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re: Cowan had zero business going out there in the 9th

Posted on 5/15/25 at 9:57 pm to
Posted by Double Oh
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2008
21777 posts
Posted on 5/15/25 at 9:57 pm to
quote:

Who comes in?




Rizzy
Posted by aruss15
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
735 posts
Posted on 5/15/25 at 9:58 pm to
Ah so blowing 3 saves of 4 means he’s great lately? 1 against one of the worst teams in the country? frick off
Posted by Shooter
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
7741 posts
Posted on 5/15/25 at 10:01 pm to
Jay is seeing what these players have in the tank before they start playing in the post season. He knows what he's doing unlike some on this board!
Posted by PoppaD
Texas
Member since Feb 2008
5250 posts
Posted on 5/15/25 at 10:08 pm to
quote:

Mayers


I would have given him a shot. Cowan obviously didn't have it. And Mayers last couple outings have been promising and he looked un hittable in them.
Posted by TheRouxGuru
Member since Nov 2019
11885 posts
Posted on 5/15/25 at 10:08 pm to
Rizzy. Williams. Anybody but Cowan after we all saw how the 8th went

He didn’t fool anybody. Everything was hit hard. I’m not saying for sure that someone else would have worked. I did however know that Cowan WASN’T going to work. That was my only point. You gotta get him outta there
Posted by 6R12
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2005
10574 posts
Posted on 5/15/25 at 10:10 pm to
Gotta wonder if Jay had a reason for it. It could have been to see if he could fight thru it needing him down the stretch. Or letting him work out of the funk he's in. It could be several things at play. Unless we lose all 3 games this 1 game shouldn't hurt us with seeding etc.
Posted by WhiteMandingo
Member since Jan 2016
7006 posts
Posted on 5/15/25 at 10:34 pm to
Evans is the closer.
Cowan should have started.
He is burned for the weekend now should have let him have gone that long.
The idea is get him in game 1 around 30 pitches and the game 3 the a same. Rest game 2
But that idea has been shot to shite the second half of the season.
Posted by beauchristopher
Member since Jan 2008
69632 posts
Posted on 5/15/25 at 10:40 pm to
How is Cowan starting this game any better? The pitching did fine and Cowan got lit up.
Posted by beauchristopher
Member since Jan 2008
69632 posts
Posted on 5/15/25 at 10:40 pm to
They don't seem interested at all in pitching Cowan twice in one weekend.

That seems pretty clear to me.
Posted by Meauxjeaux
98836 posts including my alters
Member since Jun 2005
43594 posts
Posted on 5/15/25 at 10:47 pm to
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Yeah that's who I want in the game in a 1 run game on the road.


With bases empty? It’s a good choice.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
75739 posts
Posted on 5/15/25 at 10:50 pm to
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Ah so blowing 3 saves of 4 means he’s great lately? 1 against one of the worst teams in the country? frick off


you said he hasn’t pitched well in a month and he was great last weekend
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Posted by LSUButt
Lowcountry
Member since Jan 2006
15351 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 12:33 am to
Jay has made beyond questionable pitching decisions all year. If you ever vocalized on here, you got CRUSHED.

Absolutely INSANE he let Cowan go back out and then continued to let him pitch. The baserunning blunders were not on coach, but ultimately we lost because of his mismanagement of the arms (again)
Posted by LSUButt
Lowcountry
Member since Jan 2006
15351 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 12:34 am to
Cowan didn’t need to start. But you bring Evans in in the 9th. He mows that team down in 15 pitches. He could also pitch Saturday
Posted by GeekedUp
Virginia
Member since Jun 2009
2529 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 5:23 am to
Agree. They were making solid contact from the minute he went out.
Posted by GeauxLSU4
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2012
11509 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 5:32 am to
Cowan looks like a guy that has zero conviction in his pitches right now. He’s missing over the heart of the plate too much when he’s behind and not competitive when he gets ahead in counts to put hitters away. To me, lack of confidence is his biggest issue.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
34361 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 5:49 am to
quote:

Jay has made beyond questionable pitching decisions all year.

Well, LSU is #1 in the nation.
Posted by WhiteMandingo
Member since Jan 2016
7006 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 6:28 am to
Agreed
Posted by lsufan1971
Zachary
Member since Nov 2003
21710 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 6:32 am to
Posted by Mandtgr47
Member since Aug 2024
6083 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 6:36 am to
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Has zero confidence right now.


This is the #1 thing with most closer/relief/starters. Confidence is everything, and especially as a closer. I don't know if he can turn it around in a few weeks, and if not, hopefully we have someone beaming with confidence that can fill the role. All it takes is one good outing to start regaining it.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
20093 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 6:47 am to
Leaving Cowan in waaay past the obvious yank time made me thing CPM was coaching our team.
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