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BP Joe said:
Even though the scores would seem to indicate close games, it felt like the '01 Canes football vs Nebraska the whole time. The chasm between the top SEC teams' talent level each year (esp. pitching), and every other conference, still feels huge.

The only reason it wasn't another all SEC Final is due to AR being in the same bracket as LSU.
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LSU only needed to use 3 pitchers to win the 2 game Championship against Coastal too
 
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Tony V mentioned as a candidate for the San Fran Giants job. I'd be shocked. Probably working on a raise.

But that being said if you ever wanted to make the jump now is the time...and he'd be the biggest FA if it doesnt work in 2-3 years.
 
HurricanePhilly said:
Tony V mentioned as a candidate for the San Fran Giants job. I'd be shocked. Probably working on a raise.

But that being said if you ever wanted to make the jump now is the time...and he'd be the biggest FA if it doesnt work in 2-3 years.
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What Pat Murphy has done w the Brew Crew has probably opened some GMs' eyes.
 
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BP Joe said:
So, what's the takeaway - JD over-achieved in the post-season last year but the jury's out on whether he can recruit well enough to build and develop Omaha-type teams?
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JD Arteaga, Miami​

Miami’s late surge to a super regional in 2025 did a lot to rinse the sour taste left by the start of the JD Arteaga era. But it did not erase it entirely.


Arteaga’s 2024 debut season in Coral Gables ended without an NCAA Tournament berth, placing the Hurricanes on a list they are rarely part of. Only a handful of Miami teams have failed to reach the field of 64, and none did so quietly. The early returns in year two were not immediately reassuring, either. Miami sat at 15-14 through its first 29 games, searching for rhythm and identity before finally finding some traction down the stretch. A 20-13 finish, including the postseason, carried the Hurricanes to a super regional, where they pushed Louisville to a decisive third game before falling short.

That run mattered. It stabilized the narrative and reminded everyone what Miami can still look like when it is operating close to its ceiling.

Now comes the harder part. Miami enters 2026 with a strong roster and real frontline talent, including third baseman Daniel Cuvet, who has a chance to emerge as one of the best corner infielders in college baseball. The foundation is there.

Arteaga is not coaching for his job. Not yet. But at a program where expectations are permanent and nostalgia does not buy much grace, another tournament push feels less like progress and more like a requirement. For a former Hurricane now tasked with restoring the program’s standing, 2026 is about proving that the momentum of late 2025 was not a detour, but a new direction.
 
From a source yesterday. The first practice will be in 18 days (1/23/26). There will be a captain's scrimmage before that, and I will let everyone know the time and day of that scrimmage.

It's almost time for the talking to be over and time to go back it up on the field
 
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