Hess to close

I posted about it just now in the game thread, got to give him his due when it works

I guarantee you that 5 of these threads were typed up and ready to hit submit if this lead was blown.

People don't notice when things go right, like they do when things go wrong. That's just life.

I know you are. This season hasn't gone as well as most had hoped. PM is an easy target, sometimes rightfully, sometimes not. It's a negative place in general. No argument here.

Hunt, today on the morning show you said "LSU can't try and play Kentucky's game, they need to play LSU's game."

What exactly did that mean? Not hit homeruns like Kentucky in a small park? LSU's game lately is to only score 2-3 runs.

He's our best bullpen pitcher right now

Hess has been good but he's not our best bullpen guy; Newman is

Hess was lights out. I was surprised PM left him in for the 9th.

I was skeptical of Hess in the bullpen based on his early performances. But since he's focused solely on relieving, he's been lights out. Tonight was the first time he recorded fly ball out in the month of April (out of the pen). He was striking out 42% of batters faced coming into tonight in his relief appearances since he stopped starting. All the other outs he got were ground outs.

Juggling the two roles didn't work, but mainieri definitely gets credit for letting him focus solely on relieving.

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Hunt, today on the morning show you said "LSU can't try and play Kentucky's game, they need to play LSU's game." What exactly did that mean? Not hit homeruns like Kentucky in a small park? LSU's game lately is to only score 2-3 runs.

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I meant LSU can't dig in and try to hit a bunch of HRs. LSUs game is pitching, defense, hit and runs. Seeing 310 down the line can totally change your approach if you let it.