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Part II of Q and A with Paul Mainieri

Posted on 6/26/15 at 12:32 pm
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 6/26/15 at 12:32 pm
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We need Alex Lange to pitch at the high level like he did this year. I hope somebody will develop enough to pass Jared Poché in the rotation. If we had a rotation of Lange and another super stud dominating guy and Jared Poché was your third-best starter, that’d be a pretty good staff.
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When Alex Bregman came here as a freshman, we didn’t know he was going to be that caliber of a shortstop. A lot of people thought catcher was the position he should play. In fact, the summer before he came to school here, he wasn’t even playing shortstop. He was catching. Only because I encouraged him to take groundballs every day and that I wanted to look at him at short first that he prepare himself to try to be the shortstop here.


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This post was edited on 6/26/15 at 12:40 pm
Posted by LsuTool
Member since Oct 2009
34881 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 12:37 pm to
To PM goes the credit
Posted by deuce985
Member since Feb 2008
27660 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 12:39 pm to
wtf

This dude has an ego that's way too inflated.
Posted by LSU 318 LSU
El Cerrito Place
Member since Jan 2011
4278 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 12:39 pm to
CPM should get coach of the year or something
Posted by AWDBewww
Keller,TX
Member since Jun 2015
245 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 12:40 pm to
Good for Paul but really goes to show the athleticism of Bregs...
Posted by AWDBewww
Keller,TX
Member since Jun 2015
245 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 12:43 pm to
quote:

quote: We need Alex Lange to pitch at the high level like he did this year. I hope somebody will develop enough to pass Jared Poché in the rotation. If we had a rotation of Lange and another super stud dominating guy and Jared Poché was your third-best starter, that’d be a pretty good staff.


Ummmmm...Duhhhh!!
Posted by burdman
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2007
20741 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 12:45 pm to
quote:

Only because I encouraged him to take groundballs every day and that I wanted to look at him at short first that he prepare himself to try to be the shortstop here.


- The Humble Paul Mainieri
Posted by Catman88
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2004
49125 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 12:49 pm to
Asked question about one of the LSU greats of all time:

Answers:
quote:


First of all, what an eight-year run this has been for me as the coach at LSU


Posted by Guava Jelly
Bawston
Member since Jul 2009
11653 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 1:00 pm to
And the wind of public opinion finally begins to shift. Has it really taken this long for people to become disenchanted with Paul?

I've said for years that his record is good because of his players not because of his merits as a coach.

Say what you want about Les and his gaffes. At least he doesn't throw his players under the bus while talking about how great he is.
Posted by Hermit Crab
Under the Sea
Member since Nov 2008
7189 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 1:06 pm to
quote:

. I hope somebody will develop enough to pass Jared Poché in the rotation.


wonder how Poche will feel when he reads that. That was an unneccasary comment that does nothing but single out one player for not being good enough.
Posted by RGJ18
Collierville, TN
Member since Feb 2010
8742 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 1:18 pm to
quote:

I hope somebody will develop enough to pass Jared Poché in the rotation.

Wow
Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
16264 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 1:25 pm to
Man he really shite on Poche. That's pretty shitty to say about a guy you're gonna rely on next year.
Posted by 81Tiger
LSU Alumnus
Member since Sep 2009
6651 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 1:25 pm to
quote:

I hope somebody will develop enough to pass Jared Poché in the rotation.



How would Mainieri feel if Joe Alleva publicly said:


"I hope somebody will develop enough to take Paul Mainieri's job as head coach at LSU?"


Posted by Nissanmaxima
Member since Feb 2006
14928 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 1:57 pm to
quote:

I hope somebody will develop enough to pass Jared Poché in the rotation




Wait, he actually said this? I hope he meant and maybe he should have said, "We really want Poche' in the bullpen, so we are hoping somebody will develop to take his spot in the rotation".

This would have sounded a lot better and this has to be what he meant.
This post was edited on 6/26/15 at 2:06 pm
Posted by OneMoreTime
Florida Gulf Coast Fan
Member since Dec 2008
61837 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 2:02 pm to
Is he trying to make people hate him?
Posted by sportjunkie69
Member since Nov 2012
2149 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 2:21 pm to
quote:

I hope somebody will develop enough to pass Jared Poché in the rotation. If we had a rotation of Lange and another super stud dominating guy and Jared Poché was your third-best starter, that’d be a pretty good staff.


I hope Poche reads this and transfers. I've never heard a coach talk about a player in that way. This will not end well. I predict right now this is the end for Paul Mainieri. I expect Bertman to pay him a visit and explain to him how many ways to jesus that this is a fricked up thing to say about a kid. Until now I've been on the fence about the whole throwing under the bus thing. But now I have lost all respect for Mainieri.

Hey I hope Andy Cannizaro can become better at coaching and get to the point that he passes up Mainieri. I can imagine a pretty good team if only Mainieri was just the 3rd best coach on the roster.
Posted by Rickety Cricket
Premium Member
Member since Aug 2007
46883 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 2:36 pm to
Such a humble man, giving all the credit to his players and taking all of the blame when it comes down.
Posted by JS87
Member since Aug 2010
16697 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 2:58 pm to
quote:

If we had a rotation of Lange and another super stud dominating guy and Jared Poché was your third-best starter, that’d be a pretty good staff.


...and yet he'd still manage to fail in the postseason.
Posted by crazyLSUfan
LA (Lower Alabama)
Member since Aug 2006
6698 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 2:59 pm to
I was done with PM several years ago due to this kind of mentality. These interviews just further my opinions.

If we win 7straight NC's good, but I'll still think PM is a c*nt
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
56682 posts
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:19 pm to
So Paul, if you have TWO all American pitchers, you may win two games in Omaha. Ok, got it.
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