Review: The 2002 UL Baseball Post Season

[cajunfan32]

_ I would suggest you consider where your head is located... I still absolutely burn that Tony says we have to "Earn" our way back to playing them here.... I was in BR when that crap happened and there was blame to go around.... Jay mentioned an ardent follower of UL baseball who recently passed away who said he would never go back.... I know several others of the same ilk... ardent followers and very sane people... who refuse to go back....

Tony we were not to blame back then... and we dont have to earn a damn thing... As for the kids wanting to play.... well sometimes kids dont always get what they want because its just not the right thing to do _

Can someone explain to me exactly what happened between us and LSU when we played them a few years ago. I've known for a while that something happened between the two schools but I never heard the details. anyone care to fill me in?

[Turbine]

Can someone explain to me exactly what happened between us and LSU when we played them a few years ago. I've known for a while that something happened between the two schools but I never heard the details. anyone care to fill me in?

To my way of thinking, nothing happened.

After the series LSU said we won't play UL any more.

It bled over to Softball with the softball coach saying he would uit before she would play UL again. Seems she is a woman of her word.

igeaux.mobi

[wcd35]

Head to head is now 5-5 in the last 10 meetings (goes back to 2002) if my numbers are correct.

[CarlBlake22]

_ To my way of thinking, nothing happened.

After the series LSU said we won't play UL any more.

It bled over to Softball with the softball coach saying he would uit before she would play UL again. Seems she is a woman of her word.

igeaux.mobi _

I'm not exactly certain of what happened, but there was more to it than this. I remember it was a regional (championship game), batters were thrown at, players were ejected - I know there are a lot of details in between.

[IHateLaState]

_ To my way of thinking, nothing happened.

After the series LSU said we won't play UL any more.

It bled over to Softball with the softball coach saying he would uit before she would play UL again. Seems she is a woman of her word.

igeaux.mobi _

We were in the BR Regional as the #2 seed if memory serves.. We beat a&m@br in the winners bracket which meant they had to beat us twice.

They of course made their way back to the championship game and emotions were riding high. Mid way in the first game, one of their guys hits a home run and as he comes around third base he is hot-dogging to our bench. Well the next batter gets plunked and the benches empty... no punches... and Robe gets ejected... the place was going nuts with the a&m fans taunting us etc...

In between games (I was told this later), Robe was interviewed by Jay and he seemed livid... saying something like "I will NEVER apologize for the name on my jersey... I don't care who and where we are playing"... maybe Jay, if he chooses to comment on this thread will have a better memory on the interview cause this came to me second hand....

Anyway, they put a butt whipping on us in the final game and it was almost taking your life in your hands, literally, if you were wearing red... An African American fan told me later he had not heard such language sinde the 60's.... As we walked down the stairs the a&m@br finest were hopping in front of us and taunting us.... it was close to a riot...

So they (both parties) decided to not play for awhile and let emotions ebb..... Which is why it chaps me to no end that Robe has taken the high rode and goes play to "EARN" the right to play again.... It was BS, admittedly on both ends.... I was far from innocent because I gave it as good as I got it... but we were definitely not at fault alone and should not be begging to play...

Thats my recollection

[Turbine]

The benches emptied but did not pour onto the field.

No punches were thrown.

A bat flew. He said it slipped I give him the benefit.

Batters were plunked. That's baseball.

There were cousins taunting left and right. It was a football game atmosphere. Nothing happened.

Certainly no reason to cancel the series. A lot of the players involved wern't even on their respective teams the next year. There was zero chance of tensions bleeding over into the next season.

igeaux.mobi

[CajunRed]

You nailed it.

On a personal note...I can add something to that less than pleasant expeiernce at "that place".

My wife and I attended that same game and were sitting along the 3rd base line about halfway between 3rd and the left field fence. About midway thru the game, some guy picks my wife and me (both wearing red) and decides he wants to fight with us. Of course, he was drunk...but that doesn't matter. It should never have happened.

I went back for the next game...but my wife wouldn't come. She was too upset. We both said we'd never attend any events there again. We broke that rule and went to last year's softball regional, but have not attended anything else.

To be fair, I have to say that their fans around us were considerably embarrassed and apologized...and the guy was pointed out and escorted out of th

We were in the BR Regional as the #2 seed if memory serves.. We beat a&m@br in the winners bracket which meant they had to beat us twice.

They of course made their way back to the championship game and emotions were riding high. Mid way in the first game, one of their guys hits a home run and as he comes around third base he is hot-dogging to our bench. Well the next batter gets plunked and the benches empty... no punches... and Robe gets ejected... the place was going nuts with the a&m fans taunting us etc...

In between games (I was told this later), Robe was interviewed by Jay and he seemed livid... saying something like "I will NEVER apologize for the name on my jersey... I don't care who and where we are playing"... maybe Jay, if he chooses to comment on this thread will have a better memory on the interview cause this came to me second hand....

Anyway, they put a butt whipping on us in the final game and it was almost taking your life in your hands, literally, if you were wearing red... An African American fan told me later he had not heard such language sinde the 60's.... As we walked down the stairs the a&m@br finest were hopping in front of us and taunting us.... it was close to a riot...

So they (both parties) decided to not play for awhile and let emotions ebb..... Which is why it chaps me to no end that Robe has taken the high rode and goes play to "EARN" the right to play again.... It was BS, admittedly on both ends.... I was far from innocent because I gave it as good as I got it... but we were definitely not at fault alone and should not be begging to play...

Thats my recollection

igeaux.mobi

[Boomer]

_ You nailed it.

On a personal note...I can add something to that less than pleasant expeiernce at "that place".

My wife and I attended that same game and were sitting along the 3rd base line about halfway between 3rd and the left field fence. About midway thru the game, some guy picks my wife and me (both wearing red) and decides he wants to fight with us. Of course, he was drunk...but that doesn't matter. It should never have happened.

I went back for the next game...but my wife wouldn't come. She was too upset. We both said we'd never attend any events there again. We broke that rule and went to last year's softball regional, but have not attended anything else.

To be fair, I have to say that their fans around us were considerably embarrassed and apologized...and the guy was pointed out and escorted out of th






igeaux.mobi _

Wasn't this the game where a slow curve hit Pontiff with 2 strikes on him???? He made gestures and moved toward the mound---should have been tossed immediately---but this is Baton Rouge!!! Could be wrong!!!!!

[IHateLaState]

_ The benches emptied but did not pour onto the field.

No punches were thrown.

A bat flew. He said it slipped I give him the benefit.

Batters were plunked. That's baseball.

There were cousins taunting left and right. It was a football game atmosphere. Nothing happened.

Certainly no reason to cancel the series. A lot of the players involved wern't even on their respective teams the next year. There was zero chance of tensions bleeding over into the next season.

igeaux.mobi _

Yep this is a good summation... I forgot about the bat "slipping".... and I agree there was no reason to cancel the series...... hence, again, my issues with Robe playing without a home and home

[Bandwagon King]

_ We were in the BR Regional as the #2 seed if memory serves.. We beat a&m@br in the winners bracket which meant they had to beat us twice.

They of course made their way back to the championship game and emotions were riding high. Mid way in the first game, one of their guys hits a home run and as he comes around third base he is hot-dogging to our bench. Well the next batter gets plunked and the benches empty... no punches... and Robe gets ejected... the place was going nuts with the a&m fans taunting us etc...

In between games (I was told this later), Robe was interviewed by Jay and he seemed livid... saying something like "I will NEVER apologize for the name on my jersey... I don't care who and where we are playing"... maybe Jay, if he chooses to comment on this thread will have a better memory on the interview cause this came to me second hand....

Anyway, they put a butt whipping on us in the final game and it was almost taking your life in your hands, literally, if you were wearing red... An African American fan told me later he had not heard such language sinde the 60's.... As we walked down the stairs the a&m@br finest were hopping in front of us and taunting us.... it was close to a riot...

So they (both parties) decided to not play for awhile and let emotions ebb..... Which is why it chaps me to no end that Robe has taken the high rode and goes play to "EARN" the right to play again.... It was BS, admittedly on both ends.... I was far from innocent because I gave it as good as I got it... but we were definitely not at fault alone and should not be begging to play...

Thats my recollection _

My recollection is that is about 98% hogwash. I know because I was at that series. It was incredibly intense & the LSU bats heated up & stoned our pitching, but I had red on that weekend & while I was given plenty of the business, it was good natured fun. I sure gave my share of guff to the LSU crowd around me when Andy Gros treated Pontiff like a red headed stpechild. It was a great atmosphere & UL almost pulled of a gargantuan upset in a traditional powerhouse's back yard.

The real problems occured after all was said & done & too many booty wipes & boo hooers on both sides acted like they were totally indignant at the whole happening & caused the series to be put off for a few years when these guys should have played two weekend series the next year. It would have been great for LSU, it would have been great for UL, but most of all, it would have been great for college baseball in the state of Louisiana. Even though LSU has managed to win another CWS since then, I don't see where either team has reached that point in their programs consistently since then.