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Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:56 pm to Chicken
Skip Bertman has always been puzzling to me, because by all accounts he was a rare great man, yet he was an assistant coach until he was 46. An assistant baseball coach, back then, didn’t make squat.
He spent 10 years as a high school coach. I don’t mean to disparage that, but how could a man of such manifest talents sit at a high school for ten years.
At any event, I’m glad he ended up at LSU. RIP
He spent 10 years as a high school coach. I don’t mean to disparage that, but how could a man of such manifest talents sit at a high school for ten years.
At any event, I’m glad he ended up at LSU. RIP
Posted on 8/17/26 at 2:46 pm to Curve Lounge
I can remember in Skip’s first season a certain pitcher started a game.
He walked the first batter. The second batter got a hit and the pitcher did not go to back up or cover a base but remained on the mound just watching as the play unfolded
Skip walked hastily to the pitchers mound and immediately removed the pitcher from the game.
I thought to myself “this guy doesn’t screw around”
He walked the first batter. The second batter got a hit and the pitcher did not go to back up or cover a base but remained on the mound just watching as the play unfolded
Skip walked hastily to the pitchers mound and immediately removed the pitcher from the game.
I thought to myself “this guy doesn’t screw around”
This post was edited on 8/17/26 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 8/17/26 at 3:32 pm to TigerBR1111
my friend and I used to go under the main grandstand at the old alex box and play cup ball and no one got in our way while our dads watched the game
he eventually played for LSU under Skip
he eventually played for LSU under Skip
Posted on 8/17/26 at 4:32 pm to Penrod
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spent 10 years as a high school coach. I don’t mean to disparage that, but how could a man of such manifest talents sit at a high school for ten years.
Baseball as a sport didn’t have the fan interest back when Skip was teaching and coaching high school. His career growth coincided with the nationwide growth of baseball as a college sport. Cable tv and the Road to Omaha etc.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 5:05 pm to Chicken
Posted on 8/17/26 at 6:31 pm to Chicken
Many thanks 
Posted on 8/17/26 at 8:33 pm to Chicken
Mitch Gaspard and I have been friends for a long time. He’s a great guy and coach. Great interview
Posted on 8/17/26 at 9:04 pm to Chicken
Thanks Chicken, good stuff
Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:47 am to Chicken
Amazing
Posted on 8/18/26 at 6:25 am to Chicken
I can't express how much I enjoyed that great read... thank you!
Posted on 8/18/26 at 7:43 am to fairweatherfans
Skip was special. Thanks for sharing this. Good stuff.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 5:27 pm to Penrod
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... how could a man of such manifest talents sit at a high school for ten years.
Different time / different place from what most of us relate to now. Skip was concerned with the essence of baseball as a way of molding character through the detailed, single-minded pursuit of excellence. He simply had the guts to work it all out, enduring years of learning and self-realization, until his ultimate goals came to fruition at LSU. Skip Bertman kinda broke the mold.
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