Who has been better than Skenes in the last several years?

To the original post, the only name that comes to mind is maybe Aaron Nola in 2013.

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Originally Posted by Activated Alpha

Guess you didn't read my post above that. I posted that out of frustration, but thank you for informing me of my so lowly of an opinion that is worth as much as a crapped out Ward's burger from a homeless person. Carry on with your day....dick

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You double down on your screwup. Saying Wes was fired at lsu and then get mad when when someone calls you on it.
I think you should enjoy your own sh!Tburger as you suggest. Damn dude.

Not very alpha of him.

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Originally Posted by Activated Alpha

Guess you didn't read my post above that. I posted that out of frustration, but thank you for informing me of my so lowly of an opinion that is worth as much as a crapped out Ward's burger from a homeless person. Carry on with your day....dick

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Don't be bringing Ward's into your spat...a BigOne kicks your butt!!

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Originally Posted by Patrick Tibbons

Several on this board claimed that weren?t worried about LSU getting Skenes because he did poorly against good competition at Air Force. Many went on to say that Gartman was actually a better pitcher.

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You are absolutely correct. I remember those post, lol. That would be some good reading on a slow, dreary, rainy day like today.

Different era and two Msu pitchers I would take in today's games
Jeff Brantley, dude pitched many times twice a week and went the distance a lot in 85. Want to say he was 18-2 or so, wasn't over powerful but was as good of a competitor we will ever see at Msu.
Also Bobby Reed, in 89 I believe, very dominant. I think if he not been injured he would have had a successful major league career.

I could name several Msu pitchers going back from early 70's up till a few years ago. And yes Bednar was elite in 21.

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Originally Posted by MaroonFlounder

It feels like many of our own fans have already forgotten how dominant Will Bednar was in postseason 2021.

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Bednar was incredible, and thank God for him. His CWS run was legendary. However, for the season:

Bednar, 9-1, 3.12 ERA, 92.1 innings pitched, 72 hits, 26 walks, 139 strikeouts

Skenes, 13-2, 1.81 ERA, 114.2 innings pitched, 70 hits, 19 walks, 200 strikeouts

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Originally Posted by MaroonFlounder

It feels like many of our own fans have already forgotten how dominant Will Bednar was in postseason 2021.

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Explain.

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Originally Posted by MaroonFlounder

It feels like many of our own fans have already forgotten how dominant Will Bednar was in postseason 2021.

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Will was incredible for a 10 day stretch in Omaha. He was the best pitcher at any level in baseball. However, he was very up and down up until that point. Great against LSU, shelled against Arkansas, great against Auburn, shelled against OM, great against Vandy, shelled against Missouri. And honestly he was just ok in his two starts heading into Omaha. He was good against Samford and was erratic against Notre Dame.

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Originally Posted by ScoobaDawg

You double down on your screwup. Saying Wes was fired at lsu and then get mad when when someone calls you on it.
I think you should enjoy your own sh!Tburger as you suggest. Damn dude.

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I didn?t double down. I even went back and edited to say I was wrong in the original post last night after he told me about it long before y?all even commented.

I will edit to add because I original wrote something out of anger and decided it was best not too. I never got to watch the game last night due to the wife wanting to go house shopping yesterday. I didn?t watch any of the LSU regional or super regional to even bother to notice if Wes Johnson is still coaching.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

Hell Foxhall ruined as many arms, if not more, as Wes and the results sucked.

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Good point

Kevin Kopps for Arkansas who beat out Landon Sims for season ERA in 2021 was dominant. 89.2 innings, 12-1, 0.90 ERA, 131 SO to 18 walks. Of course, a reliever is not the same as a starter, but he did pitch 89 innings.