re: Who is our chief scout, so to speak?

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What would you like me to expound upon? I think I set it out in plain text. Is there something you would like to refute? Does anyone have an answer to the original question?

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Nah, you’ve nailed it. You just have to replace 7 elite players with 7 other elite players who contribute immediately.

It’s simple.

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Having a down year is one thing. This is something entiirely different, and it's unacceptable at LSU.

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Did you call Verge & let him know?

I can’t stand when people act like they are Jay Johnson’s boss

Have you ever coached college level baseball?

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Having a down year is one thing. This is something entiirely different, and it's unacceptable at LSU.


Did you call Verge & let him know?

I can’t stand when people act like they are Jay Johnson’s boss

Have you ever coached college level baseball?

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No, and it's not my job to. This is such a stupid reply. I get paid to represent clients, not coach baseball. I don't call Verge when I need to try a case. But if I frick it up I promise you someone is going to let me know.

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We were 22-15 and 3-12 in the SEC at the same point in the season in 2024. That was 2 years ago. Was that a down year or was it also "something different"? Just asking so I can have a point of reference for how you differentiate between whatever "something different" is and what a "down year" is. TIA

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I'm not going to research what our OOC record was at that point in the season at midnight tonight. If you want to do it for me, feel free.

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I'm not going to research what our OOC record was at that point in the season at midnight tonight. If you want to do it for me, feel free.

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What’s better:

Winning all your midweek games but being 3-12 halfway through conference play

Or

Losing a couple midweek games but being 7-8 halfway through conference play

Choose wisely.

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It's a disingenuous argument. I listed the losses above including the weekend series loss to Sac State. You're trying to call a club a spade.

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No, it’s not. You just don’t want to answer because it makes this little melt look even worse.

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Good night bruh. I know you always have to have the last word.

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Like I said, you don’t want to answer the question. It’s ok.

ETA: I even gave a little bonus to the 3-12 record by giving them all midweek wins. 2024 had a midweek loss right in the middle of the 3-12 conference start. And you know what? The 7-8 conference record is ALWAYS the better option. Hell, even if they get swept by OM 6-9 is STILL the correct answer.

I like all of you guys as posters. I'm done for the night. We can agree to disagree.

And to LSUJML I didn't mean to imply that you are stupid. I enjoy your baseball commentary.

I know Johnson is always focused offensively even if last year's team was pretty elite defensively; but they clearly did not place near enough emphasis on players who can field a position for this team. The OF is totally fine as is (Larson left as a result of not being able to field a position and OF returning for example) SS but literally every where else is extremely suspect to say the least. 3B, 2B, 1B and C have been tough to watch most of the season and its really hard to win close games when you make the errors or misplays these players have this season especially when we cant just out slug folks.

To not have a single catcher we've played that can not consistently receive at all is just mind boggling. Constantly every game players moving up and ending up scoring easier because our catchers simply cant do their job and block enough balls or simply completely whiff on pitches you have no idea how they did that.

Back in 2024 in Milazzo's last season here, we had 7 PB in 66 games...Neal had 6 of those only starting in 23 games at catcher. This year we're up to ELEVEN passed balls in just 34 games already. We're on pace for 20+ this season assuming some NCAAT play. Wild pitches are also quite a bit up.