Can someone splain me what happened to our once-poud baseball program?

[Dad04]

Nobody is replacing Trahan as the best SS here in the last 20, 30 years. Nobody since has the range, or glove he had. Never showed off his arm because he never needed to. He simply threw hard enough to beat the runner. He is the standard every Cajun MIF will be judged by, imo.

[Rougarou]

I never said he was a better middle infielder, I said one of those three would have been moved to another position (3B). Cantrelle/Trahan and Conrad > Girourd/Trahan and Conrad, the decision would have been between Girourd and Compton/Leonards at 1st and/or 3rd or possibly DH.

I never said Lott would have started, I said he would have found a spot in the lineup periodically/platooning.

No one mentioned Kasuls, except I said Cantrelle may have been moved to another position like Kasuls was, you need some reading comprehension. Kasuls came to UL as a SS, was moved to 2B, because of Cantrelle's talent.

Leonards was the starting 3B in 2014, not Shug. Shug DH'd mostly. I'm not sure Hayden would have taken 3B from Leonards.

[Dad04]

I said earlier I could see Cantrelle playing out of position. In other words, not SS maybe 1B/3B. Not seeing the Lott angle unless we are taking Cape Lott and not UL Lott. No knock on him. I think Cape Lott is the real Lott but I'm not overly confident with him at the plate with RISP right now.

I think the Cape Lott is the real one too. Guessing MLB sees it that way.

[Rougarou]

I think the Cape Lott is the real one too. Guessing MLB sees it that way.

Would be a more accurate assessment with the arms he faced and using a wood bat.

[CajunVic]

Based on the season Cantrelle had last year, yes I believe he would have been given a little longer leash than others. This is a BS question from the beginning due to the fact of we don't have all the variants.

Yes, if Cantrelle was a Freshman in 2014 and would have started like he has this year, he would not have seen the lineup. But if Cantrelle would be a Sophomore or Junior in 2014 and had the Freshman year he did last year in 2013, then the staff would have given him a longer leash.

The question is what is the real Lott, the current one/Cape league or most of last year/beginning of this year. My only knock on Lott right now is he K's way too much or gets down 0-2 more than any player on the team.

I want some of what you smoking also. Maybe then I could appreciate your reading comprehension.

[Dad04]

Would be a more accurate assessment with the arms he faced and using a wood bat.

Yeah. He hits better against better pitching with a softer bat. What's the difference? No coaching in the Cape League, or any summer league and that is just sad. Here's a guy with pure talent who excels when left alone. If he's over-coached, I'm guessing the rest are too.

[Rougarou]

Yeah. He hits better against better pitching with a softer bat. What's the difference? No coaching in the Cape League, or any summer league and that is just sad. Here's a guy with pure talent who excels when left alone. If he's over-coached, I'm guessing the rest are too.

Funny game, this is.

That's how it works on most levels. Even in the big leagues it is the offseason when swing fixes are worked on and implemented. During the season it is all about repetition and preparation in the way of studying what particular pitchers are going to come with.

[ConfusedFan]

I don’t think this is fair question..who’s to say that given the opportunity to play for Deggs...Lott or Cantrelle or Bourgouis wouldn’t succeed like the ‘14 guys?

Why Bourgeois? It's not like he tore the cover off the ball last year. He hit .311. Good, but not great.

[ConfusedFan]

Cantrelle would've started, I know this team had Trahan and Conrad, but one of those guys would have been moved to another position, Tyler Girourd was a good player, but Trahan, Conrad and Cantrelle would have been a great infeild ala Hunter Kasuls, but you would not have been able to keep both off the field. A healthy Gunner would have been one of the weekend starters.

Todd Lott would have been hard to keep out of the lineup. May not have been an everyday guy, but would have platooned.

The ONLY positions Cantrelle could have played that year are 3rd (move Shug to 1st), 1st, or take Butler's spot in the outfield and adjust the outfield to factor in for his speed. He would not have played 2nd or short over Conrad and Trahan.

[CajunVic]

Why Bourgeois? It's not like he tore the cover off the ball last year. He hit .311. Good, but not great.

Maybe because 311 is a lot more than 287.

[ConfusedFan]

Maybe because 311 is a lot more than 287.

I'm assuming you are speaking of Cantrelle. Bourgeois had 9 more hits in 13 more plate appearances. That being said, I think Cantrelle would have had an extremely hard time cracking that lineup.

[ConfusedFan]

Nobody is replacing Trahan as the best SS here in the last 20, 30 years. Nobody since has the range, or glove he had. Never showed off his arm because he never needed to. He simply threw hard enough to beat the runner. He is the standard every Cajun MIF will be judged by, imo.

That's only because Lochridge hasn't been given the chance at SS!!!!

kidding