re: LSU Baseball not selected to play in the tournament

yep, Dallas Baptist and St. John's have huge baseball fanbases

I guess the midweek games do matter these days because the big programs do not pitch there best but the small conference look at it has a regional and if they win they get in. The big programs get no credit for a midweek game but take a major hit if they lose, doesn't seem fair. So are they telling us not to schedule midweek games anymore?!?!?!?!

Not traveling to face any tough OOC and finishing at the bottom of the weak west division sealed the deal. I agree some of the teams in the field don't belong, but when they have so many automatic bids for the no names it screws everyone else.

How does Alcorn State and UALR and New Mexico make it in with losing freaking records!!!?? Also Princeton who we beat in the best out of 3 match up makes it in the Texas Reg with a damn23-22 record!! makes me sick

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Chris Monasch, St. John’s University (New York)

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Must have been a lot of sucking under that committee table. :lol: :lol:

The college baseball world doesn't revolve around LSU, bad season and got left out....that's life. Now you know how many teams feel each year. We could debate whether or not the team should be in but it doesn't matter, earn it on the field and they can't screw you.

All of this brings to mind the football anti-playoff fanatics whining that the regular season is diminished with post-season tournaments.

:D

Stop, just stop. This is not on the NCAA or the selection committee. If you can't see that there are issues with the team, then you haven't been going to the games. This team is very undisciplined at the plate, it's little league coaching at best. I can't tell you of the number of times I sat behind home plate at the box counting the number of pitches by the opposing team only to discover that it was often between 25 and 30 into the 4th or 5th innings.

Small things add up to big mistakes. Like with a runner of first and second and the opposing team bunts, the ball is fielded by the catcher just on the infield grass, gets the out at first all the while the pitcher doesn't cover home, he just stands and watches the play...fundamentals, bad fundamentals. Or let's not forget two straight sliders called by our "pitching" coach (term used very, very loosely) at Arkansas in the bottom of the ninth...the first was hit 400' foul, the second was barely missed while being fouled straight into the backstop. Could it be possible that our head coach could look over to his "great" pitching coach and say "maybe we shouldn't throw that pitch again?". But, no he calls the pitch again, but this time it's hit 400' fair for a walk off homerun.

And, while there are numerous other examples, not the least of which is getting 2 runners thrown out at home plate in the same inning, I will leave with this final thought...there are 2 100% certainties in baseball, first, the 3-hole hitter will get a bat in the first inning of every single game. Secondly, if the 4-hole hitter doesn't get a bat in the first inning, then his first at bat will always be with no one on base, this is why most major league managers bat their best hitters in the 3-hole spot. Not our coach, it's simply little league coaching, put the best hitter in the 4-hole spot and it doesn't matter who is behind the plate.

In summary, this is totally, 100%, on CPM. No one else's fault.

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This from the same organization that handles the Auburn fiasco so well. Is anyone really surprised about that.

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Good point. Wonder how long b/f Newton gives back his Heisman ala Reggie Bush?