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re: Strike Zone
Posted on 6/24/09 at 8:39 am to JustSmokin
Posted on 6/24/09 at 8:39 am to JustSmokin
it makes a helluva difference in batting in whether the first pitch is a a strike or a ball. And if a ball is called a strike, then the batter has to chase bad pitches. Jungmann did a good job, but he got help. Schimpf seems to be the especial beneficiary of bad calls. He got one horrible strike call every time he came up.
They need to make a rule that the ump explains the stike zone to both teams before each game. I am at a loss. I swear I remember Bradshaw throw a pitch for a strike, throw the exact same pitch next in the sequence, finding the same location and it was called a ball.
I sure as hell don't know what the strike zone is supposed to be watching these past 2 games.
There is always some inconsistency, but i don't think i am being a homer in saying that Texas has really been getting the better end of the stick.
Psychologically, it appears that umps cannot help but give you more calls if you seem to be more in control. it shouldn't be that way, but it is. Having said that, Coleman looked pretty good and he couldn't get a call at the knees over the plate - jungman was getting calls just below the knees.
I still think we will take them tonite. The team, for whatever reason, supports REnaudo and Coleman with better hitting. Must be a confidence thing.
They need to make a rule that the ump explains the stike zone to both teams before each game. I am at a loss. I swear I remember Bradshaw throw a pitch for a strike, throw the exact same pitch next in the sequence, finding the same location and it was called a ball.
I sure as hell don't know what the strike zone is supposed to be watching these past 2 games.
There is always some inconsistency, but i don't think i am being a homer in saying that Texas has really been getting the better end of the stick.
Psychologically, it appears that umps cannot help but give you more calls if you seem to be more in control. it shouldn't be that way, but it is. Having said that, Coleman looked pretty good and he couldn't get a call at the knees over the plate - jungman was getting calls just below the knees.
I still think we will take them tonite. The team, for whatever reason, supports REnaudo and Coleman with better hitting. Must be a confidence thing.
This post was edited on 6/24/09 at 8:40 am
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Posted on 6/24/09 at 8:41 am to stephendomalley
You're right. The umps are conspiring against LSU.
Let's add them to the group that hates LSU.
Let's add them to the group that hates LSU.
Posted on 6/24/09 at 8:41 am to stephendomalley
the strike zone has been terrible the first two games. I wouldn't mind him calling that outside pitch if he calls it both ways, but it isn't a strike for our pitchers. Even in the 1st game(which we won), Coleman had to pitch up b/c he wasn't getting those calls
Posted on 6/24/09 at 8:50 am to stephendomalley
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Odd how no one complained about the umps the first 3 games in Omaha. It was the same umps. All of sudden we play one close game and then get our asses whipped in another and our fans start talking about the umps.
Stop with the excuses. You must have a liberal strike zone in college with aluminum bats. You also have an inconsistent strike zone from some because these guys aren't professionals.
When the umps were inconsistent in the first 3, I bitched about it or lightly laughed it off (when we got a beneficial call). But feel free to watch our 3 games and tell me that it was the same as the bullshite we had to put up with yesterday. And when you do, I will laugh at how ridiculous you are.
Slight inconsistency is one thing. This was constant inconsistency. Just like the ump from the first game, it seemed you could throw the same pitch 4 times and get a 2-2 count. Only with the douche we had back there yesterday, it would have been a strikeout for Texas and a 3-1 count for LSU, if not a walk.
I love the way most in this thread will acknowledged we got the shaft on the calls all game, but then try to spin it to "I'm not crying" with the "well that's not why we lost" crap. Yeah, we could have possibly done more, but we would have had to try a hell of a lot harder than Texas to do the same thing. 0-8 with RISP? Sounds like our fault, but stephen said it well:
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it makes a helluva difference in batting in whether the first pitch is a a strike or a ball. And if a ball is called a strike, then the batter has to chase bad pitches.
When you're up there and a pitch at your ankles is called a strike, what can you do? When a pitch you couldn't reach if you tried is a called strike, how do you adjust? Now, you're likely in the hole because of bullshite calls, and you have a double-sized strike zone to defend against. The batter is at a HUGE disadvantage, just as the pitcher is getting a HUGE advantage in the situation. By that point, the pitcher can throw junk all over the place and no matter how bad the pitch is, the batter has to give thought to at least fouling it off.
It has a big effect on the game and you are kidding yourself if you don't believe it.
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