Skip Bertman
Skip Bertman
J. Stanley "Skip" Bertmanis a former college baseball coach and athletic director at Louisiana State University. He led the LSU Tigers baseball team to College World Series Championships in 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 2000...
brief fans forget guys loose maybe night normalcy people saturday serious six stadium tiger turn type
We can get back to some type of normalcy we're used to here and get a Saturday night in Tiger Stadium where we can turn our guys loose and turn the fans loose and for a brief time, three, four, maybe six hours, people can forget some serious, serious problems.
apt beat deal guy might ran runs taken
I think the big deal might have been the lopsided ballgame. A lot of times as a coach, you get embarrassed. I know if you beat a guy by 10 runs or more, he was apt to say, 'You ran up the score.' Sometimes that can be taken to a different level.
home next
We really want to play at home next week.
decided reasons trip vacant
I tell you what, very mildly. We thought of everything. From going to Ole Miss, which is vacant this Saturday, to Shreveport, but there are reasons that we decided on this trip and I think they're pretty solid. I don't think anything would've been better than this trip.
changes fire roll talked terrific turned
I talked to his friends and told them to take him out and tell him that I wasn't going to fire him. I did not roll over his contract. I don't like rollovers anyway, but that did make a statement. He made some changes and turned it around. He's done a terrific job.
michael
Michael Clayton, he would be a draw, too.
coach everybody goals great happy hard human knew last life lived reach touched work
You knew she was ill. But even through last week, she was upbeat. She was a great coach, but more importantly, she was a great human being. She touched a lot of people. I was happy for her that she could see all the hard work come to fruition. To reach goals like that, not everybody can do. It was a life well lived and well served.
ended fights looked seen worse
Stacy looked exhausted. It ended fast. I've seen worse fights in baseball.
special
That would be something very special. It's already been a very special season.
coexist college pro teams
When pro and college teams try to coexist long term, ... the college team usually loses.
address damage entire hard people percentage presented problem reputation small
We are working hard to address the problem presented by the small percentage of people who, by their actions, damage the reputation of an entire University.
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We don't want to interfere with the recovery in any way. And there are no hotel rooms in Baton Rouge for the Arizona State team, for the SEC officials, for the media or for the ESPN crew.
effort interfere recovery
We don't want to interfere with the recovery effort in any way.
nba trying
We're trying to get Shaq here for an NBA game.