Twoniner]

Cooper's problem is eggszactly what he's doing in this article... over thinking and doubting himself waaay too much.  He needs to settle down and just go with his decision and then learn from it the right way.  Tonight is a good example:  Man on first and second, one out and he has Backe bunt (right call), two outs.  Michael Bourn looks overmatched and Parra gets him easily.  Next time, man on second and first, one out and... he allows Backe to swing away... and he strikes out.  Michael Bourn battles until he gets called out on a perfectly placed strike on the corner.

Not going with Backe bunting the next time around shows you that Cooper hangs onto to stuff way too long and doubts himself and then overthinks the situations.  Just have Backe bunt and expect your major league hitter do his job.

Cooper is learning as he goes along and it's kind of odd at times, but this sort of doubting and overthinking is getting to be his achilles heel.

I think you are probably right in general, but I disagree with the example tonight.   With a lefthander on the mound, Backe has a better chance of getting a base knock than Bourn. 

[Noe]

I think you are probably right in general, but I disagree with the example tonight.   With a lefthander on the mound, Backe has a better chance of getting a base knock than Bourn. 

Cool, but it is more about doing two different things in the same game only two innings apart.  IOW - if you want to have Backe swing away for the reasons you just stated, then do it the first time as well.  If you didn't, then don't go second guessing yourself all the way through a game.  Make a decision, stick with it and screw what anyone else thinks if you have a reason to do it your way.

[strosrays]

I think you are probably right in general, but I disagree with the example tonight.   With a lefthander on the mound, Backe has a better chance of getting a base knock than Bourn. 

Cooper has said more than once he likes (or is comfortable with) Bourn's approach vs. LHP.  A look at Bourn's split stats to this point might cause one to wonder why; but Cooper himself was an excellent hitter, of course, a left-hander who began his career as a platoon player but who improved greatly against LHP as he got more and more chances to face them.  I am going to wait on Bourn for now, as Cooper knows a lot more about hitting than I do, especially about left-handed batters dealing wit LHP.