Last week I went full Johnny Jones and tapped out on LSU Baseball. The resume was and still is not that impressive in terms of beating top notch quality opponents. Jared Poche has been trash in his last few starts. John Valek has been figured out. LSU was in terrible shape going into the series against Arkansas. Talent can take you only so far in baseball. You also need experience, leadership, and most of all, luck. LSU was lacking in all three categories before this weekend, but not anymore.
I am very good at collecting data, making lists, and analyzing before I formulate an opinion on unexplained phenomena. I understand that there needs to be some kind of evidence to support the bizarre and the strange. With that said, I want to believe. Always. That is why I am going with a full fledged flip flop on LSU Baseball and I don’t care who knows it!
Yeah sure I admit it! I didn’t believe in this team just a few days ago. So sue me! I’ve witnessed miracles and I have changed. And if you can change, and I can change, WE ALL CAN CHANGE! Three miracles to be exact. First, Friday night, the LSU Tigers are on the verge of getting blasted by Arkansas in the 5th tied at 2 with bases loaded, a short hop is picked up by Kramer Robertson, he throws home, the runner going to third is…..you know what screw it, it’s impossible to explain even as I watch this thing over and over again. Somehow LSU completes a Triple Play with bases loaded. It’s ruled a double play with the third out being completed on a protest? What? Whatever. Better lucky than good. Holy hell LSU dodges a bullet and wins Friday night!
Then Saturday comes and now I my fears for this team are coming to fruition. Down 9-1 against the Razorbacks and it is ugly. Not as ugly as the beautiful miracles that occurred next. Kramer Robertson lost a ball in the lights coming from teammate Jake Fraley in the outfield. The ball crushed Robertson’s face and he lay what appeared to be knocked out ain the infield. Robertson was not concussed but looked like his lip was stung by a thousand killer bees. Heinous, but the gutsy shortstop stayed in the game like a true badass. Then an even uglier creature than the Robertson appeared in the 7th inning as the Tigers made their move. The now infamous Rally Possum. And the rest is history. Sweep city and LSU now has the mojo you need to succeed late in the year.
Between the triple-double play, Kramer Robertson playing after getting clobbered worse than Amir Khan even did, and the stingy marsupial running rampant at The Box; these were a holy triumvirate of miracles. I believe in miracles. I believe in LSU Tiger Baseball again. #RallyPossum
