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re: Paul Mainieri is one of the main reasons Hampton is leaving LSU
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:21 am to The Pirate King
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:21 am to The Pirate King
Some of the LSU fans out there are the worst in the country....
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Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:22 am to ell_13
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I do think PM should have given Hampton a start or two while Gio and Doughty were hurt and Bianco was hitting 0.100. Hell, Bianco was still getting garbage time innings vs TS and UNO in CF. I think a healthy Hampton is way better than y’all are giving him credit for.
Ell, we've been over this. Bianco has not started a single game in the OF.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:22 am to deaux
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that Bianco might be the best defensive center fielder behind Gio. Crews is probably better but he is playing right field for the next 3 seasons.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:23 am to lsufball19
I wasn’t talking about starts. I’m talking about this week when Hampton couldnt even get game reps in the OF over Bianco. That has to sting.
This post was edited on 3/12/21 at 9:24 am
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:23 am to deaux
So I paraphrased a bit going off memory but this is what CPM had to say:
I was thinking the article was more recent but it’s actually from 2/5/21: SI Article
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But the wild card according to Mainieri is Maurice Hampton, who has the athletic capabilities to be a dominant outfielder but because he's been with football for the fall, has some catching up to do in baseball. "He's been off for so long but he's looked good," Mainieri said. "He's lost some balls in the sun because he hasn't had the reps out there so we're gonna kind of see how that goes."
I was thinking the article was more recent but it’s actually from 2/5/21: SI Article
This post was edited on 3/12/21 at 9:25 am
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:24 am to ell_13
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Hampton couldnt even get game reps in the OF over Bianco
Hampton didn’t even make the trip to New Orleans so kind of tough to get reps there.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:25 am to deaux
quote:It certainly doesn’t help in thinking you’ll get opportunities going forward. I think it matters to someone trying to break through and get a shot to contribute at all.
He came in as a defensive replacement in what, the 8th? You think that is the opportunity that would have kept Hampton on the team?
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:25 am to geauxtigers33
Yes he did.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:26 am to lsufball19
He’s going to say you could have moved Dugas to the IF in Doughty’s absence to make room for a Hampton start in the OF. Without even considering that Dugas may be considered a full time OF at this point, if you’re going to make that kind of upheaval to get someone ABs there are still others I would slot in ahead of Hampton (Travinski in that scenario).
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:27 am to ell_13
I thought he didn’t but I’m probably wrong.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:30 am to MOT
quote:I mean, we knew PM was looking for options on the left side. It’s not reaching to think Dugas could get some 2B reps especially with Doughty coming back at 3B. I don’t think that option is unreasonable.
He’s going to say you could have moved Dugas to the IF in Doughty’s absence to make room for a Hampton start in the OF. Without even considering that Dugas may be considered a full time OF at this point
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:31 am to ell_13
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This week says differently with Bianco getting CF reps and Hampton getting none.
Bianco had zero at bats this week. Coming in as defensive replacement late in the game wouldn't have made Hampton happy
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:34 am to lsufball19
He obviously wanted more. But he got nothing this week. That had to feel like a sign. That’s my only point.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:38 am to ell_13
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I mean, we knew PM was looking for options on the left side. It’s not reaching to think Dugas could get some 2B reps especially with Doughty coming back at 3B. I don’t think that option is unreasonable.
Right but knowing what we know now I think it’s also really obvious that CPM knew that Arnold was going to be his second baseman and Doughty was going to 3rd when he got back. He gave Bianco a shot to take over short. He failed miserably and he put Thompson there to complete the infield.
Dugas has played well in left and is hitting the ball. I don’t really see a reason why he should have moved him. It’s not like Dugas has a lot of experience out there to begin with. He needed the reps also.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:38 am to ell_13
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I don’t think that option is unreasonable.
It’s unreasonable if done just to make room for Hampton. If Dugas was the next best option on the IF? Sure. But even then it isn’t a given that Hampton would have been the beneficiary in the OF.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:40 am to geauxtigers33
Yeah. Hindsight for sure. It explains why Arnold wasn’t getting SS reps when we all thought he would go back there when Doughty came back.
quote:That was more about Doughty’s return than Bianco failure imo.
He gave Bianco a shot to take over short. He failed miserably and he put Thompson there to complete the infield.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:41 am to geauxtigers33
quote:He confirmed after the game Tuesday night this move was coming and the injury only postponed it.
I think it’s also really obvious that CPM knew that Arnold was going to be his second baseman and Doughty was going to 3rd when he got back.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:41 am to MOT
quote:He probably didn’t think so.
But even then it isn’t a given that Hampton would have been the beneficiary in the OF.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:44 am to ell_13
It probably just would have been Sanford to LF in that case. Or in my world the speedy Cade Beloso to LF and Travinski to DH.
But it doesn’t matter, it seems pretty apparent that Dugas is an outfielder at this point, not a utility guy.
But it doesn’t matter, it seems pretty apparent that Dugas is an outfielder at this point, not a utility guy.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:46 am to ell_13
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That was more about Doughty’s return than Bianco failure imo.
I think it’s a little of both. Going into the Oral Roberts series Thompson was not hitting well. He had the home runs but not much else was batting in the .100’s and striking out a lot. Just like Bianco was. Thompson had a good series turned it around and Bianco did what Bianco does so when Doughty returned he made the move.
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