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    Without question, the fans did their part last night..........

    Problem for many of us is parking in a lot on one side of campus, and then after the game having to fight traffic against the current outflow pattern to get back to your tailgate site and pickup your stuff. Then the problem reverses trying to get back out with the streets plugged with cars...
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    What did we learn last night (and early this morning)?

    Lot of correctable errors on both sides of the ball. Now the coaches need to do their jobs and refine the approach and skills of a number of players. Coaches also need to think about the approach, especially on offense. If Dak is not playing his game, he loses his edge. We have enough...
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    A LFL Question for the Board:

    It appears that everyone engages in idle speculation to fuel their emotional arguments, but seldom are there any facts to support what they are advancing. So I was merely asking a question to seek sone specific answers, knowing full and well that the baseball authorities here (including you)...
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    A LFL Question for the Board:

    In response to missouridawg, not necessarily, since one of the foremost arguments to transform the lounge into a tiered area within Dudy Noble (to compete with the sterile, lack luster "beer gardens and shower facility" outside the park at TSUN) is fan safety. So is it safe, or not? What do...
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    A LFL Question for the Board:

    And more specifically engie and HD6 - Over the course of the last thirty years, how many documented injuries requiring medical treatment/intervention have we had out in the LFL due to structural failure of the rigs? Please provide real numbers, not estimates or rhetorical speculation. Thank you
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    But but Kyle Peterson says we're gonna be good soon.

    I'm not sure if anyone understands the "identity" of this team, but there are numerous problems with MSU baseball, and really no quick solutions. Flash back to the 2013 team. What did it have that this current team doesn't? Complementary hitting? A very solid bullpen? And another thing...
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    Its time to move back to power baseball

    Things have changed markedly in SEC baseball since 1985. Biggest difference is the quality of pitching in the conference. And that's not just starting pitching, but bullpen as well. This has resulted in a lower frequency of 'mistake' pitches, which in turn translates into fewer home runs...
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    A Couple Questions for the board -

    Several questions have kept resurfacing, so I thought I'd solicit opinions from the board as to your thoughts and impressions. First, is our philosophy and process of recruiting limiting our success in baseball? Second, do we actually have an assistant coach coordinating our baseball...
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    To aTotal360 and 57Strat - your thoughts on the LFL now that you have seen it...

    I plan to talk with Scott about this the next time I'm over at the Bryan Building. The need for 'weather proof' storage is critical, especially since we often use our rig 5 times a week during the early part of the season. Weather in February and March can be pretty brutal, and often requires...
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    To aTotal360 and 57Strat - your thoughts on the LFL now that you have seen it...

    As a stake holder in the LFL, there are a couple issues that the new permanent terraced slots will create. There are some potential issues concerning storage and accessibility for restocking food and other consumable items. One big advantage of the current LFL rigs is that we have secure...
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    OT: Soil samples sent to MSU soil lab

    moturfdog - think you probably meant on or after July 1, but the sweeping generality isn't totally correct anyway. A turf-type tall fescue will do very well under shady conditions in Mississippi with proper management, and will provide a green vegetative surface cover all year round. But it...
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    Turf grass topic: zoysia zeon

    Sorry for not reading and responding to your query earlier. You may want to be cautious using zeon zoysia grass. It is highly susceptible to a disease called 'funky leaf spot', which may make it difficult to maintain depending on your site specifics. Have you considered a turf-type tall...
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    If we had hired Mainieri back in 2002 when McMahon left

    Information was obtained privately and personally that indicated two things. One, his children were at critical points in their education that made uprooting his family at that point in time very difficult. Two, his wife was not keen on the idea of moving to Starkville. And as you a very well...
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    If we had hired Mainieri back in 2002 when McMahon left

    FlotownDawg - Question you asked assumes that Mainieri would have been seriously interested in coming to MSU. Personal and family circumstances made that difficult, and he wasn't really an option at the time. LT took the easy, and least expensive, way out and brought Ron back. But that is all...
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    I'm puzzled why LASTER was not getting any mound time earlier in the year

    Moral of that story....don't try to drop a pitcher down, and expect it to occur overnight. Remember Saunders Ramsey? How long did it take him to complete the transition to side-arm? Same with Caleb. Once Lucas went back to his old arm slot and approach, the magic reappeared! So the second...
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