And now onto baseball: LSU 8, Pepperdine 1
by Jrlz on Mar 4, 2010 11:30 PM CST
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PrintThis feels a lot better than basketball, doesn't it? LSU remains undefeated in baseball thanks to some strong pitching.
Chris Matulis earned the win, going 5 innings and giving up one run. I can't say it was a shutdown performance- the lefty gave up 6 walks to go with his 4 hits- but he certainly got the job done, and I have a feeling he'll be in contention to get some weekend action.
Daniel Bradshaw added three shutout innings, the first of which he got out of a bases-loaded no-outs jam scratch-free. Impressive indeed, and much better than the Bradshaw we have seen earlier. If he keeps pitching like this, he'll be extremely valuable as a reliever.
Ben Alsup got an inning with a seven-run lead to help lower his sky-high ERA (remember, if you see an ERA that's ridiculously high or ridiculously low, remember that that's how it is at the beginning of the season).
Poseur's favorite, Tyler Hanover, went 3 for 4 and scored two runs. Micah Gibbs and Matt Gaudet each added strong 2-4 performances. Gaudet had 3 RBI on the day, and his impressive early season continues.
We made some errors out there, the most notable of which was Wet Delatte slipping and falling while trying to grab a bunt. These are early-season wrinkles the Tigers need to iron out.
So yeah. LSU baseball remains great. This was actually the first game I attended this season, and I can tell you that the right field bleachers look fine and are perfect for heckling opposing right fielders. And the intimidator looks awesome, too.
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I can tell you that the right field bleachers look fine and are perfect for heckling opposing right fielders.
Someone on TD.com made a post once where he compared the opposing team’s Right Fielder’s BA for the season to his BA vs. LSU during LSU home games and found that right fielders hit 100 pts under their season average at LSU. That isn’t surprising considering we’re a top tier team and therefore have tougher pitching which could explain that dip in BA, but the point he was trying to make is that the fans get under these guys skins and cause them to lose focus.
I thought it was funny.
You could compare all of the opposing batters' average
and isolate that variable. Meaning, if every other player only has a drop of .23 on average compared to the right fielder’s drop of .100, then the right field thing comes into effect. I’d love to see the research on that.
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by BrianWalker'sElbow on Mar 5, 2010 9:49 AM CST up reply actions
I have a busy weekend
Give me some time on this one. Mission accepted.
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by Poseur on Mar 5, 2010 10:30 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
The New Poseur Hobby Horse
To review, last year’s hobby horses were: Gaudet should be on the team, We Can’t Hit Lefties, and Nola’s Offense is Too Terrible to Justify His Defense. This year’s hobby horse, so far, has been Tyler Hanover Is Not a Clean-Up Hitter and Maybe Those Guys With the Great Seats in the Dugout Might Like to Play Some.
These, of course, take a bakeseat to the Poseur Mantra: Small Ball Sucks.
It seems I have an opening for one hobby horse. Feel free to send my suggestions on things I can unreasonable obsess over all season. The leader in the clubhouse is See, I Told You Gaudet Should Have Been Playing Last Year.
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So I was in the shower this morning (that's where I do all my best thinking)
and it occurs to me that it’s a damn good thing Gaudet was left off of last year’s team. Best case scenario with Gaudet on the 2009 team is that we win the CWS, but that happened anyway. In other words, his VORP would’ve been precisely zero, considering that the replacement player was a workld champion.
Much better to have given him an effective redshirt last year and save him for 2010. Without Gaudet in the lineup this year we have a serious paucity of punch. I’m not sure that’s what Manieri was thinking at the time (although it might have been) but that’s how it worked out.
by 4.0 Point Stance on Mar 5, 2010 9:47 AM CST reply actions
Not how VORP works
But I see your point. Gaudet was worth 0 marginal wins. I don’t think that was the plan, to essentially “redshirt” Gaudet, but I do see your point. Given that Koenemann looks like he is hurt and out for the year (do we have official word on that? anyone?), we now need Gaudet to play every day.
It just amazes me that a guy like Gaudet has seemingly everything work against him, while Hanover seemingly gets everything handed to him. Hanover better justify the immense amount of faith that has been placed in him by the coaching staff.
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Technically not how VORP works, but I invented a new stat called 4PSVORP
How it works is, whatever player I think is better has a higher 4PSVORP. It’s a highly rigorous metric, obviously.
And I think Manieri always wanted Gaudet back this year, which is why he got him the spot in a wood bat league. Manieri has never made any secret about his desire to keep Gaudet on the squad, even as we was cutting him. I’m not saying that Manieri had some mastermind foresight that we’d win the championship last year with or without Gaudet, but it was always part of the plan to get him back on the team eventually.
by 4.0 Point Stance on Mar 5, 2010 11:27 AM CST up reply actions
Another hobby horse
Why do we have to Ascension Parishize our stadium with that lame Intimidator. We’re LSU, our reputation speaks for itself. Everyone knows who we are and what we’ve won. We don’t need to be the Ed Hardy-wearing, Jersey Shore of college baseball with crap like that at our home.
Speak not ill of the intimidator
I will say it looks kinda puny now that the bleachers are out there, maybe we should get a bigger one?
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What if we park Mike next to the opposing team’s dugout for intimidation purposes? Would anyone object to that?
Tracy Porter's gonna score! TRACY PORTER'S GONNA SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (HT Takimoto)
by AllSaintsDay on Mar 5, 2010 10:56 AM CST up reply actions
We may be "the Yankees of college baseball"
But we’re not the actual Yankees. Why are you worried about being classy? We drink, we yell things at the other team, and we win. That’s who we are. And the Intimidator fits right in.
lets face it
Our royalty payments for “eye of the tiger” are singlehandedly funding Survivor’s retirement plans (and reunion tours). Classy, we aint.
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Classy is overrated
It’s the last refuge of the scoundrel. Don’t be a jerk (I mean, cursing out a little kid is uncalled for), but go out there and cheer like mad. LSU fans are loud and we heckle… we also share food and beer. It’s all in good fun.
Oh, F the Yankees. We’ve won more titles in the last 20 years than they have.
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