re: LSU baseball: What will next years starting lineup look like

I mean if mahtook were so good he'd have started over landry from day one. Forget the fact that usually an upper classmen usually has to perform poorly for a freshmen to take his spot

Landry is just hands down the better centerfielder that's why he plays there when subbed in.....oh wait

Funny he even mentions the espn highlights since that's basically the reason everyone thinks leon is so amazing in the outfield.

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Here's a good link from TSN on LSU Tigers and Signees in 2009 MLB Draft.

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That link mentions Zach Lee as not getting drafted, but he isn't eligible to be drafted until the 2010 draft. But otherwise, pretty good info.

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Pulled out the race card? I point out an unusual affinity a bunch of people have for this kid and i'm pulling a card.

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You specifically mentioned that there is a cult-like following for the "white kid" and also made mention of an Oreo outfield.

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I stated that I think Landry is a better defensive centerfielder.

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And several people have given evidence as to why that isn't the case.

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I think Landry covers more space. Whether you disagree is your opinion.

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Actually it's not up to opinion. It's a measurable attribute. So thinking one covers more space does not necessarily make it true. It would be the same as thinking that 2+2=5.

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If Mahtook was the superior player it wouldn't have taken 30 games to figure it out.

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So you feel that Nola is not better defensively than Lemahieu because it took so long to make the switch?

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The guy is great. Has a great bat but don't throw Landry's fielding skills under the bus because Mahtook has a nice swing of the bat.

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You seem to think that Mahtook is staying in CF because of his hitting, but when both are in the lineup he is still in CF. So obviously that is not the case.

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I can remember a few times this year Mahtook being wary of the wall when trying to make a play.

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So, playing with reckless abandon > than reading a ball off the bat and getting a good jump? OK, so be it. FWIW, I like that Landry plays with reckless abandon.

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Being tentative is great but Landry's defense always kept him in the lineup.

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His defense keeps him in LF now when he is in the lineup because him in left and Mahtook in center is better for the team.

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Mahtooks bat combined with formidable defense finally worked him out of it.

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No, as stated earlier, Leon's slump is what did him in, Mahtook's bat got him in the lineup, his glove and instincts have kept him in CF.

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Not because Landry was deficient at Centrr.

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He is by no means deficient in center, he is a very good centerfielder, it's just that Mahtook is better.

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He'll, Marineri got Jared in right. He might prefer speed on the edges but Schimph disproved that but he has a bat.

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Mainieri prefers the best mix of players that will get him a win. And since we're on a pretty good streak right now, I'd say he's found it.

I have heard this too. And it's a shame. I think the kid was gonna be a helluva player(not just pitcher).

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SP- Randy Ziegler

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Sorry, he got cut. He's back in Shreveport.

what's the reason for Ziegler not returning? I was really high on that kid, a shame.

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what's the reason for Ziegler not returning? I was really high on that kid, a shame.

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He is hurt. Schalorship limitations. All I know is he is in Shreveport.