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  1. 1 minute ago, Levi said:

    So you’re telling me our 2 best players, who are sophomores but age wise are still draft eligible?  Christ on cracker the next coach better be persuasive. 

    Thank the lord

    Maybe we can convince Flores to come back. I doubt it though.

  2. 1 minute ago, zlavydra said:

    You don't remember Kyle Russell?


    I remember arguing with an aggy on my team at the time of Russell. 

    Aggy: “he hits a lot of hr but his other stats are just ok”…

    me Accept Season 4 GIF by Billions

    He wasn’t so consistently oppo. Lots of pull hitting from him. I and others early this year talked about Max reminding us of him though. Not sure if you were in that convo 

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  3. 16 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

    This is a major problem if this happened.  do we have documentation of it?  my thought is that Saarlac asked for 1st base ump(who has the call) to check with the other umps.  That is the usual process when you argue a call.

    Of course, 1B ump can decline to check with others if he wants to.

    It is absolutely beyond stupid that you can't review that but you can review a hit batter.  it should be reviewable because it is very easy to rectify if the ball does hit him.

    Maybe it was just the phrasing of what was said. You could see the ump ask Saarloos about review but that def could have been just meaning “hey do want us to talk about it”

  4. 1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

    I think it's absurd to judge ex cathedra that "David Pierce sucks so it doesn't matter".  HE doesn't think he sucks, and it should be HIS mindset to not get tossed for two more games.

    This isn't that difficult.  Y'all should know better.

    It’s not even about whether he’s good at in game decisions, that’s such a small amount of what the job is. Him being out of the dugout for a couple games just isn’t a big deal at all. 
    His mindset was to get his say in and fire up his team, which was the right mindset. Just because that ump made a really weird decision on a seldom used rule doesn’t make DP the problem here.

    There are plenty of things to beat DP over the head for, this just isn’t one of them.

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  5. 24 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    Really?  You think it makes sense to make sure you get tossed for 3 games?

    I get the "we're better off w/o him in the dugout" cynicism, but that's not exactly the mindset of a coach.

    I think it doesn’t matter that much if he’s tossed for 3 games or not. He’s a baseball manager who doesn’t make the best in game decisions anyway. It’s not like he’s the playcaller for a football team. Baseball is much more about process and preparation than in game management.

    I think it’s important for baseball coaches to show fire when need be. This is one of those times. The team is down, it’s a huge game, and the process was a disaster. The fact that this rule relies completely on the discretion of the umpire is ludicrous

    18 minutes ago, BillyGoatHill said:

    He NEEDED to get in their face over that BS and he did. Fired up the crowd and the team. GB was not losing that game after that. And pretty sure he was leaving the field when the Ahole second base ump held up his two fingers. 

    It's not like he has been banned from the trip regarding the next two games. He'll still be involved, just not as visible.

    Plus, Steve Rod.. has had plenty of experience in coaching D1 programs. I think he can manage the next two games.

    Ding ding.

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  6. 1 hour ago, BillyGoatHill said:

    exactly GIF

    They NEVER made a call on the field , THEN had a conference on the mound AFTER Saarloss complained. NONE, nor at least dumbass Demond (umpire on 1st) who's job it is to watch the runner, didn't see it. They blew it and it was right for Pierce to complain and then ask to have them review it. Which they did not cuz there was a never and official call on the play.

    My seats are right past first base and we saw that they most likely missed the call ( the ball seemd to change slight direction after going by Powell) . The bitching was the way that this crew handled it. And that was the 3rd missed call by just the first base ump that game, never mind this one, or others. That crew sucked ALL weekend.

    They fucking asked Saarloos if he wanted a review, and then proceeded to tell DP that they can’t review it.

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  7. 16 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

    Pierce is a dumbass for continuing to bitch after getting tossed.  That's on him.  I get it, asking for review was totally reasonable, but once you're tossed, know the fucking rules you stupid little midget.

    Dumb take.

    Get your money’s worth especially with such a terrible decision in an important game.

  8. 18 minutes ago, petscii said:

    They did get the call right.  It hit him.  He's out.

    I’m aware. I’m responding to the idea that they shouldn’t review it, or everything for that matter. Which is crazy in this instance considering there wasn’t a call made on the field. And is crazy in all others because college umpires are terrible 

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  9. 3 hours ago, Js1 said:

    SEC does centralized video review. Decision comes down from the replay official in the SEC office. Does cut down on review times 

    Yup. I’d rather get the call right. Especially with college baseball umpires. Check all of it 

  10. 9 hours ago, BlackCat said:

    We are having a great season. Im coaching my 5 year olds coach pitch team and having a blast. The kids are always so fired up. So fun.

    My first grader is playing midget out at SBSMA. He works his tail off. He's all in and cant get enough baseball, which was my only goal for him (to get the bug). He's batting .680 but most of his outs were in the first two games. They've moved him up to the first batter right after the second graders and he has a boat load of RBIs. 

    Curious to get y'all's thoughts. I got them a rope bat last week and I really think Ive seen a quick change in their swings. It's been tough to get them to get their hips through and now they're swinging hard and getting a full twist. Anyone else used it?

     

    Got the 8 year old one. His biggest issue was dumping the barrel early. It’s certainly helped with that.

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  11. 41 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

    It doesn’t appear by a cursory reading of the rules that whether or not a batter ball hits a base runner is reviewable by a head coaches challenge 

    If you can review touching a base you can review a live ball hitting a base runner. It’s absolutely reviewable 

  12. 16 minutes ago, SameSame said:

    Why do you need one?    Everybody knows the ball hit him.  He is throwing a tantrum over semantics.

    Well the umps didn’t know it hit him apparently. They didn’t make any call on the field. That’s ridiculous to not get a review when no call was made.

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  13. 4 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

    If it’s a hit and run you peak in after the 3rd or 4th step to see where the ball is headed. If it’s a straight steal you obviously are busting it.

    You peak, not watch. This one wasn’t as bad yesterday. Powell I think is who was looking in for like 30ft.

  14. 9 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    If you have any interest and are in the Austin area, I have a dead mint Quad LCR sound bar I want to move.  I have never unpacked it, but I am the second owner.  It was sold to me as unused.  I just never got around to putting it into my living room TV setup.  $250, full refund if unhappy for any reason.  Reviews are off the charts (as they are for all Quad speakers, whether electrostatics or dynamics (like the LCR)).  I've owned more than one stereo pair of Quad dynamics and even helped a surly get a pair new -- they are fantastic, musical products.  Glorious British sound.

    This isn't mine, I haven't unboxed it, but this is the exact model (~ 41" long):

    image.png.db0c4287c2dcba3dade9cf7af03cfb4e.png

    @jimmyjazz what does that weigh? Like does it require a shelf you think or can it be flush without reducing quality?

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