Probably the most difficult thing for LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri to do is act mean.
He rarely raises his voice. When he does, it's as if Mr. Rodgers is having an out-of-body experience.
Mainieri is someone who profusely apologizes for ending an interview because his daughter just went in labor.
It hurts Mainieri to scowl as much as Alabama football coach Nick Saban finds it difficult to smile.
Mainieri might be the most cooperative coach in LSU sports history. He had a 55-minute off-season news conference Monday in which he spent five minutes prior to the start greeting each media member and then stayed about 30 minutes afterwards doing one-on-one interviews.