re: Who is mainieri going to throw under the bus today?

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He completely reamed the team in the outfield meeting after the game.

Good. They needed it.

We got 4 runs in the third inning and then played like they were sleep walking through the last 6 innings. Maybe they assumed with Lange on the mound the game was over with those 4 runs.

Hopefully the butt chewing will wake them up tomorrow and for the rest of the season....

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ERMAGERD!!!!!

Mainieri yells at a sleepwalking team after an ugly loss, much to the consternation of the self-appointed coaching experts on the Rant, and the hitters respond the next day by being totally focused getting the most hits (14), the biggest run differential (10) in a win and with the three pitchers surrendering only one earned run in a blowout victory for LSU in this young season!!!!!

Furthermore, yesterday's "suspect" bullpen (according to the same Rant baseball coaching experts) transforms itself one day later into an out machine giving up only one hit in two innings, striking out two and with today's starting pitcher and two relievers throwing an overall combined five hitter, not hitting any batters, recording 8 K's, no wild pitches and walking......wait for it.........wait.................NONE!!

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“I was proud of the way we responded after the loss yesterday,” Mainieri said. “We take a lot of pride around here in not having losing streaks, and our players came out to the park today determined to win. I think we learned a lot about our team this week, and some things which may have been negative in the short term can benefit us over the entire course of the season.”

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ETA: Mainieri's comments after the game today....

Paul Mainieri is a coaching genius!!