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re: Sit Down Jay!
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:21 pm to OGTiger
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:21 pm to OGTiger
Thompson’s offense hasn’t been that great, so this isn’t a case of Johnson sacrificing defense for the sake of offense. It’s clear Johnson feels he is his best option. No one else he’s tried at SS has fielded the position well. Thompson is clearly a liability, but I think it’s also pretty clear there are no other options.
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Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:21 pm to Harry Morgan
Maybe Johnson should do a Pitching Practice from Hell like Mainieri did with the 2018 team and add in fielding practice from Hell as well. The pitching practice was a wake-up call for that team
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:23 pm to made4lsu
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But y’all are complaining about errors. What good is range if you boot the double play right to you?
I'm not defending Thompson at all here.
But LOL at anyone thinks that Bianco would be a better option.
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:25 pm to Broski
Well he had a total of 1 error last year in the field. I’d give him a shot over a guy that is clearly in his head bad right now.
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:27 pm to made4lsu
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Well he had a total of 1 error last year in the field. I’d give him a shot over a guy that is clearly in his head bad right now.
But is it worth to put a dude who is hitting below .200 for career?
This board needs to stop putting the Bianco family on a pedestal.
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:28 pm to Broski
It is less about loving Bianco and more about realizing when to give up on Thompson at SS. At some point as a coach you need to make a change.
Also, Bianco has a total of 16 ABs this year. Hard to judge an average on that.
Also, Bianco has a total of 16 ABs this year. Hard to judge an average on that.
This post was edited on 4/23/22 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:30 pm to made4lsu
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It is less about loving Bianco and more about realizing when to give up on Thompson at SS. At some point as a coach you need to make a change.
Sure, but Bianco ain't it.
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:31 pm to OGTiger
YES, They all sucked at SS as bad or worse than Thompson and batted in the low .200’s!
This post was edited on 4/23/22 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:32 pm to Broski
Maybe not but I think it’s worth looking at at some point because we know Thompson ain’t it
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:33 pm to made4lsu
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Maybe not but I think it’s worth looking at at some point because we know Thompson ain’t it
He clearly has the yips, but his bat is still more potent than any of the meh on our bench.
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:35 pm to Broski
Either way nice sweep this weekend. Much needed. 
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:37 pm to KLSU
Then why the hell are they on this baseball team if they can’t field a ground ball and hit at or above .200?????
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:37 pm to OGTiger
You showed him!
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:40 pm to OGTiger
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Then why the hell are they on this baseball team if they can’t field a ground ball
because most of them play positions that don’t require you to field anywhere near as many grounders as a SS does.
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:42 pm to OGTiger
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Stevenson Pearson Crews Doughty Holt Bianco Merrifield Simon DiGiacoma Dugas Drost Cranford Any Travel Ball Shortstop (Just for good measure)
you do know there is a good reason why nobody puts lefties at SS, right?
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:52 pm to Broski
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He clearly has the yips, but his bat is still more potent than any of the meh on our bench.
He was 1 for 11 this weekend. His bat is no where near good enough to justify his defense
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:54 pm to OGTiger
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Then why the hell are they on this baseball team if they can’t field a ground ball and hit at or above .200?????
You will have to ask Mainieri that.
Bottom line is LSU does not have a SS that is good enough on this team, to play for a top tier SEC program.
This post was edited on 4/23/22 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:56 pm to OGTiger
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You don’t think there are a dozen other players on this LSU baseball team that can field a ground ball? LOL!
Thats not what your first statement said. You specifically said "better" and at the SS position. That position is a different beast than some of the others. Each one has its own difficulty level, but SS requires range and speed that some other players just don't have. He's the best we've got at SS, it seems.
Posted on 4/23/22 at 3:57 pm to OldmanBeasley
Was it the midweek game where he had 3 hits? I thought it was Thursday. It was looking like he was playing better until that late error
Posted on 4/23/22 at 4:02 pm to OGTiger
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I’ve never been POTUS either but I know the one we have in there is a fruit loop.
Regardless of your position in this debate, you have to admit that was a great example.
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