re: Mainieri paraphrased: "my players are not talented"

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We're talking about fully grown, mature athletes. These young men (unlike yourself and a few others in this thread) should be more than capable of handling a factual, logical and reasonable statement made by their headcoach.

If you think your team is going to quit because of this statement, you have much, much, MUCH bigger problems in the club house my friend, you've got a bench full of pansies.

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Just curious, what is your experience playing D1 baseball.
I guess it means nothing that PM is getting crushed by former LSU players for his statements in this article.
You just don't say shite like that to the media.

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I guess it means nothing that PM is getting crushed by former LSU players for his statements in this article.

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Link?

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Pitchers who can throw in the 90s: Where did I say mid 90s??

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this isn't a some new accomplishment. a lot of college pitchers can hit 90.

Just to go with your stat and your question. Bradshaw was a soph on the n.c. team, a.r., coleman, cain, ross, alsup, and byrd that's 7 off the top of my head.

answer to your question, 2009, two years ago.

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i go with 2007.




Huh?? Do you follow baseball?

Mahtook was a frosh in the 2008-2009 season as was Hanover.


But WAY to make my point.. The last time LSU had that type of talent WE WON THE CWS!

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ok, i go with 2008.

your question was when have they had this kind of speed, not talent. which, in 2008 we had a lot MORE speed. landry, mitchel, mahtook, d.j., nola, schimpf, derrick h, dean, gibbs, ochinko.

the only edge in speed on this team is maybe dozar over dean, maybe katz over ochinko but you don't have a landry, dishon, hanover, and magee on the bench either. 7 out 9 positions go to 2008 team as being faster.

not really a comparison.

if you are trying to say this team is as talented as 2009 then,

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dos crystal

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you left out this part, sid.

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Sure did. My bad........I edited.

Still a strange quote coming from a coach. One I will never think is appropriate.

Suck it up, own your mistake, do not make disparaging remarks about the team in public. That is how I interpret it.

A quote like, "LSU will take a long hard look at all aspects of the program during the offseason and make the necessary changes. The responsibility is mine and I will get it fixed." That is all that needs to be said. Drawing attention to one aspect of th eprogram in the public eye is not needed.

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question, did hanover start a game in the c.w.s?

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No he didnt start because CPM wanted the experience of a player that was there before.

But its not like he was aweful when given the chance either.. He hit 429 in the LSU Regional and in the CWS went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and three RBI.

Thats just horrible!

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How is it better to tell the players up close and personal that the talent has dropped off the last couple years

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If he hasnt told them then in the locker room (which we dont know)

Then its a major slap in your face as a player to find shite like that out through the media. It helps nothing..

If its kept just in the locker room then its generally taken as a more of get off you arse and do something motivation rather than an insult.

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question, did hanover start a game in the c.w.s?

where was he? ON THE BENCH.

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so that defines him as a bench player?

you really are clueless, dont know what to say.

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it seems to have affected all of the college baseball as runs, avg., and hr's are down.

are you saying they are up?

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i seriously doubt they are up.

i also doubt the college average has dropped 30 points and started playing shitty defense because of the bats.

other teams are hitting quite well against us it seems.

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I named SEVEN NEW pitchers on a staff.. And you just compared that to 7 on an entire staff?


Cain did not throw 90s and neither did Byrd.

Coleman is at tops 90mph even but I will allow it..

So you have 4 pitchers on a staff in with power arms vs 10.

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whatever, dude. make up shite as you go. cain threw 90. Jones is a freaking Junior. Mccune doesn't throw 90. i don't know if rumbelow, peterson, and broussard do.

see, that's the difference, i don't make shite up, i will say that i don't know. however, i'm not going to accept some spewed bullshite as fact.

i think we made that clear yesterday when you said broadhead was the first a.d. to turn a profit only to be provided with an article providing the fact he wasn't.

all in all i don't see where it matters if someone can throw 90 or not. there are plenty of pitchers in the hall of fame that never did. you either know how to pitch or you don't.

again, are you saying this team is as talented as 2009? stay on point here. you started this bullshite claiming this team has the talent. they just aren't coached.

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so that defines him as a bench player?

you really are clueless, dont know what to say.

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well that team went 56-17, that is total 73 games not 63, but i'm clueless.

ok, i'll say he was bench player who then started then got benched. because that is EXACTLY what happened. he didn't start the season as a starter and he didn't finish the season as a starter.

you define that how you want. i never said he was a bad player. just stating he's now a everyday player. he hasn't had to come of the bench.