BB Final: Louisiana 7, App State 2 SBC Tournament G2

[JoshuaC]

Ready for a Cajuns win tonight! Keep winning until we hit Omaha!

[RaginDave]

Count me in the camp that wouldn’t start Cooke tonight. I don’t think we burn him right now.

I’m not killing Deggs for the decision or anything. I get the thinking. But for me, Spencer is now on a week full rest. I’d roll with him tonight.

I want Cooke for Saturday or Sunday.

I would assume his thought is that if he plays Cooke tonight he might have available on Sunday (if needed) for an inning or two. You won't be around Saturday and Sunday if you don't win tonight.

Sunday might be an all hands on deck day. If any of our pitchers can bounce back, and have the ability to throw as a bullpen guy, it is Cooke. His thought, probably, as I have not knowledge of this, is that Robinson and Arighetti, unless they get rocked early are done once he starts them. Cooke, because of his past as a bullpen guy and his athleticism, might be the only guy that could come back and compete on Sunday.

[LifeTimeCajun]

Regardless of who is on the bump we need to score early and cant give up 3 or 4 in the first few innings. To me that means we pitch Cooke.

[Dad04]

Count me in the camp that wouldn’t start Cooke tonight. I don’t think we burn him right now.

I’m not killing Deggs for the decision or anything. I get the thinking. But for me, Spencer is now on a week full rest. I’d roll with him tonight.

I want Cooke for Saturday or Sunday.

To play on Saturday we need to win today. Cooke gives us the best chance to play Saturday. Win or go home.

[wcd35]

I know you have to win them all but there's no room for error. You do what you have to do to win the first and I think Cooke is the guy to do it. I don't think there's a wrong answer though. I'd trust either guy to get it done. I also do not have the info to judge how each guy matches up with App's bats, which is a large portion of the formula.

Arrighetti just has not been the same dominant guy as he was in the first half of the season. Last 5 starts, ERA is 6.33 (granted a lot is skewed on a 9 ER game vs TXST-if you exclude its closer to 3.33.) Just 2 of 5 were Quality Starts (6+ IP, < 3ER.) Every start he made before that was a QS. I think I'd rather give him an extra day if anything

Cooke in his last 5, ERA is 2.02, he's given up 4 hits or fewer in all of those and all 5 were Quality Starts. He hasn't shown an effect on 1 day fewer when he's had to do it so far.

[ManAboutTown]

You guys all make good points. Spencer seems to me to be a guy that thrives in big moments and when coach hands him the ball with confidence. His best outings this season are against our best competition.

Best case scenario, we score a ton of runs in the first two innings, pull Cooke and have him available for the weekend.

[Million$Mullet]

If anyone is heading up to Montgomery today Baton Rouge Hammond and Slidell is miserable traffic wise. Gross

[GoneGolfin]

My assumption is that the Cajuns will be the home team tonight ... as they were the road team in their opening pool game. App State was the home team in their opening pool game.

Brian

[DocCajun]

My assumption is that the Cajuns will be the home team tonight ... as they were the road team in their opening pool game. App State was the home team in their opening pool game.

Brian

I believe that’s right. I heard Jay say pregame last night that the Cajuns got to choose which game they were home and they, of course, chose this one

[cajun4life]

Will this game start on time?