re: Ashton Larson

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that keep getting chance after chance after "shite at bats"

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my point exactly.

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you been here 13 years with over 21 thousand posts

Try touching grass.


Kid I've posted everywhere from Tiger Stadium, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Bliss, Central America, from Southeast Asia and plenty places in between.

I've seen plenty grass skippy... and more sand than you'll even see, and hell I've even floated in the Dead Sea.

Get you some wings Jr.

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you must of not been doing your job. Probably hiding with a cell phone posting on the rant. Congrats

A thread a few days ago someone said “I don’t think Larsons time is done here and he’s still going to make an impact this year” or something like that.

Dude nailed it. This buds for you pal.

Stop upvoting your own posts.


You jumped on here to whine and OMG things turned around and you're still trying to defend yourself.


Just stop.

You look like a fool.

Larson will no doubt get more ABs against righties going forward but it is no mystery why he's had a hard time seeing the field.

He is limited defensively and hasn't done much in his opportunities this year. He's going to have to knock the cover off the ball to put either Pearson or Brown on the bench. I'm pulling for him because bringing him back for his junior year would be massive and before last night seemed impossible.

Have you been watching the games? We have more starter talent than positions on the field.

Terrible thread.

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Last year, Larson batted better in SEC games than he did in non-conference games. Larson led the entire team last year in batting average in SEC games. This year, Larson had ONE plate appearance in SEC games before tonight.

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I mean, it sucks for Larson that he plays like arse against midweek teams while all of his competition is better. Btw, Larson was better than a lot of people last year in all games, not just SEC. He didn't suck in midweek games like he had this year.

He didn't earn at bats this year compared to his competition like he did last year. He's had about 12 shitty at bats and a home run now in his most recent appearances.

We can't base this purely on statistics.

Frey had a good night. So did Larson. Frey is in the lineup because he gives us another power hitter in a lineup that doesn't hit a lot of homeruns. That's the most likely reason he's there.

As someone else has pointed out, he has hit the ball hard on a number of occasions, but the ball has just gone straight into someone's glove. Over the course of the season, those odds should even out.

If you want to use statistics, then he is our BEST hitter for the season. Highest average and highest slugging percentage. He hits a higher percentage of homeruns than Jared Jones and strikes out less than Derek Curiel.

The SEC season has a long ways to go. Larson earned some more chances last night, but the only two spots for him are left field and DH. We have Brown, Pearson, Frey, and Larson competing for time. Given the way Jay likes to play L/R matchups, I could see him platooning Frey and Larson based on pitching matchups, in order to give Ashton some more ABs. My gut tells me that CJJ wants Frey to get more comfortable playing every day because he adds more pop to the lineup. Larson is comparable to Brown and Pearson another above average left handed bat.

The bottom line is you have 4 guys playing 2 spots and Frey has an advantage because he is the only guy with plus plus power potential and is potentially the best hitter out of all of them.

It is what it is, and I wish there were more at bats for them. Hopefully all of them contribute, going forward.

I am actually in agreement here. Larson was too good last year to not even be getting looks really. Came up huge last night and gave the offense a much needed boost. Why not run him out there again?