re: Jay Johnson on pulling Dutton

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but we got a bigger douche who doesn’t win.

What?

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It's kind of hard to argue that Johnson hasn't been a douche. His delays in the game to slow down the opposing pitcher would drive LSU fans nuts if it was the other coach. I've seen him take the maximum amount of time on the mound during a pitching change...even when his pitcher is ready and not even throwing anymore. He has some belief in these type of interruptions. This move was incredibly Bush league.

Overall from a results standpoint, I think Johnson has done a good job. The staff we have is really not good enough. But, over the last two weeks, he's injured his staff's confidence pretty significantly. Dutton on Sunday was a work in progress, but it was a situation that was getting better and wasn't even close to the biggest problem in the rotation (Money). He pulled Dutton very early last week (albeit in the midst of some trouble) and this week destroyed him. What's he going to do now on Sunday? Saturday is already a problem.

It's not outside of the realm of possibility that this team goes on a major slide to end the season. And, it if that happens, I believe Johnson would have played a major part in that.