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Players in College Baseball - 90's vs Today
Posted on 6/14/13 at 7:41 pm
Posted on 6/14/13 at 7:41 pm
Anyone else notice a significant difference in sizes of college baseball in the 90s versus today's players? Were steroids as prevalent in college then as they were in MLB?
I look at our team today and then the 96 and even 2000 team, and it seems to be very different.
I look at our team today and then the 96 and even 2000 team, and it seems to be very different.
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Posted on 6/14/13 at 7:41 pm to The Lodge
quote:
Were steroids as prevalent in college then as they were in MLB?
Yes. x100
Posted on 6/14/13 at 7:43 pm to The Lodge
Different in what way?
Posted on 6/14/13 at 7:45 pm to goldenbadger08
Just seem to be much larger in size. Obviously the bats were very different, but today's players just seem to be much smaller than those in the 90s.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 7:49 pm to The Lodge
The long answer:
The game is different from back then as well. Laird or Stevenson would never have gotten a glance by LSU back then. But with the bats downgrade and better overall pitching (depth and relievers), having fast, agile players has much more value today.
There were steroids in College just as much as anywhere else. It was easy to get and wasn't tested for. They liked to look big (see the small jerseys on some) and HRs were the name of the game, not defense unless you played up the middle.
The game is different from back then as well. Laird or Stevenson would never have gotten a glance by LSU back then. But with the bats downgrade and better overall pitching (depth and relievers), having fast, agile players has much more value today.
There were steroids in College just as much as anywhere else. It was easy to get and wasn't tested for. They liked to look big (see the small jerseys on some) and HRs were the name of the game, not defense unless you played up the middle.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 7:50 pm to The Lodge
If you look at 1998 for example they had 12 players at or over 200 lbs this year there are 5 
This post was edited on 6/14/13 at 7:51 pm
Posted on 6/14/13 at 7:50 pm to The Lodge
I noticed that as well when watching those 90s video highlights that were posted. They dwarf the players on our team now
Posted on 6/14/13 at 8:05 pm to Cap Crunch
I always said the LSU Baseball team was filled with reject tight ends, ha! There were some big dudes through the years. The little guys can play, too. I have been listening and watching, when it was possible, since the early 1980's. I have really enjoyed the Mainieri years. The "Smoked" years were tough!
Posted on 6/14/13 at 8:20 pm to The Lodge
Between the roids of the 90's and players staying a full 4 years, grown men were playing in that day and age; many of the starters were 4th year seniors vs many starters today being freshmen right out of high school.....
Posted on 6/14/13 at 8:51 pm to The Lodge
Geauxrilla Ball requires geauxrillas!
Posted on 6/14/13 at 9:31 pm to Gulffisherman
I met Lyle Mouton a few years ago , and everyone in my family thought he was an ex-LSU football player. The dude is HUGE. I immediately realized why he hit so many homeruns. He would dwarf any of today's players.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 10:02 pm to goldenbadger08
quote:
Different in what way?
Well for one LSU players look like horse jockeys.
Dudes are tiny. Would be driving giant trucks to compensate for little man syndrome if they weren't ball players.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 10:04 pm to Panthera Tigris
Completely agree, the guys that played at LSU in the 2nd half of the 90's looked like football players. Like the bugs bunny cartoon it was giants with huge arms using a telephone pole for a baseball bat. I'm not really gonna speculate on the ped angle, but during that era it appeared as though several players had swallowed a beer keg and it was stuck in their chest. Chad Cooley, Morris,, Barbier, Furnis (spellings off and I'm forgetting players) but point should get through. The game has changed so maybe it makes sense, but I really miss the year when LSU hit what 188 home runs. Home runs are fun. I enjoy doing my home run dance
Posted on 6/14/13 at 10:39 pm to ell_13
quote:
The game is different from back then as well. Laird or Stevenson would never have gotten a glance by LSU back then. But with the bats downgrade and better overall pitching (depth and relievers), having fast, agile players has much more value today.
There were steroids in College just as much as anywhere else. It was easy to get and wasn't tested for. They liked to look big (see the small jerseys on some) and HRs were the name of the game, not defense unless you played up the middle.
100% accurate. Well said.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 10:44 pm to Jp1LSU
I just watched a clip of the 2000 champ game, Barbier and Cresse on that juice
Posted on 6/15/13 at 6:13 am to Hurricane Mike
Wes Davis disagrees with this thread!
Posted on 6/15/13 at 6:17 am to The Lodge
i still never fully understood the size issue for baseball.
other than pitchers i dont think any other personnel really needs peds. im not sure if they really help hand to eye coordination. you cant get as stronger as you like but you still cant hit what you cant see.
other than pitchers i dont think any other personnel really needs peds. im not sure if they really help hand to eye coordination. you cant get as stronger as you like but you still cant hit what you cant see.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 6:36 am to lsucoonass
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other than pitchers i dont think any other personnel really needs peds. im not sure if they really help hand to eye coordination. you cant get as stronger as you like but you still cant hit what you cant see.
Hitting is not as simple as just seeing the ball and hand-eye coordination. There's bat speed and torque as well on the technical side. But what it comes down to is turning fly-ball outs into HRs. That by itself raises almost every statistical category.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 8:02 am to ell_13
quote:
other than pitchers i dont think any other personnel really needs peds. im not sure if they really help hand to eye coordination. you cant get as stronger as you like but you still cant hit what you cant see.
Hitting is not as simple as just seeing the ball and hand-eye coordination. There's bat speed and torque as well on the technical side. But what it comes down to is turning fly-ball outs into HRs. That by itself raises almost every statistical category.
Again, Couldnt have said it better myself. You're on a hot streak...
Posted on 6/15/13 at 8:10 am to The Lodge
It was called gorilla ball. And they had chainsaws for a penis. 
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