And The Valley Shook - WEEKEND GAMETHREAD: LSU vs Air Force, ArmyLSU Tigers Blog of the Week for 52,136 Weeks in a Row and Countinghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46725/andthevalleyshook_fave.png2017-02-19T11:00:04-06:00http://www.andthevalleyshook.com/rss/stream/144151972017-02-19T11:00:04-06:002017-02-19T11:00:04-06:00GAMETHREAD: LSU vs Air Force, 1pm, SECN+
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<h4>Projected Starters</h4>
<p><b>LSU</b> - Fr. RHP Eric Walker (making collegiate debut)</p>
<p><b>Air Force</b> - Sr. LHP Jake DeVries (6-6, 5.09 ERA, 63.2 IP, 52 BB, 55 SO in 2016)</p>
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<h4>SEC Saturday Scoreboard</h4>
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https://www.andthevalleyshook.com/baseball/2017/2/19/14662592/gamethread-lsu-vs-air-force-1pm-secnPodKATT2017-02-18T18:51:16-06:002017-02-18T18:51:16-06:00Poche´ Throws No-No as LSU Sweeps Doubleheader vs Army
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<p>The Senior Lefty threw LSU’s first no-hitter since 1979</p> <p id="TlWssH">The rain on opening night was cursed, but it’s presence proved to be lucky. LSU being forced into a double header with a pair of 7-inning games allowed for a chance at history as Jared Poche’ opened his senior year with the first LSU no-hitter since 1979.</p>
<p id="n4GJp8">In the opener, Alex Lange began his junior campaign with a typically stellar outing, throwing five complete with four hits, no runs, and six strikeouts. Lange worked in the low 90s early, dipped into the 80s in the fourth, then was back in the 90s in the fifth, possibly sensing his pitch count limited outing was coming to an end. Caleb Gilbert started the 6th a bit unsteady with a walk and hit-by-pitch before Robertson and the defense quickly bailed him out with a double play. Bain wrapped it up in the 7th, a two-out grounder to left being the only action.</p>
<p id="ITCv54">Cole Freeman started the first game’s scoring with a grounder to right, then stole 2nd and took 3rd on an error. Antoine Duplantis bunted him home. After a Robertson walk, one of 5 in the first game from Army pitching, Greg Deichman then came up for his first at bat after breaking his face in three places just last week. Deichman showed he hadn’t lost a step, launching one deep over the right center wall to score two. Jake Slaughter got his welcome to college baseball with a solo HR to left to lead off the fourth, then the floodgate opened in the 5th when the Tigers batted around. LSU scored five runs on three hits, highlighted by an RBI double from Freeman. </p>
<p id="IQZg5I">In the second game, with the sun finally shining on Skip Bertman Field, LSU threatened early with a Robertson single and a Deichmann walk, but they would be stranded as Army’s Ty Giovinco would keep LSU off the board until the 5th inning. Adams, Papierski, Freeman, and Smith combined for three runs on four hits. The same would happen for Army’s Logan Smith as Slaughter, Beau Jordan , Smith, and Freeman marked a three-run, four-hit combo of their own.</p>
<p id="LyCHEC">But the headline of the day is Jared Poche’ and an LSU defense that hasn’t lost a step. Poche zoomed through the first and second innings racking up four strikeouts. Then we got another episode of Kramer being Kramer as he racked up six 6-3 put outs, each one better highlight material than the last. The only blemish came in the 4th as Deichmann seemingly lost a Josh White pop fly in the sun, allowing a base runner that would get all the way to third. But he would not score. Poche’s’ typical style of inducing ground balls for his infield to make plays on seemed to be in mid-season form.</p>
<p id="w10xtN">Though it’s unlikely he would have been allowed to go more than the 79 pitches he threw in the rain-forced seven-inning second game of a DH, Jared Poche’ will still find his place forever etched in the LSU record book. It’s strange to think it, but in all the many years under Skip Bertman and Paul Mainieri, and all the many great teams and great arms that have come through Baton Rouge, Poche’ threw the first no hitter since 1979. It was the 6th no-hitter in program history and the fourth seven-inning no-hitter, the last one being recorded by Bobby Landry against Southern Miss on March 4th, 1979. If not for Deichmann’s error, it would have been the 2nd Perfect Game in LSU history, a mark still held alone by Bruce Baudier against Bama in 1967, also a seven inning game.</p>
<p id="be8oKs">A historic night, and the Tigers get right back at it tomorrow. Air Force comes back to town after spitting thier own DH today against the Greenies. Game time is set for 1 p.m. as LSU continues it’s Military Appreciation Weekend with much pomp and circumstance. </p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jared Poche's no hitter marks the 2500th win in LSU Baseball history! <a href="https://t.co/BeAkrQebby">pic.twitter.com/BeAkrQebby</a></p>— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/LSUbaseball/status/833103987809329153">February 19, 2017</a>
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<p>LSU - Jr. RHP Alex Lange (8-4, 3.79 ERA, 111.2 IP, 49 BB, 125 SO in 2016)</p>
<p>Air Force - Sr. LHP Jake DeVries (6-6, 5.09 ERA, 63.2 IP, 52 BB, 55 SO in 2016)</p>
<p>• Pregame: Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute Team</p>
<p>• Ceremonial First Pitch: Brad Garafola Jr. – son of deceased East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Deputy, Brad Garafola Sr.</p>
<p>• National Anthem performed by the LSU Tiger Tenors</p>
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<p>RAIN DELAY</p>
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<p>New Schedule</p>
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<h4>LSU News</h4>
<p>LSUSports - <a href="http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=211479486" target="_blank">Baseball Opens Season with Military Weekend</a></p>
<p>LSUSports - <a href="http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=211477739" target="_blank">Timetable for Special Events during Military Appreciation Weekend at "The Box"</a></p>
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<p>LSUSports - <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27865&SPID=2173&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=211481010" target="_blank">Deichmann in Baseball Starting Lineup</a></p>
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<p>LSUSports - <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=211474093" target="_blank">Alex Box Stadium and Parking Policies for 2017 Season</a></p>
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<p>LSUSports - <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=211477809" target="_blank">Lange, Robertson Named to Golden Spikes Watch List</a></p>
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<p>LSUSports - <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27865&SPID=2173&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=211464503" target="_blank">LSU Voted to Win SEC Baseball Title</a></p>
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<p>LSUSports - <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=211481590" target="_blank">Lange Takes the Mound to Start 2017 Season</a></p>
<p>Advocate - <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_766473c6-f404-11e6-91f8-4bd60d9279d8.html" target="_blank">How LSU pitcher Alex Lange, a driven, meticulous star, sees each pitch before he throws</a></p>
<p>Advocate - <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_6ef0681a-f4af-11e6-bfdc-d7d616ada483.html" target="_blank">Meet Alex Box: LSU icon and, his ex-roommate says, 'one of the finest athletes I ever saw'</a></p>
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<p>Advocate - <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_7843f324-f472-11e6-8e7f-f354e6b81c8b.html" target="_blank">LSU junior Greg Deichmann cleared to return less than a week after fracturing a bone in his right cheek</a></p>
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<p>Advocate - <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_a42ea40e-f231-11e6-8208-db3c96f5ec26.html" target="_blank">Disciples of Paul: LSU skipper Mainieri to face four of his former players and assistants this season</a></p>
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<div>Times Pic - <a href="http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2017/02/new_season_means_fresh_hope_fo.html#incart_river_index" target="_blank">New season means fresh hope for LSU to find a No. 3 starting pitcher</a>
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<div>Times Pic - <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2017/02/love_him_or_hate_him_kramer_ro.html#incart_river_index" target="_blank">Loved or hated, Kramer Robertson and his intensity lead LSU into the 2017 season</a>
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<div>Times Pic - <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.nola.com/uno/index.ssf/2017/02/blake_dean_uno_baseball_team_o.html#incart_river_index" target="_blank">Blake Dean, UNO baseball team out to prove 'that last season wasn't a fluke'</a>
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<div>Tiger Rag - <a href="http://www.tigerrag.com/extra-kramer-robertston-and-cole-freemans-obssession/" target="_blank">KRAMER ROBERTSTON AND COLE FREEMAN’S MUTUAL OBSSESSION</a>
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<div>Tiger Rag - <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.tigerrag.com/the-sitdown-nolan-cain/" target="_blank">THE SITDOWN WITH NOLAN CAIN</a>
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Tiger Rag - <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.tigerrag.com/notebook-first-live-outing-after-tommy-john-an-encouraging-sign-for-left-hander-nick-bush/" target="_blank">FIRST LIVE OUTING AFTER TOMMY JOHN "AN ENCOURAGING SIGN" FOR LEFT-HANDER NICK BUSH</a>
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<h4>Pitching Matchups</h4>
<p><b>Game 1 - 7pm, SECN+</b><br>LSU - Jr. RHP Alex Lange (8-4, 3.79 ERA, 111.2 IP, 49 BB, 125 SO in 2016)<br>Air Force - Sr. LHP Jake DeVries (6-6, 5.09 ERA, 63.2 IP, 52 BB, 55 SO in 2016)</p>
<p><b>Game 2 - 4pm, SECN+</b><br>LSU - Sr. LHP Jared Poche' (9-4, 3.35 ERA, 102.0 IP, 37 BB, 87 SO in 2016)<br>Army - So. LHP Tyler Giovinco (1-5, 8.02 ERA, 33.2 IP, 26 BB, 20 SO in 2016)</p>
<p><b>Game 3 - 1pm, SECN+</b><br>LSU - Fr. RHP Eric Walker (making collegiate debut)<br>Air Force - So. RHP Matt Hargreaves (3-2, 4.71 ERA, 42.0 IP, 14 BB, 33 SO in 2016)</p>
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<h4>SEC Slate</h4>
<p>AUB vs George Washington (4 Games)<br>UK @ UNC<br>ARK vs Miami OH<br>USC vs UNC-G<br>UGA vs C of Charleston<br>OleM vs ECU<br>Miss St vs TxTech, WIU (4 games, tournament)<br>UTenn @ Memphis<br>Vandy @ U San Diego<br>Bama vs Presbyterian<br>UF vs William & Mary<br>Mizzou vs E Michigan (@City of Palms Park, Fort Meyers, FL)<br>A&M vs Bowling Green</p>
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<h4>College Baseball on TV and Free Streaming<br>(All Times Eastern, Subject to change without notice)<br>As Compiled by <a target="_blank" href="http://eyeonskyandairsports.blogspot.com/2017/02/2017-ncaa-baseball-week-1-tv-free.html">Eye On Sky And Air Sports</a>
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<p><b>Friday, February 17</b></p>
<p>TV<br>8 PM- Texas Southern at UTRGV (SPEC TX, YouTube)<br>8 PM- Binghamton at New Mexico (uPUBLIC, MW Net) <br>9 PM- Oklahoma State at Grand Canyon (GCU TV, YouTube) <br>11:30 PM- NC State at Hawaii (OC Sports, Big West TV)</p>
<p>Streaming<br>3 PM- Kentucky at North Carolina (ACC Extra) <br>3 PM- George Washington at Auburn (SEC+) <br>4 PM- Maine at Winthrop (Big South DN) <br>4 PM- Western Michigan at Kennesaw State (Eversport) <br>4 PM- George Mason at UNCW (CAA TV) <br>4 PM- Kansas at The Citadel (SoCon DN)<br>4 PM- Little Rock at Oral Roberts (ORUSN)<br>4 PM- Miami-OH at Arkansas (SEC+) <br>4 PM- UNC Greensboro at South Carolina (SEC+) <br>4 PM- Utah Valley at Wichita State (ESPN3) <br>4 PM- Wright State at Clemson (ACC Extra) <br>4 PM- VCU at Florida State (ACC Extra) <br>5 PM- Kent State at Belmont (OVC DN)<br>5 PM- Northern Colorado at San Francisco (TheW.tv)<br>5 PM- St. Joseph's at Pepperdine (TheW.tv)<br>5 PM- College of Charleston at Georgia (SEC+) <br>5 PM- East Carolina at Ole Miss (SEC+) <br>5 PM- Texas Tech at Mississippi State (SEC+) <br>6 PM- Presbyterian at Alabama (SEC+) <br>6:30 PM- William & Mary at Florida (SEC+) <br>7 PM- Rutgers at Miami-FL (ACC Extra) <br>7:30 PM- UL Monroe at Dallas Baptist (Patriot Broadcasting Network)<br>7:30 PM- Bradley at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Stretch)<br>7:30 PM- Rice at Texas (LHN)<br>7:30 PM- Niagara at Baylor (FSSW, FCS Central)<br>7:30 PM- Bowling Green at Texas A&M (SEC+) <br>8 PM- SIU Edwardsville at Seattle (Redhawks Extra)<br>8 PM- Air Force at LSU (SEC+)<br>8:30 PM- Northwestern at Arizona State (P12 ASU)<br>9 PM- Coppin State at USC (P12 USC)<br>9 PM- Washington at Santa Clara (TheW.tv)<br>10 PM- Stanford at Cal State Fullerton (Big West TV)</p>
<p><b>Saturday, February 18</b></p>
<p>TV<br>4 PM- Rice at Texas (LHN)<br>4 PM- Binghamton at New Mexico (uPUBLIC, MW Net)<br>7 PM- MLB Urban Youth Academy: Grambling vs. Southern (MLBNet) <br>7:30 PM- Rice at Texas (LHN)<br>9 PM- Oklahoma State at Grand Canyon (KASW, ESPN3, YouTube) <br>11:30 PM- NC State at Hawaii (OC Sports, Big West TV)</p>
<p>Streaming<br>Noon- George Washington at Auburn (SEC+)<br>1 PM- Bradley at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Stretch)<br>1 PM- Texas Southern at UTRGV (YouTube)<br>1 PM- College of Charleston at Georgia (SEC+) <br>1 PM- Miami-OH at Arkansas (SEC+) <br>2 PM- BYU at Kennesaw State (Eversport) <br>2 PM- VMI at UNCW (CAA TV)<br>2 PM- Northern Colorado at San Francisco (TheW.tv)<br>2 PM- Kentucky at North Carolina (ACC Extra) <br>2 PM- Wright State at Clemson (ACC Extra) <br>2 PM- UNC Greensboro at South Carolina (SEC+) <br>2 PM- Bowling Green at Texas A&M (SEC+) <br>2:30 PM- East Carolina at Ole Miss (SEC+) <br>3 PM- UL Monroe at Dallas Baptist (Patriot Broadcasting Network)<br>3 PM- Northwestern at Arizona State (P12 ASU)<br>3 PM- Virginia at The Citadel (SoCon DN)<br>3 PM- Utah Valley at Wichita State (ESPN3) <br>3 PM- Presbyterian at Alabama (SEC+) <br>3 PM- George Washington at Alabama (SEC+) <br>4 PM- Little Rock at Oral Roberts (ORUSN) <br>4 PM- Texas Southern at UTRGV (YouTube)<br>4 PM- St. Joseph's at Pepperdine (TheW.tv)<br>4 PM- SIU Edwardsville at Seattle (Redhawks Extra)<br>4 PM- William & Mary at Florida (SEC+) <br>5 PM- Coppin State at USC (P12 USC)<br>5 PM- Army West Point at LSU (SEC+) <br>5 PM- Western Illinois at Mississippi State (SEC+) <br>5:30 PM- Northern Colorado at San Francisco (TheW.tv)<br>7 PM- SIU Edwardsville at Seattle (Redhawks Extra) <br>7 PM- Rutgers at Miami-FL (ACC Extra) <br>9 PM- Stanford at Cal State Fullerton (Big West TV)<br>9 PM- Washington at Santa Clara (TheW.tv)</p>
<p><b>Sunday, February 19</b></p>
<p>TV<br>1 PM- Niagara at Baylor (FSSW, FCS Central) <br>1 PM- Penn State at TCU (FSSW+, FCS Pacific)<br>1 PM- Texas Southern at UTRGV (SPEC TX, YouTube)<br>1 PM- Rice at Texas (LHN)<br>3 PM- Binghamton at New Mexico (uPUBLIC, MW Net) <br>3 PM- Oklahoma State at Grand Canyon (GCU TV, YouTube)</p>
<p>Streaming<br>1 PM- Marshall at Kennesaw State (Eversport) <br>1 PM- Bowling Green at Texas A&M (SEC+) <br>1 PM- George Washington at Auburn (SEC+) <br>1 PM- Western Illinois at Mississippi State (SEC+) <br>1 PM- William & Mary at Florida (SEC+) <br>1 PM- East Carolina at Ole Miss (SEC+) <br>1 PM- Wright State at Clemson (ACC Extra) <br>1 PM- VCU at Florida State (ACC Extra) <br>1 PM- Kentucky at North Carolina (ACC Extra) <br>1 PM- Rutgers at Miami-FL (ACC Extra) <br>1:30 PM- UNC Greensboro at South Carolina (SEC+) <br>2 PM- Appalachian State at UNCW (CAA TV)<br>2 PM- UL Monroe at Dallas Baptist (Patriot Broadcasting Network)<br>2 PM- Bradley at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Stretch)<br>2 PM- Little Rock at Oral Roberts (ORUSN)<br>2 PM- SIU Edwardsville at Seattle (Redhawks Extra)<br>2 PM- Utah Valley at Wichita State (ESPN3) <br>2 PM- Miami-OH at Arkansas (SEC+) <br>2 PM- Presbyterian at Alabama (SEC+) <br>2 PM- Air Force at LSU (SEC+) <br>2:30 PM- Northwestern at Arizona State (P12 ASU) <br>4 PM- Stanford at Cal State Fullerton (Big West TV)<br>4 PM- Coppin State at USC (P12 USC)<br>4 PM- Northern Colorado at San Francisco (TheW.tv)<br>4 PM- St. Joseph's at Pepperdine (TheW.tv)<br>4 PM- Texas Tech at Mississippi State (SEC+) <br>6 PM- Washington at Santa Clara (TheW.tv)</p>
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<p>This season will be the one that defines the LSU baseball program</p> <p id="TUF4Bl">LSU isn’t in the business of being successful. LSU is in the winning business. </p>
<p id="0oD9jL">Many other school list their successful seasons - conference regular season championships, conference tournament championships, NCAA tournament appearances, national seed year, College World Series appearances - somewhere prominent in the ballpark, usually on the outfield wall. The only thing that LSU recognizes in this manner are national championships, and they do so with a massive billboard over right field called simply The Intimidator. The only successful seasons LSU has are the ones where they win the last game of the season. </p>
<p id="0ZKyhj">The Intimidator hasn’t been updated since 2009, and for the LSU program that’s too long. For a program that likens itself to what Alabama is in college football, it’s incomparable. </p>
<p id="kPlTSw">Last year Paul Mainieiri pulled off one of the best coaching jobs I’ve ever seen in my 10 years or so of actively following college baseball, taking a team that was replacing eight starters and a shaky bullpen and somehow crafting a 45 win season before losing to the eventual national champions in the Super Regionals. </p>
<p id="zGWCGH">It’s hard to be critical of a team whose season ended in one step short of Omaha in a near total rebuild year. But this is the school that just fired the winningest head coach in the school’s football program because he didn’t win enough. Paul Mainieri is one of the best coaches in college baseball by reputation, but when you look at the talent that came through Alex Box Stadium and the regular season results then the lack of more championships becomes slightly more and more baffling. The pressure isn’t as hot on Mainieri as it was for Miles, and for good reason, but it’s there. Nobody talks about it, but you can sense it. There’s a blooming rule of two that is spreading among LSU fans: the excitement that leads them to count the days until Opening Day on social media and the hopeful “THIS IS THE YEAR” statements are paired with a dreadful “but what if it isn’t” that usually goes unvoiced. With each year it grows but nobody speaks on it. </p>
<p id="E6P0yO">So let’s break that silence. </p>
<p id="vcaOOX">Thanks to the incredible season where eight new starters were thrown into the mix and got farther in the postseason than anticipated, there’s a solid base with postseason experience. Thanks to one of the best recruiting classes to ever be reeled in, there’s an immense well of untapped talent. And yes, there are some potential excuses: the widely-celebrated hitting coach left in the middle of fall ball to take a job at archrival Mississippi State. Two (potential) starters, Bryce Jordan and Greg Deichmann are injured, Jordan for the season and Deichmann day to day as of now. But Paul Mainieri has never been one to embrace excuses, either from his players or from the man himself. People inside and outside of the program expect LSU to contend for a title this year, which is the status quo. </p>
<p id="LWFmOA">But if LSU fails to win a championship, they will be moving in on a decade without a title. For many schools, that’s not a problem. For LSU, it’s a disappointment. </p>
<p id="lTDMkm">In recent years I’ve noticed that there are two types of disappointment aimed at sports, and it wasn’t until fellow ATVS writer Poseur pointed out that I complain about Arsenal that I really took note of it and thought of it. The first is the kind where your team just sucks. You enter a season hoping for improvement, but when it’s more of the same old mediocrity (or worse), than you either become resigned to the end and enjoy the ride (Cubs fans in the earlier part of the decade) or become disconnected from the sport entirely (Browns fans every year). The second is heartbreak. This is where you support a good team that every year looks to break through and almost never does. This is the 90’s between the Bills and the Braves. This is more brutal because it gives you hope, and hope makes you more vulnerable to this kind of stuff. Just ask Falcons fans. </p>
<p id="j91sG7">Poseur supports Leeds United, a club that fell from the Premier League (England’s top division) in 2004 all the way to the League 1 (third division) in 2007 and is currently trying to figure out how to finish above mid table in the Championship (second division). I support Arsenal, a club that has nearly has as many unlimited resources as possible in soccer in addition to world class talent and, even in a year when every other major team can’t put together a winning side, can’t seem to sign and seal a finish higher than second. Poseur may look over and can’t believe that I complain about consistent top four finishes, and I can’t fathom a way where not winning a single title since 2004 isn’t disappointing.</p>
<p id="rQC9Ff">LSU falls in line with the second type of disappointment in terms of their recent baseball seasons. </p>
<p id="hcytHa">Now let me make this abundantly clear: I do not consider any player, coach, or team to be a failure. LSU has had some great teams in the recent years, but despite that talent they’ve ended their season empty handed. Paul Mainieri is regarded as one of the best coaches in college baseball, and last year was a master class in coaching. But the shine is wearing off on the 2009 trophy, and it’s starting to bring some justification to those claims that Mainieri is at the risk of falling into the same hole Les Miles and Arsene Wenger fell into: great, but not great enough. We all know he’s great, it’s a matter of proving it.</p>
<p id="AN4Z5i">But it’s not time for that yet. This isn’t winning time, not yet. That begins on May 23rd. That’s when the pressure comes on and winning becomes imperative. Everything from Friday until then is about taking at least two out of three every weekend and if not, then it’s not the end of the world. It’s about grooming third starters, getting experience in the midweeks, and letting the talent play itself out.</p>
<p id="nIi6jh">So in the meantime, just soak up the fact that baseball is back, real meaningful baseball and not glorified practice baseball played at Disney World. LSU should be good this year, and few things are better than getting to watch a good college baseball team. For the next three months, enjoy the sun-soaked days and chirping birds that give way to humid nights capped by purple-dyed sunsets and the calming nirvana that it provides. Because summer heat and storms are going to roll in eventually. </p>
https://www.andthevalleyshook.com/2017/2/16/14627514/winning-time-is-comingAdam Henderson