Strategy question on getting deep

[bobbycharles]

The last three nights in a row, I've busted out of the Stars $3 and $5 rebuy guaranteed tourneys about mid-way through the third hour. The scenario was very similar in all situations.

For example tonight:
Avg stack 19,000. My stack 16,000. Read on me is TAG.
Villain (25,000)is LAGish, always putting in an open raise with any two. I'm BB with 99.
Action is fold to villain who puts in automatic 3x raise. Folds to me, I re-raise him all in. He calls and turns over a KJ off and rivers something like a str8 or whatever.

Now my purpose is not to moan about a lost race, but the question is, am I being too aggressive here? Should I wait for a better position and if so what is it? With an average stack size, is it best to just steal the blinds with the standard open raise from LP and then wait for a monster? I've been watching several of the "good" players make moves like my 99 all in, but it never seems to work out for me?

Any thoughts?