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Posted on 1/23/11 at 9:34 pm to LSUAlum2001
Furniss was the most productive LSU player that I can recall.
Walker may have been the best pure hitter though. He sure had a sweet swing.
Walker may have been the best pure hitter though. He sure had a sweet swing.
Posted on 1/23/11 at 9:47 pm to bayoujd
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Furniss was the most productive LSU player that I can recall.
A product of his times.
In the big bucks era after the 1993 expansion, pitchers were hard to come by in college baseball for quite a while. Then there was all the steroids and bat issues, and everybody was struggling to find good arms. It seemed like offering a Stanford, Rice, or Vandy degree was the only way to land a great pitcher. Things have gotten a lot better for college baseball in recent years though.
Posted on 1/23/11 at 9:48 pm to TyOconner
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Ben Mac.
+1
Posted on 1/23/11 at 9:48 pm to Lsuman122
If you mean best player while at LSU, it is
1A. Todd Walker
1B. Ben McDonald
No doubt Eddy Furniss was awesome, but not like Walker or McDonald.
1A. Todd Walker
1B. Ben McDonald
No doubt Eddy Furniss was awesome, but not like Walker or McDonald.
Posted on 1/23/11 at 9:49 pm to glassman
Walker
Posted on 1/23/11 at 9:58 pm to LSU Geaust
Paul Byrd has probably already pitched his last MLB game. he currently resides in Alpharetta, GA with his wife and 2 kids. He is one of the coaches on his son's Georgia Roadrunners baseball team.
Posted on 1/23/11 at 10:06 pm to Fenster
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No doubt Eddy Furniss was awesome, but not like Walker or McDonald.
I totally agree, but was McDonald really the best LSU pitcher of his era?
1986
Stan Loewer, 14-4 (3.80)
Barry Manuel, 10-3 (2.37)
Mark Guthrie, 9-2 (4.24)
Dan Kite, 8-3 (3.18)
Gregg Patterson, 3-0 (3.99)
1987
Gregg Patterson, 11-2 (1.84)
Stan Loewer, 9-5 (4.03)
Dan Kite, 7-3 (3.30)
Ben McDonald, 2-3 (4.06)
1988
Ben McDonald, 13-7 (2.65)
Russell Springer, 7-7 (2.95)
Dan Kite, 7-5 (3.27)
1989
Curtis Leskanic, 15-2 (3.19)
Ben McDonald, 14-4 (3.49)
Russell Springer, 9-3 (3.49)
Paul Byrd, 6-2 (3.38)
Chad Ogea, 2-0 (2.56)
1990
Paul Byrd, 17-6 (3.84)
Chad Ogea, 14-2 (3.62)
John O'Donoghue, 12-3 (2.88)
Mark LaRosa, 7-2 (4.06)
1991
Chad Ogea, 14-5 (3.08)
Mike Sirotka, 11-0 (2.80)
Paul Byrd, 8-3 (4.66)
Mark LaRosa, 7-3 (4.33)
Rick Greene, 7-2 (3.17)
1992
Lloyd Peever, 14-0 (1.98)
Matt Chamberlain, 8-2 (4.26)
Scott Schultz, 8-3 (2.90)
Ronnie Rantz, 7-2 (3.76)
Mike Sirotka, 6-3 (4.48)
Rick Greene, 5-3 (3.02)
1993
Brett Laxton, 12-1 (1.98)
Mike Sirotka, 12-6 (1.99)
Scott Schultz, 7-3 (4.91)
Matt Chamberlain, 6-3 (4.58)
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Posted on 1/23/11 at 10:06 pm to Doc Fenton
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Paul Byrd & Russell Springer, however, are still freaking around!!
Really?
Wow.
Not to date myself, but he's getting up there for an athlete...I had a writing class with Byrd back in the day, and he hit on me all the time (until he realized his GF was a RA in my dorm...I still remember the look of panic on his face when he saw me walk into the dorm as he and his GF were walking out, and she waved and called me over to talk to them).
Good times.
Oh, and Todd Walker, though Albert Joey Belle was one hell of a baseball player, too.
Posted on 1/23/11 at 10:10 pm to Doc Fenton
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A product of his times. In the big bucks era after the 1993 expansion, pitchers were hard to come by in college baseball for quite a while. Then there was all the steroids and bat issues, and everybody was struggling to find good arms. It seemed like offering a Stanford, Rice, or Vandy degree was the only way to land a great pitcher. Things have gotten a lot better for college baseball in recent years though
Posted on 1/23/11 at 10:12 pm to Doc Fenton
Lake Charles High.
This post was edited on 1/23/11 at 10:17 pm
Posted on 1/23/11 at 10:16 pm to Lester Earl
Are you denying that there was a major talent dropoff in college baseball in the late 90's and early 00's?
Posted on 1/23/11 at 10:24 pm to Doc Fenton
I dont think it was major. Of course the bats changed a lot during that stretch, but there were still talented players.
Pitchers took the brunt of it. But it doesn't mean they werent talented. It was hard to pitch against those bats.
There was some serious MLB talent produced all around during that era.
I dont think it diminishes anything Furniss did. He proved he could hit with old bats early in his career, and if my memory serves me correctly, he still used the old school Easton even after hot bat craze.
To call him a product of the era is an insult to him. He was an elite player over a 4 year stretch that had him a top the SEC and NCAA history books at the end of his time at LSU
Pitchers took the brunt of it. But it doesn't mean they werent talented. It was hard to pitch against those bats.
There was some serious MLB talent produced all around during that era.
I dont think it diminishes anything Furniss did. He proved he could hit with old bats early in his career, and if my memory serves me correctly, he still used the old school Easton even after hot bat craze.
To call him a product of the era is an insult to him. He was an elite player over a 4 year stretch that had him a top the SEC and NCAA history books at the end of his time at LSU
This post was edited on 1/23/11 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 1/23/11 at 10:31 pm to Lester Earl
I would call Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire products of their era too, but that's not to say that they weren't on an elite level.
Give Furniss credit for a great career where he was the best in the SEC. But when comparing him to other players like Walker or Belle, the records he holds have to be put in context.
Give Furniss credit for a great career where he was the best in the SEC. But when comparing him to other players like Walker or Belle, the records he holds have to be put in context.
Posted on 1/23/11 at 10:40 pm to Doc Fenton
why do you think there was a sudden major talent drop off again?
quote:
I would call Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire products of their era too, but that's not to say that they weren't on an elite level.
are you saying Furniss was on steroids?
Posted on 1/23/11 at 10:42 pm to Lester Earl
you don't think he was?
Posted on 1/23/11 at 10:52 pm to josh336
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you don't think he was?
I have heard from a few guys that played with him that he was not on the sauce. I believe it because they weren't denying that other guys were and even named names..
Posted on 1/23/11 at 10:52 pm to josh336
I mean I don't know for sure, none of us do, but he was a big dude to begin with, and his power numbers really weren't that outrageous. Not to mention he was very smart with a future in the medical field. Im not sure he would be the one to use steroids.
Posted on 1/23/11 at 10:54 pm to Lester Earl
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are you saying Furniss was on steroids?
No.
Posted on 1/23/11 at 10:55 pm to Lester Earl
quote:
I mean I don't know for sure, none of us do, but he was a big dude to begin with, and his power numbers really weren't that outrageous. Not to mention he was very smart with a future in the medical field. Im not sure he would be the one to use steroids.
I agree 100%..
This post was edited on 1/23/11 at 10:57 pm
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