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Long Q&A with Mainieri

Posted on 6/26/15 at 7:28 am
Posted by TigerCLT
Dallas, TX
Member since May 2009
401 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 7:28 am
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Some highlights:

"you look at it and say we won an SEC championship, we were a national seed for a fourth straight year, won more games than anybody in the country, swept a regional, swept a super regional after hosting both events. You go to Omaha. You don’t win the national championship but you won a game. Basically finished in the top five in the country. That’s not a bad season."

"There are some things I think we have to do better. Offensively, I think we need to be more productive when we have a runner at third base with less than two outs. I think we need to bunt for hits more frequently, and I think it would be good for us to draw a few more walks. I think our pitchers need to field their position better."

"With all due respect, we get a lot of good players from the state of Louisiana but the Aaron Nolas of the world don’t grow on trees in the state because the state isn’t as populated."


Posted by im4LSU
Hattiesburg, MS
Member since Aug 2004
32153 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 7:34 am to
quote:

"you look at it and say we won an SEC championship, we were a national seed for a fourth straight year, won more games than anybody in the country, swept a regional, swept a super regional after hosting both events. You go to Omaha. You don’t win the national championship but you won a game. Basically finished in the top five in the country. That’s not a bad season."



and some here were calling it a disappointing season
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
68594 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 9:05 am to
quote:

"There are some things I think we have to do better. Offensively, I think we need to be more productive when we have a runner at third base with less than two outs. I think we need to bunt for hits more frequently, and I think it would be good for us to draw a few more walks. I think our pitchers need to field their position better."


Sounds like the opposite of what Cannizaro wants to accomplish...
Posted by LSUsuperfresh
Member since Oct 2010
8338 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 9:14 am to
I like how he literally did not even hint at responsibility for a single shortcoming. Yet he flat out says if everyone would have pitched like Godfrey, Bain, and Norman we would have had a mediocre season. He initially says that he won't make excuses but then comes out and says we cant get players like Vandy because we don't attract rich kids who can afford to forgo the draft. He keeps reiterating how hard it is to win at LSU in baseball, and I just can't empathize with him. LSU is easily one of the top 10 programs to win a NC in baseball at. He's got a sizeable advantage over 95% of the competition.
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