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Can we just play the positions? 2 runs last night and 1 already today

Posted on 4/18/26 at 4:57 pm
Posted by QB
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2013
8281 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 4:57 pm
simply because we will not play the positions the way they have always been played. Everyone just wants to be smarter than decades of baseball. Also why is Bide ever catching. Serne is much better receiver. Bide can pinch hit and we get better catching. that first run was caused because Bide couldn't get in front of a low pitch. We are just playing such bad baseball, and honestly most of it is a result of JJ's decisions these days.
Posted by TWilli
Member since Jun 2025
36 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 4:59 pm to
I agree. I’m so tired of the shift. It just makes the game not fun. He hit that and I said yes, easy ground ball to our best defender, and I’m sure Schmidt said the same
Posted by Dizz
Member since May 2008
16105 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 5:04 pm to
Do you complain when the shift works?
Posted by lsutyger23
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2005
1102 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 5:06 pm to
Exactly, they only notice it when it doesn’t work! Theres a reason MLB banned it, it’s bc it works at stopping hits and offenses
Posted by ScottAndrew
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Aug 2009
1389 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 5:06 pm to
I certainly do. Why the hell you think it’s not allowed in the bigs
Posted by RedFoxx
New Orleans, LA
Member since Jan 2009
6726 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 5:06 pm to
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Can we just play the positions? 2 runs last night and 1 already today


3 runs. That inning would have been over if they didn’t shift Milam for a guy who hit two opposite field HRs last night.

Idk why they deleted the thread on why the shift sucks.
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
65317 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 5:09 pm to
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Do you complain when the shift works?


It works about once a week for LSU.

We lose about 6-8 outs a week by shifting out of position.
Posted by tigerinthebayou
Member since Oct 2009
2209 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 5:17 pm to
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Exactly, they only notice it when it doesn’t work! Theres a reason MLB banned it, it’s bc it works at stopping hits and offenses


It worked way more in MLB because big league pitchers have much more control and can pinpoint location to pretty much force a hitter to hit it in a certain direction. College pitchers dont have near that type of control.

Also there is a much bigger sample size on MLB hitters. We will shift for freshman hitters with a 100 at bats. Thats not a big enough sample size to know a hitters tendencies yet.
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