re: Mainieri says Drost practicing in CF

God I would love for all three of out OF positions to have howitzers. Only thing I love more than a catcher picking someone off at second is an OF gunning someone.

Yeah, they could give Drost a shot at first should Morgan happen to have a long, bad stretch. Might be a drop off in defense but a big gain in offense.

I missed that. I rarely listen to radio anymore. I work from home. I just happened to catch PM on OTB yesterday because I went to get a haircut.

Doughty did the same shite last year. Ripping the ball but wasn’t finding holes

Can’t fault a guy for making solid contact, balls will eventually find grass

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You aren’t going to hide anyone there or shelter a player there. Not in the Box of in the SEC.

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It’s CF it’s not rocket science. The read off the bat and the angles you take are easier in CF than the corner outfield spots plus in center the balls you get to the infielders and the wall don’t come into play nearly as often where as the corner spots the walls in fair and foul territory plus the infielders coming back is something you have to consider on almost every single ball hit to you.

That’s why I say CF is more of just a read ball get ball position and your natural athleticism is more important than your defensive tool. the reason you put your fastest, not necessarily the best, outfielder out there is because of the ground you have to cover.

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It’s CF it’s not rocket science. The read off the bat and the angles you take are easier in CF than the corner outfield spots plus in center the balls you get to the infielders and the wall don’t come into play nearly as often where as the corner spots the walls in fair and foul territory plus the infielders coming back is something you have to consider on almost every single ball hit to you.

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CFer has to contend with the walls. Balls curve away from him both ways depending on a rightie or leftie batting. He has to contend with both second baseman & SS; and he frequently comes in on shallow hit balls and he’s got way more room behind him to cover. More area to play creates a bigger need to go back ion balls, read the angle of flight and he often has to cover for a slower OFer in left or right. Remember Beau Jordan?

At every level of baseball coaches covet a top CFer because it requires more skill to play there. They will even put a guy there with a lesser bat if that guy is elite on defense.

The notion that RF even though it’s a Sun field is tougher to play at LSU than CF is goes against what all the baseball people say about the game and empirical evidence. Watson, Mahtook and all the other top LSU CFers didn’t start in CF as freshmen and then move to RF because it was a tougher position to play. They stayed in CF because that’s the tougher OF position requiring your best OFers.

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Who comes up with this stuff

The read off the bat is easier in CF? Wut?

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These guys obviously never played CF.

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Watson, Mahtook, etc were your best athletes in the outfield so they played CF. I’m not arguing that you don’t want your most athletic guy in CF. I am stating that the actual responsibilities of the position are not that difficult. None of the outfield spots have difficult responsibilities but in my opinion playing CF is the one that you have to think the least on a ball hit in your area.

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You admit you need to be a better athlete in CF than in the other OF positions. But somehow a RFer at LSU has to think more than a CFer does? Frankly you aren’t making much sense, OF is largely instinct and athletic talent. The biggest thinking part is to know the situations and bring your dun glasses if necessary. Knowing the various situations is a given for any position. But having the instincts and ability to run down a drive in deep center is a special talent. Some have it and some fo not.

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These guys obviously never played CF.

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2 years in college. Before that I was in LF. Played a little catcher and 3B my first year. Also a closer.

And I’m 28