re: A lot of people on here arguing the Ack vs. Jump choice by JJ

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No, but I wouldn’t trot a guy who couldn’t locate his fastball for a strike back out for a 2nd inning of work.

Especially when he’s struggled with command all season.

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He sure located it enough, and had his slider working, didn't he? You thought Jump was going to be LESS of a risk on two days rest?

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Nah captain hindsight.

Do your thing.

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Like I said in my previous post, which you are probably reading right now. Go check my post history about a similar situation, and call me "captain hindsight" again. I implore you, tough guy.

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Go check my post history about a similar situation, and call me "captain hindsight" again. I implore you, tough guy

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Best pitcher…when starting a game 0-0 with 9 innings to play. There is a much different level pressure when you have to enter a 1 run game in the bottom of the 9th with the game (in this case, the season) on the line

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Jump has closed games before.

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I would have agreed with the move if it was the 7th inning. Or if Ack was laboring at the end of a long outing. Or you simply had no reliable pitchers left. But Ack was one of your guys you trusted in that situation all season. He had pitched well the inning before.

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Ack has a 5.65ERA. A 1.41 WHIP. He has not been reliable this year, including yesterday against Wofford.

You’re talking about him like he’s some lock down reliever. He isn’t.

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ANYONE else on the mound but Ack (assuming, obviously, Herring was a no-go) you make the move. But I trust the guy who has gotten me late outs before over a guy trying to fill a role you haven’t asked him to ever fill

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Ack has closed out 2 games this year.

In hindsight, Jump should have started. Hellmers is the only reason we nearly pulled it off. He was incredible for the time he was in. UNC guy Pence was good as well. A tough loss for sure.

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No, he didn’t. His slider was the only pitch he could locate.

The one fastball he threw for a strike was middle in on 3-2. Not a great pitch.

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Middle in is not an easy pitch to hit so long as it is in, If it were, then why didn't they tee off? But then, you're the same person who said he "struggled" after no one got on base or even put the ball in play against him.

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I was the best available to get 3 outs. Ack is far from LsU’s best.

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Your best option in that situation is the guy who's getting outs. Jump on two days rest is not LSU's best option. He's AN option, and that's it. Jay has never ridden Hellmers like that, but stuck with him because he was pitching well, and there weren't many options. If Jump were the "best option", then why not start him? Why not bring him in, in the 8th, and not even go to Ack? He ended up leaving him in there for two innings, so if he was willing to do that, why did he wait til the 9th?

He overmanaged. Period. And you keep not responding to my request for you to look at my post history. Afraid of hindsight, are you?

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Middle in is not an easy pitch to hit, If it weren't, why didn't they tee off? But then, you're the same person who said he "struggled" after no one got on base or even put the ball in play against him.

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Because, like the rest of their hitters would have done, he was sitting off speed because Ack couldn’t locate his fastball.

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If Jump were the "best option", then why not start him? Why not bring him in, in the 8th, and not even go to Ack? He ended up leaving him in there for two innings, so if he was willing to do that, why did he wait til the 9th?

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Because he wasn’t pitching Jump unless you have to. He said as much before the game.

3 outs to get with a 1 run lead is “have to” territory.

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He overmanaged. Period. And you keep not responding to me request for you to look at my post history? Afraid of hindsight, are you?

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Why would I dig through your post history when you’re the one claiming you said it?

Go dig through that drivel yourself and post it.

I think he didn't want a lefty starter (Ack or Coleman) to face Honeycutt right off the bat. Since he knew Dutton was good for 1 inning max, and he has stared before, then why not put him in a specific scenario?

Of course it didn't work. But it doesn't make it a terrible decision. It wasn't like they hit 3 piss rockets against him.

And if JJ could have looked into the future and seen Hellmers dragging his nuts on UNC for 5 innings, he might have started him instead

What in the world is happening in here

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Why is it on me to prove you right? That’s not how this works scooter. If you want to claim you said something, YOU can provide the proof.

I really don’t give a shite was you said 3 years ago.

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The burden of proof is always on the accuser? Or do you not know that?

You want me to show you proof of what I thought tonight before the situation happened, and I don't have that, because I wasn't online. But if you think I'm the kind of person who only say something if it doesn't work out, You can go look it up. But you won't, because you're a hypocrite.

Have a nice night.

1. I mean you say put Jump out there on three days rest to get 3 outs. I’m taking that all day over every guy we have on staff with the exception of MAYBE Holman and that’s a very debatable maybe.

2. Saying NC didn’t deserve to win is asinine. Bloop hits happen all the time in baseball as do errors. That’s why putting the ball in play matters especially with RISP. They did just that and it worked for them. Along with all of the great defensive plays they made in every game against us. All of that makes a difference in baseball. Annnnnd they out hit us. More hits, and less errors (in case you’re new) is typically a winning recipe.

3. Ahhhh so you don’t coach major D1 college ball because you don’t have the patience ?? . I'd find some patience if I were you! Might make you some more money coupled with your ability to reason and clearly superior logic. After all, thinking the game isn’t so hard eh?