re: Is Aaron Nola the greatest LSU pitcher of all time?

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LSU hit 188 HR in 1 year. B Larson had 40 and was 2nd in the NCAA to Lance Berkman

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You’re referring to the 1997 season which was the height of the juiced bat era (-5 2 3/4 barrel). Still though, LSU’s hitters were absolute studs.
That 1997 season was two years before the bats changed to -3 2 5/8 barrel

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Velocity isn’t a barometer on pitching ability at all.

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Velocity’s important.

Velocity and movement are even more important. Give me a guy that can bring it at 92 mph and can spot his pitches over the guy w/ the flat 98 mph heater any day. Hitters eventually find a way to get the bat head around on the second guy.

Have to agree and I've always thought that Nola had the best moment I've ever seen in person. He's refined that movement since starting in the pros and those hitters have to feel the loss even before going up to the plate. He's just that good. Now he won't blow it past you like some can but be can still put up great velo as well. He can catch someone looking breaking ball and get it by him pretty easily.

As a pitcher velo matters only if you can't actually pitch, like hit spots, throw different speeds, while also having different breaking balls. Aaron actually has two different fast balls like most pitchers do but his two seam is deadly when you mix it correctly, the hitter almost has to guess. It can look exactly like the four seam but break in, out, or down. He's so accurate that he can place the two seam, four seam, curve, and change up in the same spot making them all look like the same pitch but they all have totally different breaks. His two seam is more like a split finger fastball, where it breaks to the side or down. It's just nasty.

Then he has a beautiful curve that he can throw for a strike or in the ground. He's developed his change up also which just makes him very tough to hit. You almost have to sit on a pitch with him, hope you get it or hope you get lucky with two strikes. I love both the pitchers though. Big Ben was a dominating force out there and could just take over a game, from shear will.

Ben, Brett and Lane...

Wow, this is a tough one and a great topic. I've seen both pitch. Ben was a physically intimidating can't miss prospect. Nola was a surgical crafty can't miss prospect.

Nola had the better numbers in his LSU career and it seemed like he'd win every time he started. With Ben you were going to get a show of power like no other. With Aaron, you were going to watch brilliance.

I guess it depends on whether you like Randy Johnson or Greg Maddox better. While I would rather watch Randy and Ben throw it as a spectator, if I needed a pitcher to win a game or lose my life, I'd take Maddox and Nola.

Greatness = titles

Greatest LSU pitcher is laxton.

Dont care about stats or pro career.

For 1 season give me ‘92 and Lloyd Peever.
He was so damn good that year. Wish we had him for 3 instead of just 1.

DJ > breg

Chris Cotton, IMHO

-3’s were used in the late’80’s early ‘90’s as I recAll in high school and legion. Not sure about college.