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Todd Walker reflects on LSU baseball career before his jersey retirement

Not everybody thought Todd Walker made the right decision in coming to LSU in 1991.

The Tigers had just won the College World Series and had a loaded team coming back, meaning the Airline High product would have to fight for a spot in the lineup.

And when the Texas Rangers picked Walker in the 51st round of the draft that June and offered what he remembered was a $60,000 bonus, some people thought he should take the money and run.

"There were a lot of decisions to make at the time," Walker said. "I just remember taking a chance, and now looking back on all that's happened, it's pretty incredible how it worked out.