Young Conrad wants to leave own mark on Cajuns baseball

[CrazyCajun]

All I was answering was a comment about why a new player to the program (albeit former player) hadnt secured a spot. Blake Trahan is pretty much the only player with a secured spot. If that was more of a tongue in cheek jab at Campo, I missed it

That whole argument about whether Robe values bats over defense is silly. The coaches will tinker with the lineup for a lot of the system. Finding the right chemistry and balance is tough with this many newcomers. The lineup is dynamic and will be determined day to day on more factors than just hitting vs fielding

It was a jab, and you missed all the jabs. You taking this up with the wrong person, that's why they call them managers because every situation is different. Tony is, always has been and always will be a pitching/ defensive minded coach. That doesn't mean he doesn't like guys who can hit. Some coaches are blinded by guys power and hitting and will overlook a lot in the field of you can hit. The fastest way to get in the dugout around here is kick the ball around or drop fly balls, he sticks with guys through hitting slumps almost to a fault.

[CajunRage]

The fastest way to get in the dugout around here is kick the ball around or drop fly balls, he sticks with guys through hitting slumps almost to a fault.

You still want to say that some of us are promoting liabilities in the field, which was never the case. Also, please explain your statement about Robe not caring about what side of the plate conrad hits from. A left handed bat is more valuable than right handed in the college game. I don't get what you are trying to say.

[CajunAlum10]

I think my favorite part of that article was Conrad's quote at the end. It shows how confident he is and kinda gives a glimpse into what the mindset is in the locker room right now. They are ready to get out there and prove themselves.

Right now if you look at the projected lineup based off of what we know from last year, plus some of Jaybird's analysis and breakdowns… Contrary to popular belief, we have a strong nucleus returning. We may have lost some key pieces, but what we DID RETAIN, is the mindset of Omaha or bust.

Offensively speaking…..
Leaders/Veterans returning:
Trahan
Girouard
Butler

Key Contributors off the Bench and Spot Starters returning:
Powell
Davis
Thurman
even Clement to a degree

So looking at that, we have 6-7 guys who have legitimate playing time and experience under the lights and in big situations. They were 1 freaking game away from Omaha. This will not leave their minds. With this core group of guys and their experiences from last year, add to that the newcomers who sound pretty promising, we could be special again. 58 win special? No. But 40 win special and Regional birth special? Yes.

These guys could have enough grit to fight through a regional and super to advance to Omaha.

Pitching will come around, we will lose some games early on and people will jump ship like the bandwagoners they are, come mid conference, we will start to hit our stride and the rest will be history.

Call me optimistic. But I'm a believer. History repeats itself. This is 1998, 1999, and 2000 all over again. Our 2000 team was arguably less talented than those 1999 boys. It's all in the mindset fellas.

Believe.

Geaux Cajuns.

[Ragin' Caleb]

I think my favorite part of that article was Conrad's quote at the end. It shows how confident he is and kinda gives a glimpse into what the mindset is in the locker room right now. They are ready to get out there and prove themselves.

Right now if you look at the projected lineup based off of what we know from last year, plus some of Jaybird's analysis and breakdowns… Contrary to popular belief, we have a strong nucleus returning. We may have lost some key pieces, but what we DID RETAIN, is the mindset of Omaha or bust.

Offensively speaking…..
Leaders/Veterans returning:
Trahan
Girouard
Butler

Key Contributors off the Bench and Spot Starters returning:
Powell
Davis
Thurman
even Clement to a degree

So looking at that, we have 6-7 guys who have legitimate playing time and experience under the lights and in big situations. They were 1 freaking game away from Omaha. This will not leave their minds. With this core group of guys and their experiences from last year, add to that the newcomers who sound pretty promising, we could be special again. 58 win special? No. But 40 win special and Regional birth special? Yes.

These guys could have enough grit to fight through a regional and super to advance to Omaha.

Pitching will come around, we will lose some games early on and people will jump ship like the bandwagoners they are, come mid conference, we will start to hit our stride and the rest will be history.

Call me optimistic. But I'm a believer. History repeats itself. This is 1998, 1999, and 2000 all over again. Our 2000 team was arguably less talented than those 1999 boys. It's all in the mindset fellas.

Believe.

Geaux Cajuns.

That's a good point, can't wait to get out there and watch it all happen.

[STPacronym]

Good lord.....

[CajunAlum10]

I think my favorite part of that article was Conrad's quote at the end. It shows how confident he is and kinda gives a glimpse into what the mindset is in the locker room right now. They are ready to get out there and prove themselves.

Right now if you look at the projected lineup based off of what we know from last year, plus some of Jaybird's analysis and breakdowns… Contrary to popular belief, we have a strong nucleus returning. We may have lost some key pieces, but what we DID RETAIN, is the mindset of Omaha or bust.

Offensively speaking…..
Leaders/Veterans returning:
Trahan
Girouard
Butler

Key Contributors off the Bench and Spot Starters returning:
Powell
Davis
Thurman
even Clement to a degree

So looking at that, we have 6-7 guys who have legitimate playing time and experience under the lights and in big situations. They were 1 freaking game away from Omaha. This will not leave their minds. With this core group of guys and their experiences from last year, add to that the newcomers who sound pretty promising, we could be special again. 58 win special? No. But 40 win special and Regional birth special? Yes.

These guys could have enough grit to fight through a regional and super to advance to Omaha.

Pitching will come around, we will lose some games early on and people will jump ship like the bandwagoners they are, come mid conference, we will start to hit our stride and the rest will be history.

Call me optimistic. But I'm a believer. History repeats itself. This is 1998, 1999, and 2000 all over again. Our 2000 team was arguably less talented than those 1999 boys. It's all in the mindset fellas.

Believe.

Geaux Cajuns.

Just had to find my post from pre-season…. Not to say I told you so… but I believe I was pretty spot on. What say you?

[Ragin' Caleb]

Not yet lol

[CajunAlum10]

Not yet lol

Haha I'm not referring to the rest of the post just yet... I'm referring to the part where I said we'd get 40 wins and get a Regional. The rest would be lagniappe.

[Turbine]

Haha I'm not referring to the rest of the post just yet... I'm referring to the part where I said we'd get 40 wins and get a Regional. The rest would be lagniappe.

Yep, good early call.

You nailed it.