March 6, 20196 yr Damn. I can only assume the Umps were getting cold and wanted to end the game. That sucks for UTRGV. Hope they make the regionals they seem good.
March 6, 20196 yr BOMC umps strike again. Directional UT should have known better not to schedule us.
March 6, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, October sky said: I have seen some bad calls in my day, but that might be the worst! How on earth could they say he swung at that. I think they were pissed that that little dude threw a disrespectful hissy fit at the original call so they decided to punish him.
March 6, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said: im so fucking confused, I thought a purposeful attempt at HBP just meant they didnt get the base, they had to keep batting.... and the batter sure as fuck didnt swing It’s a strike now.
March 6, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, zork said: He didn't swing. wtf? Wow. Thanks blue. 🤘 Maybe it was a called strike?
March 6, 20196 yr Just now, markstanco said: 1 minute ago, Wishbone said: It can hit you in the face and still be a strike if you swing and miss. He didn't come close to swinging. Not watching I take it? You are correct. Apparently he didn’t make an effort to move out of the way is the way the umps saw it. Plus they were cold and wanted to go home.
March 6, 20196 yr Just now, ClubWhatever said: I think they were pissed that that little dude threw a disrespectful hissy fit at the original call so they decided to punish him. thats the most baseball-like reason to throw someone out, so its probably true.
March 6, 20196 yr Wait so if you get HBP and don't adequately move out of the way it counts as a strike?
March 6, 20196 yr The only thing I can see them calling him for is that he may have been over the chalk and deemed out of the batters box when it hit him, he sure as hell didn't swing
March 6, 20196 yr Just now, Valmy77 said: Wait so if you get HBP and don't adequately move out of the way it counts as a strike? Judgement call, but yes.
March 6, 20196 yr Glad we won but that was a horrible call and review. He didn’t swing and didn’t lean into it. Should have been hbp.
March 6, 20196 yr Just now, Wishbone said: Judgement call, but yes. Ok that makes sense then. Seems a bit draconian, I would at least count it as equivalent of a foul ball. Ah well.
March 6, 20196 yr Just now, HuntinHorn said: Good to see them pull it out.... Indeed. Glad Ellis, Todd, and Kennedy showed up to play because the rest of our lineup sure didn't.
March 6, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Wishbone said: Judgement call, but yes. Then Don Baylor never got hbp.
March 6, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, Enfield said: Maybe it was a called strike? if so, then that would do it.
March 6, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Valmy77 said: Ok that makes sense then. Seems a bit draconian, I would at least count it as equivalent of a foul ball. Ah well. No. You don’t have to try to get out of the way. You just can’t move into the ball. I think that knee flex was just natural movement of starting and stopping his swing, but the umpire needed a hot toddy so he called it a strike.
March 6, 20196 yr Author This team needs to play more consistent with teams they should beat easily. Up 6-0 on utsa and lose then losing the whole game against utrgv, only to win it in the bottom of the eighth...barely.
March 6, 20196 yr He didn't call it immediately ....but a called third strike could be the case even though it sure looked like a ball. He did point at his knee and called it a strike soon after. Edited March 6, 20196 yr by HuntinHorn
March 6, 20196 yr It’s not necessarily a strike. It’s a dead ball. Depending on where things were lined up, it could be deemed a ball as well. Either case, no base awarded.
March 6, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, HuntinHorn said: He didn't call it immediately ....but that could be the case even though it sure looked like a ball. There would be no review if it was just called strike 3.
March 6, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said: There would be no review if it was just called strike 3. Well there was... He taps his knee and calls a strike. Edited March 6, 20196 yr by HuntinHorn
March 6, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, VirginiaLonghorn said: Too bad we couldn’t bank that call and use it in the Aggy game. If that call would have gone against aggy against us, texags would have burned to the ground
March 6, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, VirginiaLonghorn said: Too bad we couldn’t bank that call and use it in the Aggy game. Please please please please please!!
March 6, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, chase25 said: If that call would have gone against aggy against us, texags would have burned to the ground Please 8lb baby Jesus!!
March 6, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, Horny Bull said: Todd is nails. This is the real story of this game.
March 6, 20196 yr In MLB, for it to be a HPB, you have to not be swinging at it, it has to be out of the zone, and you either have to try to avoid it or you have no opportunity to avoid it. See rule 5.05b. The last part is very rarely called. Still, if that's what blue called, it should have been called a ball, as the ball was not in the strike zone. Bizarre ending. Nice to see another come from behind win though. Edited March 6, 20196 yr by bschoolprof
March 6, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, Valmy77 said: This is the real story of this game. Also that we do not have a backup catcher.
March 6, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said: Also that we do not have a backup catcher. That to.
March 6, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said: Also that we do not have a backup catcher. Is the shoulder issue with Petrinsky not expected to heal before the season is over?
March 6, 20196 yr Here's the official NCAA rule: When hit by a pitched ball at which the individual is not attempting to strike, the ball is immediately dead; 1) A batter may not make a movement to intentionally get hit by the pitch, regardless of the location of the pitch. He must also avoid being hit whenever possible, unless the pitch is within the batter's box occupied by the batter. If the batter's action is deemed intentional, then: a) If the ball is in the strike zone when it touches the batter, or if the batter moves to intentionally get hit or freezes to allow a pitch that is not within the batter's box to hit him, the ball is dead, it shall be called a strike and the batter is not awarded first base. b) If the ball is within the batter's box occupied by the batter and the batter makes no movement to intentionally get hit by the pitch, the batter is awarded first base. In other words, a batter who freezes inside the batter's box and who is hit by the pitch shall be awarded first base.
March 6, 20196 yr 7 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said: All the objectivity and good sportsmanship on this page is disgusting.
March 6, 20196 yr 19 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said: No. You don’t have to try to get out of the way. You just can’t move into the ball. I think that knee flex was just natural movement of starting and stopping his swing, but the umpire needed a hot toddy so he called it a strike. You actually do have to try to avoid getting hit. After reading your post I looked it up and it clearly states no effort to avoid is on equal terms with moving into. Not going to post it here, on my phone, but I googled it and found a write up from “Inside Pitch” that addresses all the HBP rules.
March 6, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Dewey said: Dont care about the rule, ball game. Biggest test of the season coming up. This is the correct approach.
March 6, 20196 yr 13 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said: All the objectivity and good sportsmanship on this page is disgusting. We owe contrition to the baseball gods after that asshat fucked with LSU’s bus.
March 6, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, bschoolprof said: Here's the official NCAA rule: When hit by a pitched ball at which the individual is not attempting to strike, the ball is immediately dead; 1) A batter may not make a movement to intentionally get hit by the pitch, regardless of the location of the pitch. He must also avoid being hit whenever possible, unless the pitch is within the batter's box occupied by the batter. If the batter's action is deemed intentional, then: a) If the ball is in the strike zone when it touches the batter, or if the batter moves to intentionally get hit or freezes to allow a pitch that is not within the batter's box to hit him, the ball is dead, it shall be called a strike and the batter is not awarded first base. b) If the ball is within the batter's box occupied by the batter and the batter makes no movement to intentionally get hit by the pitch, the batter is awarded first base. In other words, a batter who freezes inside the batter's box and who is hit by the pitch shall be awarded first base. The rule makes sense. Wasn’t called correctly tonight. Oh well. Time to move on.
March 6, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Valmy77 said: Ok that makes sense then. Seems a bit draconian, I would at least count it as equivalent of a foul ball. Ah well. It's the same as it being a ball if the pitcher does not throw by the time allotted by the pitch-clock.
March 6, 20196 yr Did we lose?? I quit watching after Greenspoint said this was gonna be an embarrassing loss.
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