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Coach Mainieri's comments after the game
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:52 pm
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:52 pm
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COACH MAINERI: We were going to bunt the two times. All year I would have had Raph hit in that situation, and he's had a propensity to hit into double plays, I think as people who follow our program know. And I was going to go ahead and bunt. I just figured in that situation he hadn't been really swinging the bat that great the whole game. We gave him the bunt sign for two pitches. And then once the count got 2-0, I knew Mason was a very heady base runner and he wouldn't get picked off, and I figured Berg, who throws a lot of strikes, was going to have to lay one in there, assuming he was going to bunt again. And so we decided to take a gamble there and go with the hit and run, and Raph hit it hard. It was just really bad luck. He hit it so hard, they were able to get the force out at second before Mason could get there and turned the double play. So I gambled and we came up snake eyes. I was hoping that we could end up with a big inning out of it. That ball, I think he hit it pretty close to the line. They must have been playing on the line. If the ball goes down the line for a double, we're in business, maybe have a chance to win the game right there against a tough reliever. The other thought I had was once the count got 2-0, we were going into the bottom half of our order, and I just thought that it was worth the risk, worth the gamble and see if we could make something happen, get a runner to third base with less than two outs. Didn't work out for us.
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Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:54 pm to JustSmokin
Bot 9th down 1 run hes gambling. Just great Mainieri.
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:54 pm to JustSmokin
Sounds pretty reasonable
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:54 pm to JustSmokin
I thought it was a hit and run. Still raph needs to hit it to the right side
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:54 pm to JustSmokin
I agree completely. You take the bunt off with a 2-0 count.
Mainieri knows Rhymes hits into double plays.. he even said Rhymes does. He put on the hit and run to get Katz to 2nd if Rhymes grounds out.
Rhymes chopped it too hard to the 3rd baseman playing in pretty far. Shitty break.
Mainieri knows Rhymes hits into double plays.. he even said Rhymes does. He put on the hit and run to get Katz to 2nd if Rhymes grounds out.
Rhymes chopped it too hard to the 3rd baseman playing in pretty far. Shitty break.
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:55 pm to Double Oh
You realize bunting is gambling too?
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:55 pm to JustSmokin
Well, that's what everyone wanted to hear. Makes sense to me.
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:56 pm to Double Oh
Well, that has been his style since day one. We aren't a bunting team and we often suck at doing it. Not sure why you change your philosophy once you get to Omaha.
But he needs to make some adjustments starting next season.
But he needs to make some adjustments starting next season.
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:56 pm to Double Oh
And had he hit a base hit, you would have been cheering.
Good gamble.
Didn't work out. That's just baseball.
Good gamble.
Didn't work out. That's just baseball.
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:56 pm to swamie
Sounds like he should have trusted his instincts and fukin bunted .....not gamble
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:57 pm to Golfer
I'm sure Raph loves hearing that
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:58 pm to Double Oh
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Bot 9th down 1 run hes gambling. Just great Mainieri.
I'm with you...but at least his explanation makes sense. He did try to "Hit and Run" which it did not look like on TV.
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:59 pm to JodyPlauche
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I'm with you...but at least his explanation makes sense. He did try to "Hit and Run" which it did not look like on TV.
Usually hit and run is behind the runner.
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:59 pm to JustSmokin
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he's had a propensity to hit into double plays
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so we decided to take a gamble there and go with the hit and run,
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It was just really bad luck.
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Didn't work out for us.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 12:00 am to The Boat
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I agree completely. You take the bunt off with a 2-0 count.
Mainieri knows Rhymes hits into double plays.. he even said Rhymes does. He put on the hit and run to get Katz to 2nd if Rhymes grounds out.
Rhymes chopped it too hard to the 3rd baseman playing in pretty far. Shitty break.
yup
Posted on 6/17/13 at 12:00 am to JustSmokin
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And so we decided to take a gamble there
Awesome.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 12:00 am to burke985
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Sounds like he should have trusted his instincts and fukin bunted .....not gamble
Thanks Captain Hindsight.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 12:00 am to TigerNAtux
[quote]I don't know whether to laugh or cry. [/quote
I did both
I did both
Posted on 6/17/13 at 12:01 am to JodyPlauche
Didn't realize it was a hit and run. At least that makes sense
Posted on 6/17/13 at 12:01 am to swamie
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Thanks Captain Hindsight.
Someone needs to run with this. I could see Captain Hindsight at ever LSU home game next year...
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