Landon Gets the Quick Hook and Can't Lower His ERA to Sub 2.00

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Have I mentioned how much I hate Paul? Well I do. He takes Landon out of the game after only 4 innings allowing 3 hits, 3 walks, and 1 unearned run with only about 60 pitches thrown. So who does he put in? Someone with a sub 4.00 ERA surely. Not exactly. He puts in Javen Coleman with a 7.32 ERA entering the game. He was able to lower his ERA to sub 7.00, but good ole Paul leaves him in just a bit too long. How long you ask? The same number of innings as Landon, the ace with a 2.15 ERA. Coleman was good for a while, but all good things must come to an end as he allows a homerun in the bottom of the 8th to give the Aggies the lead. And I'm not blaming Coleman. It wasn't his call to stay in the game for 4 innings when there are a bunch of other guys in the bullpen with lower ERAs. To name a few: Michael Fowler- 6.60, Trent Vietmeier- 4.85, Ty Floyd- 4.82, Jacob Hasty- 4.50, Devin Fontenot- 3.58, Garrett Edwards- 3.41, Theo Millas- 3.00. There was NO POINT in leaving him that long. I don't even remember seeing anyone warming in the bullpen. Well surely Paul took out Coleman after the homerun. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA no, Paul only takes out pitchers when they're doing well, like Landon today.

So who is the loss on today? Marceaux? Nope, he didn't allow a single earned run. Coleman? Nope, he only allowed 1 earned run over 4 innings. The defense? No, not really; only 1 run came across on bad defense. The offense? Nah, the pitching on the other side was superb. Then who? Well Paul Mainieri of course. It's a shame that only pitchers can be charged with losses, because if that weren't the case, it would read something like...

Win: Dustin Saenz

Save: Chandler Jozwiak 

Loss: Paul Mainieri

Can we please just win 1 more game to clinch the SEC Tournament? Is that too much to ask? I wanted to sweep the series, but that's out of the window. I would like to win the series, but I can see that's not happening. Just one.
Dayne is a senior psychology major at Louisiana State University. He is originally from New Orleans and attended high school at Holy Cross. Other teams he likes are the Red Sox, Saints, Patriots, Bruins, Pelicans, and Celtics. He also has a career .500 batting average.

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