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St. Paul paper quotes Johnson’s reason for leaving

Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:44 pm
Posted by LSUMJ
BR
Member since Sep 2004
19889 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:44 pm
The primary motivation for the move, Johnson, who will receive a raise at LSU, said, is to spend more time with his family.
Johnson is married with three kids. The youngest, Ava, is 12 and because of the nature of his current job, Johnson said he was hardly seeing her. The new job, he said, will allow him to go to work and come home for dinner at night with his family.
“I have priorities in my life and I don’t hide those. I tell people my priorities. It’s my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, one. It’s my family, two. And it’s baseball, three. I’m never going to get those out of whack,” Johnson said. “ … It’s like, ‘OK, I’ve got a family.’ You don’t ever heard anybody on their deathbed going, ‘Man, I wish I’d have stuck it out to see if we’d won 101 and not done what’s right for my family.’ ”

Also Comments from players

Starter Chris Archer spoke glowingly of his impact, calling him the best pitching coach he’s ever had in every facet of the game — analytics, biomechanics, instilling confidence, game plan, you name it. Ryan talked about specific things they had worked on — how to attack a game, different ways of dissecting hitters, arm path analysis — and how he would carry Johnson’s notes along with him. And Duffey, who had the best season of career in 2019 upon Johnson’s arrival, called his impact “huge.”
“A lot of good has come since he’s been (here),” Duffey said. “A lot of guys have gotten right, guys with other teams now are still producing. He came in and we didn’t know what to expect and he’s left a lot of great things here.”

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Posted by Dunder Mifflin
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2009
608 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:57 pm to
Damn. For Chris Archer to say Johnson is the best pitching coach he has ever had is very impressive for LSU. Archer had Kyle Snyder and Jim Hickey as his pitching coaches when he played for the Rays. They are both regarded very highly in MLB circles. Unbelievable hire for LSU.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66572 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 10:40 pm to
quote:

Starter Chris Archer spoke glowingly of his impact, calling him the best pitching coach he’s ever had in every facet of the game — analytics, biomechanics, instilling confidence, game plan, you name it.


This fits so well with what JJ wants fo this team.

Attention to detail. Preparedness. Using all tools available.

Super exciting hire
Posted by LSU Jax
Gator Country Hell
Member since Sep 2006
8874 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 10:50 pm to
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St. Paul paper quotes Johnson’s reason for leaving

It left out the final deciding factor. I’m pretty sure he took it as a sign from God when he saw a man and his 21-year-old son with LSU attire on at last Friday night’s home game and then again Saturday night.

Y’all are welcome.

The news folks up here were scratching their heads last night.
Posted by TheDeathValley
New Orleans, LA
Member since Sep 2010
17163 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 11:29 pm to
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LSU Jax


Doing the lord’s work
Posted by Diggerest
B.R.
Member since Dec 2010
808 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 11:37 pm to
I hope C.J.J has told him he has to recruit, and may be late for dinner.
Posted by PUB
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2017
18238 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 1:11 am to
$$$$
Posted by LSUcajun77
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2008
21270 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 7:21 am to
Johnson sounds like he’s in it for the long haul. Unless he has aspirations to be a college head coach, he could settle into LSU and there would be no worry of him leaving.

I love this hire!
Posted by Conman23
Erzberg Rodeo
Member since Mar 2021
2276 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 7:23 am to
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Starter Chris Archer spoke glowingly of his impact, calling him the best pitching coach he’s ever had in every facet of the game

That's very impressive. Can't wait to see what this guy can do at LSU.
Posted by jrobic4
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
7009 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 8:58 am to
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has aspirations to be a college head coach


He well might, but hes still very young. Plus he will be getting paid more than half the head coaches in the SEC already
Posted by lsu2006
BR
Member since Feb 2004
39980 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:16 am to
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Johnson sounds like he’s in it for the long haul. Unless he has aspirations to be a college head coach, he could settle into LSU and there would be no worry of him leaving.

If he does a good enough job here to get snatched up as a head coach somewhere, I'd say it will have been a success.
Posted by Catahoula20LSU
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2011
2110 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:18 am to
Great hire by all accounts. Hopefully we can keep him at LSU for a while.
Posted by LSU Jax
Gator Country Hell
Member since Sep 2006
8874 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:50 am to
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Doing the lord’s work



Posted by Yesca11
Minneapolis
Member since Aug 2008
1822 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 11:06 am to
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It left out the final deciding factor. I’m pretty sure he took it as a sign from God when he saw a man and his 21-year-old son with LSU attire on at last Friday night’s home game and then again Saturday night.


Good work. I’m right there with you. Always wear my LSU garb to Vikings and Twins games
Posted by chity
Chicago, Il
Member since Dec 2008
6081 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 11:16 am to
This is the first "I am leaving to spend more time with my family" excuse that I actually believe.
Posted by RussellSheppardsPie
Louisiana
Member since Jul 2018
2011 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 12:20 pm to
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Damn. For Chris Archer to say Johnson is the best pitching coach he has ever had is very impressive for LSU. Archer had Kyle Snyder and Jim Hickey as his pitching coaches when he played for the Rays. They are both regarded very highly in MLB circles. Unbelievable hire for LSU.


But Magician said Johnsons hire was only, “pretty good”. I feel like idk who to believe here.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
18770 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 6:44 pm to
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This is the first "I am leaving to spend more time with my family" excuse that I actually believe.


It sets up an awkward situation if he later takes a MLB job. "But, dad, I thought you wanted to spend more time with us?"
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