Vandy
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I was going to post something about these complete homers but had been biting my tongue.
Somewhere in the middle of the Clemson series,Beard came out of his little mini slump. Him and Payton,you can't keep them down for long.
No,I figured the lovefest with Tennessee was gonna be on full display. Just give us an ounce of professionalism.
I'd hate to see the kid go down that road he went down at the end of last season. Whatever it takes to shake him loose.
Lot of frustration released in that fist pump. Nice job Kuehner.
This home plate ump should be doing high school games. He's so inconsistent with that outside corner.
McDonnell is not managing this game like he really needs it. If this was a ACC game he would have bunted.
IMO
IMO
You know what’s great about that game? Zero official replays.
Great win. Impressive.
Great win. Impressive.
The umpire helped his zone was large for both groups.
Super job by pitchers which we haven’t been able to say very often this year.
Super job by pitchers which we haven’t been able to say very often this year.
It just so happens that there were three guys that pitched pretty good last night that really needed something good to happen for them.
Lohman,Phillips and Kuehner are three mainstays that we have to have and were expected to anchor this staff coming into the season and now going forward. Huge night for these guys' mental approach going forward.
And yes,that big a$$ strike zone didn't hurt
When I am at JPS for our home games, I try to stand behind home plate until security points to the NO STANDING SIGN and directs me away ……generally they ignore me and I can catch several innings focused on the location of the pitches. Conversely, the TV game angle, and frankly those seats on the first base and third base seats can be most deceiving, and fan criticism of the home plate umpire on “balls and strikes” is not the most reliable or objective resource.
If the Vandy fans, the hitters and coaches reaction for both schools is any indication of the Umpire’s strike zone …… I would be inclined to defend the home plate calls as accurate.
If the Vandy fans, the hitters and coaches reaction for both schools is any indication of the Umpire’s strike zone …… I would be inclined to defend the home plate calls as accurate.
Watching on tv (at least at JPS) you really have to take into account the angle of the camera from the outfield. It can certainly be deceiving. Personally i don’t care if the ump’s strike zone is high, wide or low. Just be consistent with the calls.
I used to ump. I'd let the coaches know beforehand my strike zone was going to be wide, especially on cold or rainy days.
The point then was to get the kids to swing the bat. I was umping for Little League and Babe Ruth, fwiw. A tight zone never made sense to me.This could be the most unexpected and remarkable outcome of a baseball game since Dan arrived. For a team with a 5.37 ERA to go into Vandy (the winningest team in college baseball over the last five seasons) with mid-week pitchers and pitch a two-hitter is tremendous.