LSU's best team ever

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1997

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1998 might have been better

So many to choose from. 2013 was pretty damn good too. Sucked in Omaha but that team was awesome

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1998 might have been better

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It's a fun argument between those two, no doubt. Both were stacked teams. I like 1997 pitching better.

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1998 might have been better

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If they could field a bunt they would have been. USC figured that out pretty quickly.

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Our 2000 team batting average was .340. Even those gorilla ball teams before the bat change in 1999 were batting a shade over .300 as a team. .340 as a team is flat out ridiculous

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I don't think the gorilla ball bats were the same in the early 90's. that changed 1994 or so from what I recall.

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they didn't really change that much from the mid 80s until 1999. The big change happened in 1999 when they went from -5 to -3 and slimmed down the barrel diameter to 2.5 inches. There hadn't been a big change since 1986 when the NCAA imposed a weight limit for bats. Then the obvious next big change was the composite ban following the 2009 season and then the major change of BBCOR in 2011

here's an interesting article on the bat changes and their effects LINK

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Out of all the LSU teams in any sport, the 1998 baseball team's loss hit me the hardest. That team could flat out hit. Last of the gorilla ball teams. Uggghhhhh frickin USC. Should've three-peated.

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That hurt more than any except football 1/9/2012. I still think the 1997 team was the best.

1998 in my opinion.