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Perhaps I'm the only one who feels for Mainieri
Posted on 3/29/21 at 4:21 am
Posted on 3/29/21 at 4:21 am
For whatever reason, it seems like he's just been drained since his father died. Before we all say, "Well, my father died and it didn't affect me that way," my father died, too, and it didn't affect my job, though I think about him every day. But it's different.
Paul's whole life was absorbed with baseball and his father. The two were inseparable. His dad was a legendary coach, and he was an integral part of his life at every coaching stop, professionally and personally.
Maybe he just can't separate the two. I'm not a psychiatrist or a baseball coach, but Paul seems lost, like there's no energy or direction now. Perhaps there's a reason.
Perhaps he needs to retire, both for him and LSU.
Paul's whole life was absorbed with baseball and his father. The two were inseparable. His dad was a legendary coach, and he was an integral part of his life at every coaching stop, professionally and personally.
Maybe he just can't separate the two. I'm not a psychiatrist or a baseball coach, but Paul seems lost, like there's no energy or direction now. Perhaps there's a reason.
Perhaps he needs to retire, both for him and LSU.
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Posted on 3/29/21 at 5:59 am to BillF
He lost Lasorda, too
Posted on 3/29/21 at 6:12 am to BillF
It’s not a matter of not feeling for CPM. Losing a parent is hard and we all deal with it in our own way.
However, you can be both sympathetic/empathetic for his loss and still acknowledge that he is no longer the right person to lead LSU baseball. This isn’t a question of not caring about him or not acknowledging his contributions as a great leader and steward for LSU; it’s simply a matter of whether he is the best person moving forward and even his own body language indicates he knows he is not.
However, you can be both sympathetic/empathetic for his loss and still acknowledge that he is no longer the right person to lead LSU baseball. This isn’t a question of not caring about him or not acknowledging his contributions as a great leader and steward for LSU; it’s simply a matter of whether he is the best person moving forward and even his own body language indicates he knows he is not.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 6:15 am to ibldprplgld
He’s also had that neck surgery twice
Life goes on
And if he’s worried about all that than he needs to step away
Life goes on
And if he’s worried about all that than he needs to step away
Posted on 3/29/21 at 6:32 am to BillF
I agree. LSU sports won’t be the same once my dad dies, so I can completely understand how this would affect Paul. He’s won a title, had some great players and teams, it’s time to hang it up.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 6:36 am to ibldprplgld
LSU needs a spark and a change in direction.
That said, I hope and think Paul will land somewhere else and be super successful. Some other school probably needs the same thing.
That said, I hope and think Paul will land somewhere else and be super successful. Some other school probably needs the same thing.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 7:38 am to Geaux Guy
Reminds me of miles. Its like someone gets emotionally attached to the coaches and ending that relationship is to hard. So we keep coaches 10 years to long.
This post was edited on 3/29/21 at 7:39 am
Posted on 3/29/21 at 8:05 am to BillF
I sympathize with guy. I lost my dad a week before Christmas 2019. I would give anything to just have him tell me one more Boudreaux joke.
That said, he would be the first person to tell me to get my head out of my arse and do my job. Life goes on, and so does LSU baseball.
PM has a duty to the university and the young men on that team to do his damn job. It's been obvious for years now that he isn't getting it done. If he can't recognize that, then someone at LSU needs to for the good of the program.
If he's depressed, then he needs help. If he's just lost that fire in his belly to win, then he needs to go.
I appreciate what he has accomplished, but there comes a time in everyone's life where you just have to hang it up.
Just looking his body language the last few years, you can tell the spark has been extinguished. There is no joy for him coaching this team.
It's time.
That said, he would be the first person to tell me to get my head out of my arse and do my job. Life goes on, and so does LSU baseball.
PM has a duty to the university and the young men on that team to do his damn job. It's been obvious for years now that he isn't getting it done. If he can't recognize that, then someone at LSU needs to for the good of the program.
If he's depressed, then he needs help. If he's just lost that fire in his belly to win, then he needs to go.
I appreciate what he has accomplished, but there comes a time in everyone's life where you just have to hang it up.
Just looking his body language the last few years, you can tell the spark has been extinguished. There is no joy for him coaching this team.
It's time.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 8:12 am to BillF
quote:That's just the thing. He doesn't want to. People who are oblivious to the entire situation (like Mainieri) HAVE to be fired. Because he will make it hard on himself when he could have looked at the situation and realized it's time to step down.
Perhaps he needs to retire, both for him and LSU.
It's time to raise the white flag, Mainieri. Give it up. Pass the torch on to somebody else.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 8:22 am to RealityTiger
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Because he will make it hard on himself when he could have looked at the situation and realized it's time to step down.
It doesn’t matter if he steps down or not, he still gets paid
I also don’t think he will be fired, at least not publicly
It sure as hell isn’t happening mid season either
Posted on 3/29/21 at 8:25 am to BillF
PM retiring is the best case for all concerned.
It will be best for him before he completely destroys all the respect he has garnered from the past teams.
It will be best for the players who deserve more than he is giving them
It will be best for the program going forward as LSU is now very close to being deemed an old force that has seen its days...ie Nebraska in football.
It is best for LSU fans because LSU deserves better with the support like no other they have made LSU stand apart from the rest of college programs. This is being tested severely.
Paul just needs to retire gracefully no later than this year. If he delays at all, he will skewered by all the LSU fans...just like his coaching mentor LM.
It will be best for him before he completely destroys all the respect he has garnered from the past teams.
It will be best for the players who deserve more than he is giving them
It will be best for the program going forward as LSU is now very close to being deemed an old force that has seen its days...ie Nebraska in football.
It is best for LSU fans because LSU deserves better with the support like no other they have made LSU stand apart from the rest of college programs. This is being tested severely.
Paul just needs to retire gracefully no later than this year. If he delays at all, he will skewered by all the LSU fans...just like his coaching mentor LM.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 8:50 am to BillF
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BillF
Bill Franques, that you?
Posted on 3/29/21 at 8:51 am to BillF
then he should retire
Posted on 3/29/21 at 9:01 am to BillF
It is time for him to retire
Posted on 3/29/21 at 9:04 am to BillF
I know it's been said multiple times, but he just looks defeated in the dugout. He never was very animated, even in his younger days; but he just has no spark at all.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 9:09 am to BillF
I'm sympathetic to the loss of his father, but he was drained and coasting, relatively speaking for what that job takes, for a long time before that.
Also, even the best coaches run their course of effectiveness with a program.
It's time for him to retire.
Also, even the best coaches run their course of effectiveness with a program.
It's time for him to retire.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 9:19 am to BillF
He needs to go.
Fired or retire.
Make up any excuse you want for his failing as a head coach- dad died, neck pain, his puppy got ran over by a truck, whatever- just get him out of here.
Fired or retire.
Make up any excuse you want for his failing as a head coach- dad died, neck pain, his puppy got ran over by a truck, whatever- just get him out of here.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 9:22 am to nicholastiger
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He’s also had that neck surgery twice
It's not unreasonable to ask whether he's physically capable of coaching right now. Those shots from the dugout on Saturday don't look good in this context.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 9:23 am to BillF
His health issues are a lot worse than is being said publicly. Still having neck issues and from what I've heard is having pretty awful migraines.
This on top of the loss of his father makes me feel for him as well. He's a good man at heart but his time in the dugout looks to be coming to an end soon.
This on top of the loss of his father makes me feel for him as well. He's a good man at heart but his time in the dugout looks to be coming to an end soon.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 9:34 am to BillF
Perhaps he needs to retire, both for him and LSU.
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