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[quote]No but he’s heading in that direction. I think he will be there in a couple of years.[/quote] He’s there right now....
[quote]OP admitted he doesn't really follow MLB. Nobody seriously thinks Skenes is currently a top 5 pitcher in the big leagues after 5 starts.[/quote] Wrong. MLB ranked him #8 today. Who would you want over Skenes considering contract control? Wake up. He’s legit right now....
[quote]Game has certainly changed, pitchers aren't asked to throw 120+ pitches and go 9 innings anymore. A pitcher who can get into the 7th with around 100 pitchers and a sub 3.00 ERA is an ace. Now spin rates are all the rage, along with the data that is tracked. However, saying Skenes is a top 5...
[quote]Top 5 pitcher in the MLB means you're a Cy Young type arm that season. He's not there yet. [/quote] He is there, but would need to be better not worse going forward. It’s possible....
[quote]26). Once he's allowed to go longer in games and eat innings, he'll shoot up the rankings quickly.[/quote] He’s Striking out too many batters and throwing too many pitchers per inning. Pirates certainly protecting their investment, but his innings pitched are associated with his higher nu...
[quote]He’s second best on the pirates right now.[/quote] He’s the best pitcher on the Pirates. Jones also having crazy good rookie season to date. Keller has trended better but still isn’t their ace. If pirates play playoff game tomorrow it’s Skenes or Keller and probably Skenes....
[quote]no but he would be with a top 5 Pitchers strike zone. he just won’t get that for a couple of years and possible a big market move[/quote] Wrong! He’s there already. He could lay a few eggs and recalibrate expectations but he’s there right now if he continues what he’s done to date....
[quote]No, but the potential is obviously there and it may not take him long to reach it. He might be a legitimate ROTY candidate if he keeps this up.[/quote] My mlb app pushed a notification today ranking staring pitchers and had Skenes listed as #8 overall. Should he’s prob close or there alrea...
[quote]What exactly did you see in his one NCAA tournament he coached in at LSU that would make you think that?[/quote] The only year he technically coached and was present on the bench was the year we were an 8 seed and had a good not great showing, won first game lost to 1 seed. The other years...

re: LSU NIT hopes

Posted by JR Hamilsbach on 3/13/24 at 6:16 pm
[quote]If we beat miss state and Tennessee i think we have a real case for an out large NCAA tourny bid.[/quote] I would have thought this a possibility if we hadn’t dropped the MSU/Ark game(s). Think tie breaker might have been NCAA throwing LSU a bone for getting rid of hated Will Wade, but I t...

re: MBB could’ve made the NIT

Posted by JR Hamilsbach on 3/7/24 at 10:37 am
Am I taking crazy pills thinking they’re basically a lock for the NIT as long as they beat Mizzou and get to .500 in conference? All the recent NIT talk has been about earning an automatic qualification spot, but even if they miss out on that, I would think they’d be in?...

re: Skenes hits 102mph

Posted by JR Hamilsbach on 2/29/24 at 9:49 pm
[quote]maybe 4/5 was Henry Davis catching?[/quote] Yes. He hit a HR in top of 1st before Skenes took mound....

re: Good win, I'll take it....

Posted by JR Hamilsbach on 2/27/24 at 8:23 pm
That has to be amongst the sloppiest wins ever, but would rather win ugly than lose....
Tall order. Team probably can’t do it with their inconsistencies. Favorable schedule going forward. Would end season on a heater. If we don’t lose again in regular season, are we in contention for one of the last at large spots?...

Carlos Stewart

Posted by JR Hamilsbach on 2/15/24 at 9:02 am
Is he still with the team? I don’t know what happened with him. Can someone more informed than me tell me what happened with him? I know our Kentucky transfer big injured his shoulder so I assume he hasn’t fully recovered from that. Is Stewart injured or in the dog house or transferring out? I’m clu...
[quote]SC is the flavor of the month. We have no idea if their coach can sustain this but he has done a good job this year - his team was picked to finish last and thought to have little talent by most who cover the beat. Less than even us they said.[/quote] Would be really cool if that was LSU t...
[quote]He gets a lot of shite in here, but he’s a damn good coach. This team has potential to compete. That’s all we can ask for until we keep getting better and better pieces to this program. We are much better on defense this year and they play faster. Two really good areas of improvement.[/quo...
Strong disagree. I’m a huge Wade homer and hate the way he was fired and administration didn’t support Wade and the team. I want lsu team to be great. That has yet to materialize unde McMahon. I suspect majority of Wade homers feel similarly and no one or very few are actively rooting against McMaho...
They’ve shown bright spots last 3 games and played very well tonight. A major piece that was missing imo was toughness and bustle and they had both in spades tonight. McMahon has also been more animated on sidelines last few games and team has shown better energy in that time frame. Maybe they can f...

re: Jalen cooks return vs texas!

Posted by JR Hamilsbach on 12/14/23 at 9:48 am
[quote]You would think that makes for a competitive team but I don’t think any of us have any fricking idea what matt McMahon is doing[/quote] I agree and have been no fan of the results and have already started checking out this season considering how bad, soft, and lost we’ve looked on both ends...