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re: Amador upset with Fraley?

Posted on 6/8/16 at 7:37 am to
Posted by jeff70121
Metairie
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 6/8/16 at 7:37 am to
That's exactly what happened.
Posted by tiger91
In my own little world
Member since Nov 2005
36800 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 8:11 am to
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He didn't give him "time" either time Fraley asked for it, but Jake stepped out both times


Could Fraley have been penalized for this? And why wouldn't an ump give the batter time as requested?
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
68643 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 8:13 am to
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Why should he retire?

He's still producing outstanding teams and is king at Rice.

Until the 7th inning of our final regional game he had a national seed sweating bullets.



On the flipside he hasn't been to a college world series the last 8 seasons now and has been outside of a regional just once the last 7 seasons.

80 is just too damn old, how do you even recruit guys to go there when they know you could literally keel over any second?
This post was edited on 6/8/16 at 8:23 am
Posted by More beer please
Member since Feb 2010
45128 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 8:16 am to
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even if it wasn't a carefully thought out strategic decision.


I dont think it was. Amador was clearly in a groove and was looking to pitch quickly, but not "quick pitch". He started his wind up before fraley had even got his other foot in the box. It was so quick in fact that the ump didnt even have the ability to call time. Thus, the pitch occurred.
Posted by Keltic Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2006
19446 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 8:38 am to
Graham has 2 more yrs on his contract should he choose to continue. All credit to Fraley, as it did mess with Amador's mind, intentional or otherwise. And he was borderline quick pitching.
Posted by roygu
Member since Jan 2004
11718 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 8:47 am to
How many teams haven't been to the college world the last eight years?

Eighty - Soylent Green?
Posted by nofear67
Houston
Member since Jan 2006
2285 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 8:54 am to
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He's still producing outstanding teams and is king at Rice.

He isn't producing anywhere near outstanding teams.

quote:

Until the 7th inning of our final regional game he had a national seed sweating bullets.

Yes but the final result is what counts.
Posted by cheo25
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2004
984 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 10:20 am to
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He isn't producing anywhere near outstanding teams.


Because every other athletic program at Rice makes it to an NCAA postseason tournament. It's an outstanding academic school with strict admission standards that isn't an athletic factory. Your comment is the kind of idiotic statement that a large portion of our fanbase is known to make and why LSU fans have a bad reputation.

I respect Graham and Rice's program maybe more than any other program LSU baseball has played on a regular basis over the years. Rice has beaten LSU more than its fair share, and it's usually a battle even when LSU wins. I hope Graham keeps coaching for a long time.
This post was edited on 6/8/16 at 10:22 am
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
41956 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 10:44 am to
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nofear67

quote:

He isn't producing anywhere near outstanding teams.


Moron.
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
70968 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 10:45 am to
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I hope Graham keeps coaching for a long time.


frick Wayne Graham.
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
66555 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 11:29 am to
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On the flipside he hasn't been to a college world series the last 8 seasons now and has been outside of a regional just once the last 7 seasons


Um, he's at RICE.

Rice has only one national championship in ALL sports.

Guess who won?
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
66555 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 11:30 am to
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He isn't producing anywhere near outstanding teams.


Just 24 of the last like 25 conference championships.
Posted by 81Tiger
LSU Alumnus
Member since Sep 2009
6642 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 11:36 am to
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I hope Graham keeps coaching for a long time.


If Graham stays at Rice, there is a better chance of Pierce staying at Tulane.

If Pierce stays at Tulane, there is a better chance of Cannizaro staying at LSU.

Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81894 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 11:45 am to
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Why should he retire?

Because he takes too long to get to the mound!
Posted by Oyster
North Shore
Member since Feb 2009
10224 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 12:09 pm to
quote:

I respect Graham and Rice's program maybe more than any other program LSU baseball has played on a regular basis over the years. Rice has beaten LSU more than its fair share, and it's usually a battle even when LSU wins. I hope Graham keeps coaching for a long time.


Impossible not to respect the guy. His record is untouchable. If he can still do the job I agree let him do it.
Posted by Passing Wind
Dutchtown
Member since Apr 2015
4144 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 12:30 pm to
This was a better thread (comedy wise) when you had it reading Aranda was pissed
Posted by MrKnowItAll
Strop City
Member since Mar 2007
5197 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 12:36 pm to
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80 years old.Damn! It's time for that coach to retire. He's on borrowed time as it is. I just thought I was old. Damn!
He doesn't need to retire but he does need one of those motorized Walmart shopping carts when he visits the mound..... I thought he wasn't going to make it back to the dugout a couple of times.
Posted by Drakeo1990
Member since Mar 2015
308 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 12:43 pm to
Shouldn't it be called a "no pitch" if the batter doesn't have both feet in the box yet?
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
127112 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 12:44 pm to
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Shouldn't it be called a "no pitch" if the batter doesn't have both feet in the box yet?
If so, that's putting a lot trust in those college umpires to know the rules.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
66593 posts
Posted on 6/8/16 at 12:58 pm to
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Wayne Graham


didn't he invent dirt?
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