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LSU baseball future
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:23 am
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:23 am
LSU Baseball will be fine as long as we have Jay
He will improve it
Geaux Tigers
Still some fun moments this year like arrambide’s 4 homer game and Jake brown’s tear that ended too early
He will improve it
Geaux Tigers
Still some fun moments this year like arrambide’s 4 homer game and Jake brown’s tear that ended too early
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Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:26 am to AlecRock23
Dude can have a 15-20 year career here if he wants.
We can atleast get 3 more nattys in that time.
We can atleast get 3 more nattys in that time.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:48 am to AlecRock23
I certainly don’t need any more proof that this man can coach baseball. It’s such a fine line between success and failure most of the time.
Anomalous problems with walks, wild pitches, HBPs, and errors, but this team has been competitive. I have enjoyed watching every game, disappointed with the outcome more than usual but still a very strong brand of baseball.
Anomalous problems with walks, wild pitches, HBPs, and errors, but this team has been competitive. I have enjoyed watching every game, disappointed with the outcome more than usual but still a very strong brand of baseball.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:01 am to AlecRock23
Jay's going to the MLB.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:02 am to AlecRock23
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:10 am to Mobiletiggah
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It’s such a fine line between success and failure most of the time.
quote:This is what a lot of people don't understand. The margins of error are so, so slim in the SEC. Look at game 2 against Tennessee. One Zach Yorke error cost 3 runs and we lose 4-1. The OU series where one Jack Ruckert error cost you 3 runs and we lose by 2.
Anomalous problems with walks, wild pitches, HBPs, and errors, but this team has been competitive.
Of our 17 losses, I think 8 or 9 were by 3 runs or less. Most of those by 1 or 2 runs. Team was both very close to being a top 10 team in the country and very far at the same time. obviously towards the end, pitching let you down, but to act like the entire program needs to be blown up and restarted from scratch is just dumb.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:17 am to AlecRock23
I think JJ is one of the best in the nation, and I also think he is terribly embarrassed with the way his team played in every part of the game this year. He appeared to continue to try to keep the players engaged and build their confidence, but nothing seemed to fire anyone up to perform at a higher level.
I don't necessarily blame JJ for the team this year. I think as the team continued to play poorly, he started making some pitching/substitution decisions to try to get the team out its funk. We had hopes that that small streak around the SC series , where he started playing younger guys and the play seemed to improve, was going to continue. However, it didn't and some of his decisions under pressure just fell short. It is hard to recall where any decision, like a PH or pitching change, actually sparked the team on to a victory....throughout the entire season. This was just a bad season of just about everything on the team, and the result is that a great program was embarassed. Now, JJ has to figure out how to revive this seemingly sinking ship. It should be interesting, as all LSU main sports are going through the exact same thing. Now it is JJ's turn.
Hint - get a real pitching coach on staff and a hitting coach....I personally would love to see Ben McDonald and Todd Walker (.396 lifetime BA at LSU) at a minimum work with our players in this next off season. Just a dream, I know, but I know both could be a great asset to LSU baseball at this point in time.
I don't necessarily blame JJ for the team this year. I think as the team continued to play poorly, he started making some pitching/substitution decisions to try to get the team out its funk. We had hopes that that small streak around the SC series , where he started playing younger guys and the play seemed to improve, was going to continue. However, it didn't and some of his decisions under pressure just fell short. It is hard to recall where any decision, like a PH or pitching change, actually sparked the team on to a victory....throughout the entire season. This was just a bad season of just about everything on the team, and the result is that a great program was embarassed. Now, JJ has to figure out how to revive this seemingly sinking ship. It should be interesting, as all LSU main sports are going through the exact same thing. Now it is JJ's turn.
Hint - get a real pitching coach on staff and a hitting coach....I personally would love to see Ben McDonald and Todd Walker (.396 lifetime BA at LSU) at a minimum work with our players in this next off season. Just a dream, I know, but I know both could be a great asset to LSU baseball at this point in time.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:25 am to AlecRock23
Out of the major sports, baseball is the one that is (imo) more mental than physical. In football and basketball the team can outphysical their opponents if there is a mental issue. In baseball, the physical is still important- you need to be able to hit the ball hard enough, run fast enough to beat the throw or to get to the ball to catch it, etc., but the mental is much more prominent in the game.
This year’s teams issues were primarily mental. You could see they had the talent to beat anyone at times, but it never clicked in a way that led to sustained success. Jay will flush this season and next year will be better.
This year’s teams issues were primarily mental. You could see they had the talent to beat anyone at times, but it never clicked in a way that led to sustained success. Jay will flush this season and next year will be better.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:35 am to QB
You actually made a well thought-out and intelligent post, but then you ruined it by typing this:
Yeskie has taken 4 different schools to Omaha and has won the CWS with 2 of them. He obviously made mistakes this year, the results show it. But he didn’t forget how to coach during the 2025 offseason.
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Hint - get a real pitching coach on staff and a hitting coach....I personally would love to see Ben McDonald and Todd Walker (.396 lifetime BA at LSU) at a minimum work with our players in this next off season. Just a dream, I know, but I know both could be a great asset to LSU baseball at this point in time.
Yeskie has taken 4 different schools to Omaha and has won the CWS with 2 of them. He obviously made mistakes this year, the results show it. But he didn’t forget how to coach during the 2025 offseason.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 11:37 am
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:37 am to AlecRock23
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Jake brown’s tear that ended too early
He really started slumping in SEC play. I think it was because he was trying to carry the team offensively. Teams knew they didn’t need to pitch to him so he was chasing. I would’ve really liked to see him after the team started to be more consistent offensively.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:46 am to Gnash
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Yeskie has taken 4 different schools to Omaha and has won the CWS with 2 of them. He obviously made mistakes this year, the results show it. But he didn’t forget how to coach during the 2025 offseason.
If and when Yeskie is fired after the season, I hope all you Yeskie lovers return to tell us JJ is an idiot for firing the best pitching coach in America.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 12:27 pm to PP7 for heisman
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This is what a lot of people don't understand. The margins of error are so, so slim in the SEC. Look at game 2 against Tennessee. One Zach Yorke error cost 3 runs and we lose 4-1. The OU series where one Jack Ruckert error cost you 3 runs and we lose by 2.
Of our 17 losses, I think 8 or 9 were by 3 runs or less. Most of those by 1 or 2 runs. Team was both very close to being a top 10 team in the country and very far at the same time. obviously towards the end, pitching let you down, but to act like the entire program needs to be blown up and restarted from scratch is just dumb.
A champion is not made of 'What if's'. I do agree there were some close calls and at least those would have made for at least some post season action. The most frustrating thing is wild pitches and free passes. Those things weren't improved upon throughout the season. You can't expect to win games when you give up so much to the compentition.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 12:29 pm to jasonbr1975
if LSU can't afford NIL, time to shut down the baseball program
Posted on 5/12/26 at 4:57 pm to jasonbr1975
quote:I understand that. I do not believe, after seeing a full season from this team, that they have the ability to win a national title. It's just a down year. I wouldn't have said the same thing for a team like the '24 team.
A champion is not made of 'What if's'. I do agree there were some close calls and at least those would have made for at least some post season action.
Still, they played in a ton of close games and just didn't really win any.
The point of my post was illustrating how thin the margins are in the conference. If you have a couple more balls bounce your way, you're looking at playing this weekend for a regional host site.
quote:I agree, and those actually got worse throughout the season when you started to lose innings from your starters.
The most frustrating thing is wild pitches and free passes. Those things weren't improved upon throughout the season.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 5:13 pm to Gnash
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Yeskie has taken 4 different schools to Omaha and has won the CWS with 2 of them. He obviously made mistakes this year, the results show it. But he didn’t forget how to coach during the 2025 offseason.
I think some of Yeskie's problems this year and early last year are/were tied to poor catching. The pitchers and catchers help each other out by hitting spots and framing pitches. Passed balls beget wild pitches, wild pitches beget passed balls. If either side were a little bit better, I think there would be a large difference overall. Last season we had issues early on and as the catchers rounded into form, the pitchers started succeeding more often in leverage spots.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 5:41 pm to PP7 for heisman
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agree, and those actually got worse throughout the season
Agreed
quote:
The point of my post was illustrating how thin the margins are in the conference.
SEC in top 25 = 11 teams. Wow
Posted on 5/12/26 at 6:59 pm to AlecRock23
I was expecting this thread to be about homeruns.
Then I saw this:
Checks out
Then I saw this:
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Still some fun moments this year like arrambide’s 4 homer game and Jake brown’s tear that ended too early
Checks out
Posted on 5/12/26 at 7:04 pm to AlecRock23
Cant be the best every single year that's unsustainable even Saban in his dynasty run hit a bump every once in a while. We will be fine
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:58 pm to nicholastiger
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if LSU can't afford NIL, time to shut down the baseball program
Wut?
quote:
Posted by nicholastiger
Oh.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:20 pm to BR Tiger
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BR Tiger
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BR Tiger
Out of the major sports, baseball is the one that is (imo) more mental than physical
Totally understand your post, physical can be interchanged with athleticism and baseball may require more hand eye coordination than the other sports.
Mental toughness can develop hand eye coordination and highly improve baseball development the way I look this
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