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Posted on 4/19/25 at 9:52 pm to vidtiger23
Jones and Milam are not in form of late. They both have had a few big knocks here and there, but overall they've been slumping and I think it's those bats we miss the most.
Posted on 4/19/25 at 9:55 pm to The Egg
We watch pitches right down the middle and bat having to protect the plate too much with 2 strikes.
Posted on 4/19/25 at 9:57 pm to Tammany Tom
All valid questions imo.
Posted on 4/19/25 at 9:57 pm to LSshoe
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Jones and Milam are not in form of late. They both have had a few big knocks here and there, but overall they've been slumping and I think it's those bats we miss the most.
Frey looks outmatched against good pitching. Dickinson hasn't hit for power in the SEC. Hernandez has been slumping lately too. Really almost the whole team has been slumping.
This post was edited on 4/19/25 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 4/19/25 at 9:59 pm to vidtiger23
and if he doesn't snap out of it you just let him keep stinking up the place for the remainder of the season?
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:00 pm to vidtiger23
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This team simply has major issues without Jones at the meat of our lineup doing what he should be doing. I don’t think just taking him out the lineup or dropping him down if you’re insinuating that is the solution.
If you’ll look at my post, Jones was not a question. It was a statement that him striking out so much and being in a major hitting slump is a big problem for this offense.
Agree with you completely he has to be in the lineup. I wouldn’t bat him 2nd or 3rd though.
I’m leading off our fastest, and best hitter, by average in SEC play, and a doubles machine in Stanfield, and follieing him up with our 2nd and 3rd best hitters (Curiel and Dickinson) to drive him home and try to get an early lead in contests.
I, personally, would like to see Jake Brown batting 4th until Jones gets out of his slump. I’d bat Hernandez 5th, then Jones at 6th (until he gets out of his slump, then move him up to 4th) then Braswell, Frey/Pearson, and Milam 9th.
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:05 pm to Tammany Tom
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I’m leading off our fastest, and best hitter, by average in SEC play, and a doubles machine in Stanfield, and follieing him up with our 2nd and 3rd best hitters (Curiel and Dickinson) to drive him home and try to get an early lead in contests. I, personally, would like to see Jake Brown batting 4th until Jones gets out of his slump. I’d bat Hernandez 5th, then Jones at 6th (until he gets out of his slump, then move him up to 4th) then Braswell, Frey/Pearson, and Milam 9th.
Agreed with this. I wouldn’t be surprised to see something like this happen soon to shake things up and get rid of our stagnant play that occurs far too often.
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:06 pm to Tammany Tom
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I’m leading off our fastest, and best hitter, by average in SEC play, and a doubles machine in Stanfield, and follieing him up with our 2nd and 3rd best hitters (Curiel and Dickinson) to drive him home and try to get an early lead in contests.
You understand that Stanfield in the 9 hole puts him in line to have LSU’s best run producers behind him for all of his at bats except for the first one, correct?
The second leadoff man approach is pretty common these days.
This post was edited on 4/19/25 at 10:07 pm
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:09 pm to RB10
But he also gets the fewest ABs from the hole too!! so there's that...you would think you would want him to get more ABs... 
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:10 pm to RB10
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You understand that Stanfield in the 9 hole puts him in line to have LSU’s best run producers behind him for all of his at bats except for the first one, correct?
True but batting in the nine hole, he’s going to get less plate appearances than the guys at the top. I want my best hitter in the SEC to get the most plate appearances. Not in the position in the order that will likely get him the least.
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:11 pm to johno71
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But he also gets the fewest ABs from the hole too!! so there's that...you would think you would want him to get more ABs...
Beat me to it by a minute
This post was edited on 4/19/25 at 10:11 pm
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:12 pm to RB10
it’s common but also Stanfield has played well enough to just lead off.
you can’t tell me we aren’t better off with our 2 best hitters starting 1-2
you can’t tell me we aren’t better off with our 2 best hitters starting 1-2
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:14 pm to johno71
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But he also gets the fewest ABs from the hole too!! so there's that...you would think you would want him to get more ABs...
Just to be clear, you guys are advocating we remove Curiel from the leadoff spot and not utilize the second leadoff man approach with a good hitter in Stanfield?
Can anyone actually explain why that’s a good idea?
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:14 pm to The Egg
Jay’s strategy:
Hit HRs
Hope they make errors
Or we don’t score
Hit HRs
Hope they make errors
Or we don’t score
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:17 pm to burreauxxx
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Jay’s strategy: Hit HRs Hope they make errors Or we don’t score
Well seeing how we’re 36th in home runs/game and 10th in runs scored in the country your math ain’t mathing.
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:18 pm to RB10
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You understand that Stanfield in the 9 hole puts him in line to have LSU’s best run producers behind him for all of his at bats except for the first one, correct?
You understand that you can have that exact same situation by putting him at leadoff right? You realize that by putting Stanfield in the 9 hole you are purposefully giving the guy with the highest conference batting average the fewest at bats right?
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:20 pm to vidtiger23
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d 10th in runs scored in the country
Jay did well to pad the preconference with scrub teams which inflated all of our numbers as it turned out
You’re probably one of those guys who thinks Frey’s .375 BA is legit, not to mention lackluster conference production from Jones, Milam et al
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:21 pm to SammyTiger
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it’s common but also Stanfield has played well enough to just lead off.
He’d be a better leadoff than Curiel, who has a higher OPB and has reached base in every game this season?
Not sure I agree there
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:21 pm to RB10
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Can anyone actually explain why that’s a good idea?
I’ll start. More at bats for the guys that get on base the most = good.
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