SBTigerFan

Yes you have. I referenced him because even in the very few things you object about on decisions made, you typically end with support regardless. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Just found it credible that he'll say what he wants on a msg board and tags his name, regardless of anyone's feelings or thoughts.

I'm not going to surf his post. Again, I do not remember a personal attack on Miss Griggs. Tone matters if you are letting your feelings cloud the facts, which I find most fans here do. By all means support your team/school/kids. But if you can be honest with yourself about their actions & results everyone is better off.

He airs it on the msg board because this is the primary place for fans of the program to talk. He airs it because he probably spends a good amount of money, or has in support and is frustrated to see decisions made that do not in anyway support "doing the best to win" which should be the goal. Ex: moving you best infielder on the team to LF. Not 1 person has given me a legitimate reason as to why or how this is a solid coaching move. Especially when your infield is terrible defensively. He's frustrated and it's his perogative to let it be known.

We don't all choose to believe every player will be great or that that the coaches know the best about every situation. That's just TB357

Offer must have been very good to jump to Los Angeles. Good for her. She deserves it

Some of you that post on here...

I heard about that hangover story.

Sanchez won't be given the nod at 2B until she proves she can show up everyday. She might have missed her chance. I would think that Quinn will not be allowed to make 20 errors again. She does not have the bat to warrant it. Doyle/Cunningham/Satchell can all play 2B.

As for the remark about these transfers not being a big deal, or making a difference. That's micro. Macro is, the best in state athletes are going to stop attending LSU on tops to sit the bench. That's going to create depth & injury crisis issues.

1st: who is OF?

2nd: Hemphill was never going to Baton Rouge. Anyone who says different is lying. It was always Bama or ULL

We are all welcome to our opinions. The quality of softball, travel or HS in Texas is vastly greater than in Louisiana.

Kids go 4 years without playing HS ball and still go to college and become great players. That tells me all I need to know about HS softball.

Also, if you're trying to learn fundamentals in HS, you are seriously behind the curve.

We've always had athletes, we need coaches in the travel ball world to improve. We also need more of an effort made in the early stages, 10U-14U to teach proper technique instead of worrying about winning. This method ensures you win in 16U-18U or at least hold your own against elite teams later on. Winning every weekend locally doesn't do a thing for your future, except hurt it. Just like posting highschool stats. It's cool. It's a nice feat for the girls, but it doesn't mean anything. A lot of these kids plays SS or P in HS, but they'll never see those spots in college. They hit .500+, but barely break .250 in college. It really is a completely different ball game, especially at the SEC level.

Louisiana has great athletes. They have mediocre travel ball coaching. It's not debatable. I'd personally pick Patriots over Voodoo but that's me.

They aren't top 10 in the nation. You can argue, use caps lock if you like, but it wouldn't change a thing. They can compete, there is no doubt. They'll win games and typically aren't an easy out, but they aren't beating the top 15 teams from Cali alone regularly. Would be hard to beat teams like the East Cobb Bullets regularly as well when they pull kids from the entire east coast, and snatch up the best kids from places like...Louisiana for tournaments here and there as well. Is what it is, don't take it personal.

I do agree on the local girls getting an unfair shake on the team though. It's a simple business decision on the coaches part. TOPS allows her to stick kids like Bourg, Corbello, Satchell, Lockwood etc on the bench with little to no cost. I'm not saying these girls are AA caliber, but I'm saying they could all start for a lot of programs throughout the country. But with the lack of a reputation for Louisiana travel ball and most Louisiana teams not playing in the best tournaments, it hinders our players to get national exposure during the recruiting cycle. Corbello is not as good as the 3 ladies before her, but she's a very capable pitcher on the D1 level. Bourg is a really solid all around athlete. Lockwood has elite speed. Satchell can play a lot of positions on the field very well and hit from what I'm told. The simple fact is though, most of these girls are happy to wear the uniform and be a part of the team. Out of state players come here to play and they are given the 1st shot. I've said it before, look at the players on the field. Very few are from in state.

The status quo will remain until these cheap quality players decide they'd rather not sit the bench, or TOPS is canceled. Then real money will have to given to local talent, or they'll go to other schools in state, or out.

Yeah, she flip flopped between 2 below avg hitters and let more talented players and hitters sit.


Guess we'll see.

I post what I know. You post what you think.

Same, but they have a private msg option someone told me.