blog.nola.com - 6/25/2009
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LSU wins its sixth CWS title and first with Coach Paul Mainieri
sports.espn.go.com - 6/25/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
OMAHA, Neb. -- LSU's down cycle is over.
A program that two years ago wasn't good enough...
to qualify for its conference tournament is the best team in college baseball again. The Tigers won their sixth national title Wednesday night, breaking open Game ...
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NCAA Recap: LSU Tigers at Texas Longhorns
onlinesportshandicapping.com - 6/24/2009
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onlinesportshandicapping.com —
Texas vs LSU CWS Odds Game-3: There will
be no tomorrow for the 2009 College World Series...
just like there will be no championship in store for one of the teams, while the other will forever be known as CWS Champion of 2009.
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College World Series Odds: Texas vs LSU Game 3
andthevalleyshook.com - 6/25/2009
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andthevalleyshook.com —
Anthony Ranaudo certainly didn't get the great outing
we hoped for, but he fought through 5 1/3...
innings, giving up 8 hits and 5 walks but only 4 runs, and another outstanding bullpen outing shut the Longhorns down from there. Offensively, the ...
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LSU 11 - Texas 5: National Champions!
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SEC links: LSU leaves Omaha with another title
John Clay's Sidelines —
SEC links for Thursday:
Randy Rosetta of the Baton Rouge Advocate reports on LSU’s win over Texas to take the College World Series.
Gary Laney of The Advocate writes that the Tigers kept the pressure on the Longhorns.
Jim Kleinpeter of the New Orleans Times-Picayune writes on the Tigers’ championship.
Bob Padecky of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat writes about his encounter with Kenny Stabler, 30 years later.
Mark Wiedmer of the Chattanooga Times Free-Press ...
Introducing Your College Baseball Overlords
Intentional Foul —
The LSU Tigers are your college baseball champions, and man, Les Miles certainly enjoyed it. Hey, at least he didn’t jinx them like he did in Game 2. Here’s the final out and the awesome dog pile that followed. Oh, and Coach Mainieri’s attractive wife and daughter (I’m assuming) make an appearance as well.
Congratulations are in order for the Tigers and their sixth college baseball National Championship.
A post from the ...
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Texas Tries to Forget Epic Loss to LSU
fanhouse.com 6/23/2009 — by Jim Henry OMAHA, Neb. -- Sorry, but Augie Garrido 's message to his Texas Longhorns late Monday night was private. Between head coach and team. The neighborly Garrido, who can spin a life-lesson while filling out a lineup card, wanted to make sure ...
Worth Repeating
bayoubengalsblog.blogspot.com 6/23/2009 — OMAHA, Neb. - As many of you have reminded me, I did predict that LSU would win the national championship this season back during the regular season. You could look it up. In an April 27 column, I said, "LSU has another great baseball coach, and he will win LSU's first baseball national ...
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Bayou Bengals Blog
LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri is getting a lot of accolades these days -- and deservedly so. In just three years, he has the Tigers playing for a national championship. You can read a good piece in the Omaha World-Herald on Mainieri. But let's not forget a couple of things. First, LSU ...
Finally baseball —
Bayou Bengals Blog
I'm sure from a pitching standpoint, LSU coach Paul Mainieri is glad to have the three days off since last playing on Monday in a 9-1 win over Arkansas. The question, though, will be this: Will the three days away from game competition take any edge away from an offense that has rolled up nine ...
Paul Mainieri, LSU Geaux the Distance —
FanHouse
by Jim Henry OMAHA, Neb. -- The Mainieri household went 45 years without a national title. Bouday -- that was plenty long enough. Paul Mainieri 's LSU Tigers powered past Texas 11-4 Wednesday night to win the College World Series . When the final out was made -- fittingly on a swinging strike ...
LSU Has Ace in the Hole for Game 3 —
FanHouse
by Jim Henry OMAHA, Neb. -- Paul Mainieri is an engaging son of a gun. He's also the son of a coach, and he often relies on life experiences to help him make a critical decision. That was the case in the College World Series Tuesday, when Mainieri, LSU's head coach, decided to hold ace Anthony ...