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What is wrong with the team hitting?
Posted on 6/19/13 at 6:49 am
Posted on 6/19/13 at 6:49 am
Last year and this year they would get into hitting slumps and no one could drive in runs. What is the problem? It it coaching?
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Posted on 6/19/13 at 6:50 am to JTA1985
no issue with hitting this year our bats had two off games at the wrong time of the year.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 6:51 am to catholictigerfan
Came up against some really good pitching and a huge ballpark.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 6:51 am to JTA1985
I know, it's almost like when we face good pitchers we don't hit as well.
Weird
Weird
Posted on 6/19/13 at 6:52 am to JTA1985
Maybe the opposing pitching plays a little part in that?
This post was edited on 6/19/13 at 6:53 am
Posted on 6/19/13 at 6:57 am to JTA1985
Terrible approach at the plate.
LSU would have beaten UCLA in any other park they played in this year but that is no excuse since everyone plays on the same field. Some teams adjust some teams go home. LSU is going home.
LSU would have beaten UCLA in any other park they played in this year but that is no excuse since everyone plays on the same field. Some teams adjust some teams go home. LSU is going home.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 7:00 am to double d
I just see most LSU hitters trying to pull the ball. I thought the general practice was "go with the ball." During Bregman's at-bat in the 8th yesterday, he got an outside breaking ball and pulled it to the SS. Isn't that the scenario with guys on and IF shading, that you go opposite field....just knock it between 1B and 2B...i thought that was fundamental hitting and LSU just doesn't seem to take the same approach up and down the lineup....minus Laird...
Posted on 6/19/13 at 7:06 am to JTA1985
It's called pressure. Get to the postseason and some can't handle the heat. Maybe it's the way Mainieri prepares them or maybe it's just the players not having the balls to step up. Never thought I'd see Bregman cave like he did the last two weeks. 2-21 is just down right sad.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 7:10 am to JTA1985
Getting under a lot of pitches instead of hitting low line drives. This always increases your chances of outs on a big field.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 7:43 am to JTA1985
Might be the other team's pitching......Those guys for UCLA and NC were pretty good.....
Posted on 6/19/13 at 7:48 am to cphill
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Those guys for UCLA and NC were pretty good
Wait TD told me that Plutko sucked and that UNC had a bunch of rag arms....what gives?
Seriously though....LSU's approach at the plate since 09 has been horrible just simply not good for the way the game is played now. Also I think we could have tweeked our lineup a bit towards the end to maximize production a bit more although I realize as a coach it is hard to stir that pot that late in the season.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 7:57 am to JTA1985
Every hitter/team goes into slumps.
Bregman, RR, and Ibarra all slumped at the worst possible time. Except for Ibarra I think they were pressing. Don't know how a coach can make them stop pressing.
Bregman, RR, and Ibarra all slumped at the worst possible time. Except for Ibarra I think they were pressing. Don't know how a coach can make them stop pressing.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 8:00 am to JustSmokin
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It's called pressure. Get to the postseason and some can't handle the heat. Maybe it's the way Mainieri prepares them or maybe it's just the players not having the balls to step up. Never thought I'd see Bregman cave like he did the last two weeks. 2-21 is just down right sad.
Only thing that is sad is this post..
Posted on 6/19/13 at 8:00 am to Topwater Trout
Hitting is contagious. So is not hitting.
I noticed we were swinging at a lot of pitches outside the strike zone in Omaha. Maybe just over eager/excited instead of being patient at the plate.
I noticed we were swinging at a lot of pitches outside the strike zone in Omaha. Maybe just over eager/excited instead of being patient at the plate.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 8:03 am to EvrybodysAllAmerican
LSU was swinging for the fences in a big park against good pitching and inconsistent umps.
Recipe for failure...
Recipe for failure...
Posted on 6/19/13 at 8:03 am to TigerBait2008
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Only thing that is sad is this post..
Truth hurts? There is more pressure and higher expectations for LSU baseball than anywhere else. Only a fool would think it's not an issue.
No reason to sugarcoat it.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 8:35 am to JTA1985
I'm gonna go ahead and guess that you only watched 2 games this year.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 8:36 am to JTA1985
Cue the fire Javi threadsPosted on 6/19/13 at 8:52 am to biscuitsngravy
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Came up against some really good pitching and a huge ballpark.
See, I disagree with this completely. Neither of the guys LSU saw in Omaha were any better than most of the guys they faced in SEC play this year. They certainly werent on par with the two guys LSU faced in the Supers.
Think back to the game against Gray. LSU took the approach at the plate exactly how you are supposed to against a power pitcher. They worked a lot of counts full, made Gray throw pitches, and were disciplined in waiting for pitches to drive.
Go to the UCLA game. Guys throwing everything up in the zone. Next thing you see, all of our guys are chasing bad pitches, getting underneath high heat and popping out. How many first pitch strikes did we swing at? How many of our guys worked counts?
The size of the ballpark doesn't matter if you aren't trying to hit homeruns. Thats an awfully big outfield for balls to drop in. For a team that loaded the bases and hit single after single against OU, its not like they would've been doing something drastically different.
Edit: To answer the OP, I think Omaha is what was wrong. The team just took a bad approach at the plate and let the size of the stage get to them. Bregman is a freshman and played like a freshman. I'm really disappointed in Rhymes. You expect a little more out of a senior.
Its disappointing, but it shouldn't take away from a great season. I don't think we have to tell the team that they didnt reach the goal they wanted. Those boys didn't go to Omaha to go 0-2. IT happens. Its baseball.
This post was edited on 6/19/13 at 8:57 am
Posted on 6/19/13 at 8:56 am to elprez00
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Neither of the guys LSU saw in Omaha were any better than most of the guys they faced in SEC play this year.
Plutko would have started for any SEC team except maybe Vandy.
Thorton would have been a top reliever for just about any SEC team except maybe MSU and LSU.
I agree with you that our approach at the plate sucked like it has for a while, but to discount the level of competition in Omaha is a little off base IMO.
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They certainly werent on par with the two guys LSU faced in the Supers.
Agree on Gray....although Plutko and Thorton were easily on Overton's level if not above it.
This post was edited on 6/19/13 at 8:58 am
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