paper tiger

We are mostly all amateur talent evaluators on here. I doubt you or any of us have done any real amount of film study or gone to their games on all the athletes on your list. That’s what scouts on top teams do for a living. There’s nothing wrong with second guessing the scouting pros, it’s all for g...

Stanfield has a decent on base percentage and runs the bases well, having even stolen home base. LSU historically sits near the bottom of the SEC in stolen bases. Johnston seems no more inclined than Mainieri was to attempt steals. Stanfield could be in the mix to lead off. He will need to c...

[quote] Pretty sure he worked for Ruth Fertel at some point too.[/quote] Paul was a franchisee with Ruth, he never worked for her. ...

That could be true, but it’s equally true that if the last hit went over the fence instead of a fly out, we would have a half dozen “tiger” fans on here trashing Jay for leaving Hellmers in too long. To your point though, I like Jays coaching style. ...

[quote] His little shimmy drives the girls wild.[/quote] Haha, great reply. I figured mostly old guys will get the Parkman reference. ...

Haha. Nothing screams that I am a miserable frick more than someone hating our World Series champ coach and our best pitcher over one pitch. When any LSU player makes a bad play in any big game, it’s like the roaches on here all appear from nowhere. ...

I dont know about calls, but Holman is a pitching maestro. Lots of pitchers throw harder than he does. But very few work the zone like he does with a variety of spins, his ability to locate the ball and the way he changes speeds. To hit his pitches, the batter almost has to guess right. He ...

Beating South Carolina is like eating Chinese food. Right after beating them, you feel like beating them again. ...

Buy-bye webels. ...

LSU being on the bubble for the tournament made our game more exciting to watch. And it was fun to drink the tears of Georgias whiny coach after the game. I find myself watching all the other games, games today as well, games that arguably all could have impacted our chances. College baseball...