Baseball Rankings - 5/12

[jllanclos]

Do what you did for softball and just don't believe what everyone else tells you.

Sounds like a plan to me.

[RaginDave]

http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/n...oll140512.html

#3 in NCBWA poll. SO no changes.

[SlickRick]

Still no. 3 in NCBWA.

[cajunfan337]

Aaron Fitt just drilled some dude who asked a dumb question on the Baseball America Chat.

"Jeff (DC): Is UL-Lafayette the most vulnerable National Seed? They have a nice record, but they haven't exactly dominated games against bad competition. Their pitching seems especially suspect and recently they had a run of 10 games where they outhit their opponent in only 2 of those games.

Aaron Fitt: Haven't dominated? They lead the nation in scoring margin (+4.2 runs per game) -- I'd say that's pretty dominant. They've had a few tighter games lately against Arkansas State and Texas State, but those are decent clubs that are second and third in the Sun Belt, and the Cajuns still won both series. No, I don't think the Cajuns are vulnerable at all; on the contrary, I think it will be extremely difficult for any team to go into Lafayette and win a regional or super, because they have a great home-field advantage. That team is built for its park, and they will be far more physical than anyone else they play."

Haha, awesome. http://www.baseballamerica.com/chat/?1399900234

This Jeff in DC guy has got a hard-on for us. That's like 3 weeks in a row he's asked if we're a legit team.

[cajunhawk]

This Jeff in DC guy has got a hard-on for us. That's like 3 weeks in a row he's asked if we're a legit team.

LSU fan...the DC stands for Delcambre.

[aBuckfromLuck]

I read this last night from PGs blog. The question was what's the perspective of Louisiana pitching staff heading into post season. Good love yesterday nationally.

Observer, It's an overlooked unit if you ask me. While, sure, the Cajuns have an outstanding offensive lineup, the pitching staff is very solid, too. Baranik/Robichaux/Boutte are quality starters, Reagan Bazar is a key reliever with gas and Matt Hicks/Ryan Wilson also are key arms. This is a very good team in all aspects right now.

[CajunAlum10]

I read this last night from PGs blog. The question was what's the perspective of Louisiana pitching staff heading into post season. Good love yesterday nationally.

Observer, It's an overlooked unit if you ask me. While, sure, the Cajuns have an outstanding offensive lineup, the pitching staff is very solid, too. Baranik/Robichaux/Boutte are quality starters, Reagan Bazar is a key reliever with gas and Matt Hicks/Ryan Wilson also are key arms. This is a very good team in all aspects right now.

Noticed that one too, it's good to see that they are accurate in who they are talking about out of the pen being reliable right now. If Rob-nik-outte can each go 7/8 innings or one a CG in a Regional, we would only need those 3 relievers and maybe 1 more to step up to get the job done.

Edit: That's right, I said it, Rob-nik-outte, a 3-headed monster. Pronunciation: Robe-Nick-Ootie. You're welcome.

[aBuckfromLuck]

Between the two blogs i appreciated someone else looking in at us to evaluate our position. And now we've been endorsed by the writers as solid! We just let the team play and make it happen.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I think the question about the bull pens lack of stoutness is a legitimate question. It is also one that can be the quickest turnaround. And if we stay in the winner bracket it won't matter how deep the bullpen is. We do have a few we can count on. Robe is not happy with the shallow bull pen, but seems to be saying in regionals, super regionals, and CWS it is not a major concern.

[jllanclos]

If we can somehow get by with Milhorn in game 1 of a regional and hit the crap out of the ball, this bullpen's actually pretty deep. With starters able to go 7-8 innings, I think we're in good shape.

If we get into the losers' bracket, I think we're in decent shape to win 15-11 type games. So let's go to it. I'm ready.