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Although Ump was terrible...it was smart baseball by tigers.

Posted on 6/24/17 at 5:10 pm
Posted by Eatem up
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2017
565 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 5:10 pm
Although the umps strike zone was terrible and seemed to favor us...

We continued to challenge the outside corner to see what he would call to our credit.
That is smart baseball. They did not and their pitching was just weaker than ours.

Also, we did score 6 runs with the same strike zone. I doubt a few more pitches called balls would have amounted to 6 runs for them...

A tighter strike zone may have lead to more runs for us as well. Ya never know!

A good win for us!

This post was edited on 6/24/17 at 5:38 pm
Posted by lsu2006
BR
Member since Feb 2004
39994 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 5:11 pm to
quote:

Although the umps strike zone was terrible and seemed to favor us...

"Seemed"

Because our pitchers hit their spots. It was the same damn zone for both teams
Posted by Triple Bogey
19th Green
Member since May 2017
6036 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 5:13 pm to
He was calling that outside a strike every time. For both teams. Got Diechmann with that same shite and although I was bitching then, he did the same for our pitchers.
Posted by LSUvet72
Member since Sep 2013
12266 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 5:20 pm to
Beavers in a rage chewing their big arse tail off as Plate ump got an escort out of stadium by Homeland Security
Posted by mikrit54
Robeline
Member since Oct 2013
8664 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 5:37 pm to
Exactly. OSU jawing from their dugout. LSU just dealt with it.
Posted by I20goon
about 7mi down a dirt road
Member since Aug 2013
13343 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 5:42 pm to
Gilbert took advantage.

But that's only half of it.

LSU lineup was swinging at anything that was to the outside or tailing that way. Laid off anything inside (except for Smith, who somehow shortens his arms by 9").

That wide of a zone and an ump that has a fish eye lens for his glass eye, you better not go up there thinking you're gonna sit with the bat on your shoulders and let the pitcher work himself into a jam.

LSU adjusted on the hitting side. That's why you didn't see a lot of bitching from them.
Posted by ItTakesAThief
Scottsdale, Arizona
Member since Dec 2009
9322 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 5:43 pm to
We used the large strike zone and adjusted to it.

Our batters moved up in the batters box to be able to cover the outside off the plate.

Our batters swung the bat instead of standing around waiting for balls to be called and trying to get walks. We were aggressive and they were not aggressive. They were playing for walks that did not come.
Posted by kack44blade
Northshore
Member since Sep 2016
165 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 5:53 pm to
Probably the worst strike caller I've seen in a long time, and after watching a lot of SEC games that's saying a lot. He has no clue where the strike zone is and proved it with both teams. Our pitchers took fair advantage of this most of the game, especially the outside corner. Gilbert was brilliant and kept OS off balance all day. Great day by so many guys, GEAUX TIGERS!
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89807 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 5:55 pm to
You pitch and defend the strike zone presented.

Period.

Bitching about it changes nothing on the scoreboard.
Posted by rballa19
Lake Charles, LA
Member since Oct 2009
4382 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 6:19 pm to
They can talk about how bad the ump was all day, but he didn't hit three homers today
Posted by beauchristopher
new orleans
Member since Jan 2008
66596 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 6:20 pm to
It's not terrible if it's his zone both ways

I prefer a wider strike zone
Posted by atltiger6487
Member since May 2011
18195 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 7:59 pm to
OSU had 5 hits over our two games. Stop bitching and swing the damn bat.
Posted by beauchristopher
new orleans
Member since Jan 2008
66596 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 8:11 pm to
It's a shame their elite pitchers can't take advantage and hit the same spots as us

It's so ridiculous to whine over an ump who is consistent both ways

It's crap when they aren't and he was

You knew what to expect. Can't help they aren't as good at pitching or hitting today
Posted by beauchristopher
new orleans
Member since Jan 2008
66596 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 8:30 pm to
If you don't like an umps zone then be in favor of robot officiating if some sort of calamity. We have human umps to call their zone. If he establishes it early and even both ways then it's a fair game both ways, period. That's all I ever ask for every game and we got it so I had ZERO complaints. Even early on before we had a lead.

What's more frustrating is when they are tight and you don't greet certain calls that the other team may have gotten. That ish stinks!
Posted by Palm Beach Tiger
Orlando, Florida
Member since Jan 2007
29887 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 8:31 pm to
You are forgetting all the times the pitcher threw a perfect strike only for it to be called a ball. Yeah, the umps have been really bad the entire college world series in almost every game
Posted by TNTigerman
James Island
Member since Sep 2012
10569 posts
Posted on 6/24/17 at 9:05 pm to
It's a shame that with everything on the line - the biggest game and event of these kids' lives - the umpire was horrible. The damned plate is supposed to be there for a reason; it's either over the plate (including the black) or it's not. I watched one called strike that split the batter's box line. That's 6" off the plate which is pathetic. The ump should be reprimanded and warned to either get it together or go back to umping high school games. They ought to go back to the old days when the umpire was directly behind the catcher so they can see how to call the outside pitch correctly.
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