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Benching Thompson
Posted on 6/25/23 at 10:42 pm
Posted on 6/25/23 at 10:42 pm
Thompson has not played well this CWS and the criticism is deserved. However, the entire bottom of the lineup has tremendously underperformed. In regards to fielding, benching Thompson just isn't realistic when there is no one to replace him. Dugas has an injured shoulder, Nippolt is batting 190 and has made errors in the few innings he has played, and Guidry probably hasn't fielded a ground ball since he was converted to pitcher. Go win the natty and address this in the off-season.
This post was edited on 6/25/23 at 10:59 pm
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Posted on 6/25/23 at 10:43 pm to Bayoutrashy
Our fans want to replace Thompson with Merrifield who has… checks notes… no hits this year. 
Posted on 6/25/23 at 10:44 pm to ell_13
quote:
replace Thompson with Merrifield
If it means they keep showing JM's lady friend in the stands...
by all means
This post was edited on 6/25/23 at 10:45 pm
Posted on 6/25/23 at 10:45 pm to Bayoutrashy
You don’t play 69 games with one SS then bench him in Game 70, the final game of the championship series. You expect a starting SEC SS to get out of his slump and make plays.
Posted on 6/25/23 at 10:45 pm to Bayoutrashy
Thank you for your very unique take on the situation. Not like the same has been posted 457 times already or anything. Bravo!
Posted on 6/25/23 at 10:47 pm to Bayoutrashy
190 is better than 033.
This isn’t a slump. It’s the end of a career. I can’t see a pro team taking him after such a choke
This isn’t a slump. It’s the end of a career. I can’t see a pro team taking him after such a choke
This post was edited on 6/25/23 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 6/25/23 at 10:50 pm to Bayoutrashy
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MCWS
Stop this
Posted on 6/25/23 at 10:51 pm to Bayoutrashy
Nippolt hit a hard shot up the middle that was ricocheted off the pitchers foot to take a great play to get him out today. I’ll take that over Thompson’s previous 30 at bats. Name any bottom of the order guys that have been botching plays like Thompson. He will play and I hope he does well, but that’s not a good point you’re making.
Posted on 6/25/23 at 10:51 pm to Matt99
Better hope they do or he will be back next year. He’s a Junior.
Posted on 6/25/23 at 10:52 pm to graychef
It’s not a case of struggling. It’s a total collapse. 1/30 batting with multiple errors. I like jt but he needs to sit
Posted on 6/25/23 at 10:53 pm to Bayoutrashy
Alters are OOC
Posted on 6/25/23 at 10:57 pm to Bayoutrashy
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Nippolt is batting 190
That would be an upgrade over JT's .033 average in the CWS.
quote:
Nippolt ... has made errors in the few innings he has played
Nippolt's fld% is .955 vs. JT's is .927 which is the lowest I can find of any LSU shortstop going back a bit.
eta. I'm certain that JJ will not bench Thompson. I know Nippolt won't be the guy. I like Thompson b/c the guy seems to always hustle his arse off. The problem is he's been struggling for a while and now he's fallen off a cliff. If today was a one-off, it would be different.
This post was edited on 6/25/23 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 6/25/23 at 11:14 pm to bengalmd
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Nippolt hit a hard shot up the middle that was ricocheted off the pitchers foot to take a great play to get him out today. I’ll take that over Thompson’s previous 30 at bats. Name any bottom of the order guys that have been botching plays like Thompson. He will play and I hope he does well, but that’s not a good point you’re making.
Against who? Thompson hit some hard balls todays
Posted on 6/25/23 at 11:21 pm to Matt99
He has way under performed and cost us our momentum this game. Killed the vibe, as the youngins would say
Posted on 6/25/23 at 11:33 pm to Bayoutrashy
It's wild that LSU doesn't have decent backup option to play shortstop.
If literally any other position player was performing this bad, he'd be on the bench (outside of maybe Crews and White).
If literally any other position player was performing this bad, he'd be on the bench (outside of maybe Crews and White).
Posted on 6/25/23 at 11:39 pm to Tiger1988
Tiger1988- no response ever warranted. Equivalent to getting Jim from Tuscaloosa’s expertise on Alabama football.
This post was edited on 6/25/23 at 11:47 pm
Posted on 6/25/23 at 11:39 pm to Bayoutrashy
I asked ChatGPT3 about notable hitters going 1/30 in baseball. Take it for what it’s worth but JT isn’t these guys. 
Posted on 6/25/23 at 11:50 pm to SidewalkTiger
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It's wild that LSU doesn't have decent backup option to play shortstop.
They have a back up option in Guidry. The problem is he had to pitch because of all our injuries there.
Posted on 6/25/23 at 11:55 pm to bengalmd
Thompson hat multiple hard hit balls today.
Posted on 6/25/23 at 11:57 pm to graychef
Hopefully he can work it out
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