re: Why did PM start Bouman?

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He gave up 2 runs in 2 innings vs. Miss State. Poche gave up 2 runs in the first inning the same weekend! Lange has had shakier starts.

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Completely agree. The Auburn start was bad, but Bain really hasn't been that bad at all. The unearned runs against A&M made it look a worse.

Last 4 appearances: 2.40 era, 15.0 ip, 12 h, 8 r, 4 er, 6 bb, 13 k, .211 oba

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He gave up 2 runs in 2 innings vs. Miss State. Poche gave up 2 runs in the first inning the same weekend! Lange has had shakier starts.

I swear some of you retards don't watch. Or do and don't understand what you're seeing. Or play revisionist history to defend a decision.

It was a bad call starting Bouman. Hindsight or no. Plain and simple. People are making excuses and none of them are any good. It's not any more complicated than that.

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It was very frequently discussed last week that LSU didn't have a trusted 3rd starter. To pretend that wasn't the case is to ignore reality.

Bain pitched great on Sunday...and it's not the first time he's been lights out. That should be recognized.

But, the decision had more to do with Bouman than it did with Bain, IMO. Mainieri wanted to see what he had in Bouman. He was probably on the bubble for the postseason roster. Now, he's probably off it. You guys who can't accept that some decisions blow up in your face are funny. It happens.

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Completely agree. The Auburn start was bad, but Bain really hasn't been that bad at all.

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The Auburn start was his best start. LSU only had one error against Texas A&M. So sure, that big inning was all "unearned runs", but Bain had plenty of opportunities to get out of it.

Against Auburn, he at least was getting it done for the first 5 innings. Sure, for it technically to be considered a "quality start" you have to go six, but at least he was close to getting there.

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This is seriously what you resort to? I call a spade a spade and because it's not me bowing down to Paul, you act like this?

Like I said earlier... retards.

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I'm stating a simple, rational opinion, and you're so mad your posts are just you misspelling the word "awful" over and over again and calling people retards. It's fine if you disagree, but when you're an idiot about it, sorry bud, but it's difficult to take you seriously.

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I'm stating a simple, rational opinion

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An opinion? AstroTiger just proved your "opinion" wrong. It's easy to see he wasn't "awful" in his last two starts.

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you're so mad

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I've noticed idiots do this here when they don't have anymore arguments. The person who disagrees is "mad". It's basically you waving the white flag.

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misspelling the word "awful" over and over again

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Yep. You got me. All my points are wrong and I'm mad because I didn't put an "e" in a word.

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That's how people react... One bad start and many people are ready to move on. That's the reality of this place. The reality on the field was that Bain was done well. Miss St. was his worst outting and it was just as good as Poche's that weekend only one was allowed to work through it and the other wasn't.

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It wasn't just "this place". It was the conversation on talk radio. I heard similar commentary from Hannagriff, Ott, Rantz...hell even McDonald on TV mentioned it during the broadcast. In fact, the conversation wasnt' about whether we had a solid #3...it was about whether we needed one.

And, that's not a knock on Bain. IMO, Bain was probably thrown into the fire before the coaches wanted to and he has absolutely survived it. Everything is relative, but I'm very pleased with what he has given us overall...and twice he's come into very tough situations and absolutely shut down the opposing team. That shouldn't be ignored.

However, that's different than saying we would be on equal footing in a game 3 in a SR.

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That's exactly what I'm saying actually.

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Well, then I misunderstood your point. My apologies.

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I've noticed idiots do this here when they don't have anymore arguments. The person who disagrees is "mad". It's basically you waving the white flag.

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You can try to turn it around on me if it makes you feel better, but you wigged out over the "fire Mainieri" comment which is pathetic considering you can't form a coherent thought other than to call anyone that disagrees with you a retard. I responded to every point you tried to make, but your posts have boiled down to just being, "I'm RIGHT and if you disagree, you're a RETARD WHO DOESN'T WATCH THE GAMES!"

If you think me using the word awful is hyperbolic, than fine, but it's pathetic that you're so upset about someone being a little hyperbolic on the internet when every other word in your posts is either "idiot" or "retard".

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Yep. You got me. All my points are wrong and I'm mad because I didn't put an "e" in a word.

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No. You did put an "e" in the word. The word is spelled "AWFUL". I even pointed it out and you still don't see it. Learn to spell a word before getting all bent out of shape about someone using it.

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but Paul Mainieri's track record over the last few years tells me I better celebrate before the true postseason starts.

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Yeah, 28-12 post season since 2008 with national championship, three CWS appearances, four super regional appearances, and five SEC tournament championships sucks.

I don't know how you put up with such a shitty post season record!

Really, some of you guys are grand comic relief.