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Van Horn Post Series press conf
Posted on 3/26/23 at 8:46 am
Posted on 3/26/23 at 8:46 am
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Skenes “best arm he has ever seen” (not pitcher)
Crews “no weakness. Surprised he signed out of high school”.
“We have to get a lot better to compete with this team.”
Skenes “best arm he has ever seen” (not pitcher)
Crews “no weakness. Surprised he signed out of high school”.
“We have to get a lot better to compete with this team.”
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Posted on 3/26/23 at 8:51 am to Tiger1988
quote:
not pitcher
Huh
Posted on 3/26/23 at 8:57 am to Tiger1988
Is it possible Skenes and Crews could go down as the two most talented Tigers to ever come through this program?
Not talking most accomplished, because obviously Skenes only being here one year won’t have the multiple seasons to rack up numbers, but just strictly talent.
Not talking most accomplished, because obviously Skenes only being here one year won’t have the multiple seasons to rack up numbers, but just strictly talent.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 8:57 am to TackySweater
quote:
Huh
Can be taken 2 ways. Best arm regardless of position, or best arm on the mound but not necessarily the best pitcher. I would probably go with #2 without hearing the context
Posted on 3/26/23 at 8:58 am to Tiger1988
Aren’t you the one who said crews wasn’t as good as about 20 other LSU baseball players?
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:00 am to ell_13
I think he’s the one who said Crews isn’t facing better pitching in the SEC than Walker did because Nolan Ryan could throw 127 mph or something
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:03 am to CP3forMVP
quote:
Is it possible Skenes and Crews could go down as the two most talented Tigers to ever come through this program?
Crews has made a case (subjective argument) for the best position player but based on body of work there is no way I would put Skenes ahead of McDonald or Nola. Skenes could still turn out to have the best SINGLE SEASON but he is pitching in a different era than the other two.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:08 am to Tiger1988
Anyone that says "best arm" while referring to a pitcher is just using a different term. He was pretty much saying Skenes is the best pitcher he's seen
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:09 am to Double Down
Ben was honestly known for one season. His second season was okay but he only started 14 games and was pretty terrible out of the pen. His record was 13-7. Like Skenes, he was just known for throwing hard. It was his third season that put him on the map and even then he was prone to giving up tons of runs (partially because he was left in too long). If Skenes tops Ben’s 3rd year, I have no problem saying he’s the goat on the mound. Even above Nola who was a much better pitcher than Ben.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:10 am to andrew2000
quote:You didn’t watch it, did you? He specifically says he means two different things.
He was pretty much saying Skenes is the best pitcher he's seen
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:11 am to Tiger1988
He had a pretty good assessment, very legit coach IMO. Think he made a great assessment and threw everything into game one, hoping to find a hot hand in game 2-3, which didn’t work out. They lost their arguably 2 best pitchers to injury, but still finding a way to field a pretty good team that we will probably see again
This post was edited on 3/26/23 at 9:14 am
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:12 am to ell_13
quote:
Aren’t you the one who said crews wasn’t as good as about 20 other LSU baseball players?
Please go find that comment. Please go find that comment. You are out of your freaking idiot mind. I compared him to two people that are sitting on the wall. Saying that he was better overall than both of them because of his defensive skills. And oh, by the way, that was before the season when his batting average was less than both of them.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:12 am to ell_13
I haven’t gotten time to watch it. I was wrong then
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:15 am to ell_13
quote:
Even above Nola who was a much better pitcher than Ben.
I just don’t know if I can ever get on board with this. Nola was the closest to perfect pitcher I’ve ever seen. Sure it was the dead bat and ball era, but he had control like I’ve never seen before or since. And you knew going into every game he was going to give you 8 innings.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:16 am to andrew2000
quote:
Anyone that says "best arm" while referring to a pitcher is just using a different term. He was pretty much saying Skenes is the best pitcher he's seen
Except he distinctly made the point to differentiate the 2.
One could say Nolan Ryan was the best arm of. Anyone in MBL history. He never won a Cy Young. He wasn’t the best pitcher. If he pitched like he did the last few years of his career, he would have gone down as the best IMO.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:18 am to Double Down
quote:
but he is pitching in a different era than the other two.
He’s pitching in a better offensive era than both of those guys. These baseball are super juiced right now. Skenes is insane
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:19 am to Double Down
quote:
Crews has made a case (subjective argument) for the best position player but based on body of work there is no way I would put Skenes ahead of McDonald or Nola. Skenes could still turn out to have the best SINGLE SEASON but he is pitching in a different era than the other two.
The post you’re replying to specifically says
quote:
Not talking most accomplished, because obviously Skenes only being here one year won’t have the multiple seasons to rack up numbers, but just strictly talent.
And the answer is yes
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:22 am to Tiger1988
We saw the best arm/ good pitch comparison Friday night. Their starter shut us out, while Skenes gave up a run and was up for the loss until Neil hit that homer off the reliever in the eighth. I agree that Skenes has a beast of an arm, but sometimes a crafty pitcher can get it done without the physical talent. I think we all saw the difference …
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:23 am to Double Down
quote:
Crews has made a case
Crews isn't making a case. He is ending all debates on it at this point.
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