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LSU Pitching Recruitment
Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:29 pm
Mainieri recruits a bunch of hard throwing guys from both sides of the mound. That leads to usually 2 main starters. He needs to recruit a knuckleballer to switch things up with the starters. Can you imagine going Lange on Friday night, a knuckleballer to switch things up on Saturday, then latz on Sunday. I don't know why he doesn't do it. It just makes sense.
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Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:31 pm to Brinner
Because there are so many knuckleballers coming out of high school...
Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:31 pm to Brinner
I remember when we liked the different look Colin Strall gave us, then we discovered he couldn't repeat his crazy mechanics and throw strikes. 
Best knuckler in LSU history: Ryan Theriot.
Best knuckler in LSU history: Ryan Theriot.
This post was edited on 6/10/16 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:31 pm to Brinner
People don't learn to throw knuckleballs until they've given up on throwing regular pitches. Think about that.
Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:31 pm to Brinner
I don't see anything wrong with having a staff like Florida's with a dozen guys throwing in the mid 90's
Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:32 pm to Brinner
Hell yeah, a knuckler. That's what PM is missing.
Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:34 pm to Brinner
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He needs to recruit a knuckleballer to switch things up
Is this a joke? You do realize the knuckleball is nearly non-existent in today's game? And more often than not, knuckleballers aren't heavily recruited out of high school because they lack arm strength. For example, Tim Wakefield played college ball at Florida Tech...
Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:38 pm to Brinner
yep. the knuckleballer is the missing piece. but why stop with one? get rid of the power arms, roll with nothing but knucklers from this point forward.
Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:41 pm to Brinner
Wanna know how I know you don't know shite about baseball?
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He needs to recruit a knuckleballer to switch things up with the starters.
Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:41 pm to ibleedprplngld
And Wakefield wasn't even a pitcher until he was in professional ball. He developed the knuckleball and started pitching in the minor leagues.
Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:44 pm to Brinner
The rant never fails to disappoint.
Never.
Thank you for this OP. Never change. You just be you.
Never.
Thank you for this OP. Never change. You just be you.
Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:47 pm to geauxbears08
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People don't learn to throw knuckleballs until they've given up on throwing regular pitches. Think about that.
I disagree. I played with and against guys in high school that could throw the knuckle ball.
Posted on 6/10/16 at 2:49 pm to lsufball19
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Because there are so many knuckleballers coming out of high school...
that, and some of the kids just take the money and get signed by MLB teams...most don't make it to campus.
Posted on 6/10/16 at 3:07 pm to Brinner
Mainieri needs to replace Dunn with Phil Niekro. Then convert our current pitchers to knucklers.
Net result: LSU styles on all competition.
Net result: LSU styles on all competition.
Posted on 6/10/16 at 3:23 pm to Brinner
Rather than a knuckler, which is just silly, we need to take guys like Newman and try to convert them into starters.
Valek is an offspeed guy.
Valek is an offspeed guy.
Posted on 6/10/16 at 3:33 pm to Brinner
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He needs to recruit a knuckleballer to switch things up with the starters.
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I don't know why he doesn't do it. It just makes sense.
to you it makes sense. to the rest of the college baseball world it is an unachievable idea. guess what that means?
I have never even heard of an effective knuckleballer in high school. in the pros, one comes up, what, once in a blue moon?
Posted on 6/10/16 at 4:18 pm to Brinner
You don't recruit knuckleballers, you develop them
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