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Ben McDonsld just now on CWS broadcast

Posted on 6/15/19 at 3:58 pm
Posted by NorthEndZone
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 6/15/19 at 3:58 pm
“Rule of thumb is you can’t let the best guy on the other team beat you”

When asked about keeping starter in to pitch to Jung from Texas Tech again. He didn’t say anything about LSU game.

Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
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Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:00 pm to
It’s amazing how in biased he is calling games. That’s pretty rare
Posted by DRock88
Member since Aug 2015
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Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:00 pm to
Ol McDonsld has a point, E I E I O.
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:02 pm to
What best determines a hitters chance of getting a base hit?
Posted by Solo Cam
Member since Sep 2015
32635 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:06 pm to
Yo Lester where ya at? Another expert disagrees with you.
Posted by DRock88
Member since Aug 2015
9473 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:08 pm to
You are generally what your average says you are. By the time you get to the postseason, the huge variations generally have ironed themselves out...so a .300 hitter that's 1/4 is fairly likely to get a hit in his next at bat. It is not always black and white, but playing the law of averages is rarely a poor decision.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:09 pm to
Ben McDonald is NOT an expert in fact he’s rather terrible announcer

And the situations are not the same, so there’s that
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:11 pm to
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You are generally what your average says you are


So wouldn't that make pitching to him the correct decision, since the next batter had a higher average?


Obviously, in hind sight, it was wrong. I can't help but wonder if this same thread would have been made today, just with a different complaint, if Mainieri had walked the batter and the next guy got a hit.
This post was edited on 6/15/19 at 4:13 pm
Posted by tigerskin
Member since Nov 2004
40274 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:12 pm to
Wait what??
This post was edited on 6/15/19 at 4:13 pm
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
21063 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:12 pm to
quote:

Ben McDonald is NOT an expert in fact he’s rather terrible announcer


Wow.
Posted by PTLSU
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2012
1597 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:16 pm to
College baseball is boring AF once LSU is eliminated every season.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278397 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:16 pm to
wait what what?

Jung isnt even there best hitter. The guy hitting after him is who leads the team in all offensive categories and owns a 10% K rate.

Jung has a 13% K rate, fwiw.

Mendona had a 22% K rate way below average. These guys are hitting 40 and 50 points better than he was, mind you.

Texas tech is down 2.

i dont see how it is comparable.

Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
Ms Gulf Coast
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:21 pm to
I think PM is a great coach, but I have no idea of why he didn’t walk that guy
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
21063 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:22 pm to
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College baseball is boring AF once LSU is eliminated every season


I enjoy the CWS every year. It's obviously much better with LSU in it, but I usually don't miss many games.

I really like college baseball though. I'll watch whoever is on the ESPN app play a midweek game if LSU isn't on at that time.
Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:26 pm to
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Ben McDonald is NOT an expert in fact he’s rather terrible announcer


You really are a stupid son of a bitch. Know nothing cocksucker.
Posted by NorthEndZone
Member since Dec 2008
11306 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:26 pm to
I never said it was comparable. I just know that Ben was thinking about the Tigers when he said it.

I never said I was against what PM did. I did laugh we he said I thought we could get a strikeout there.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278397 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:26 pm to
Simply put, you guys need to watch more baseball if you think McDonald is good. He is passable for college baseball, but it is not 1990 anymore.

McDonald is the type of guy that says "tie goes to the runner" ,or "its an error if it hits his glove" or cites batting average before a slash line.
Posted by LSUJML
BR
Member since May 2008
45571 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:27 pm to
quote:

Ben McDonald is NOT an expert in fact he’s rather terrible announcer


Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278397 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:27 pm to
I just have the game on in the backround. Tech is losing. The Michigan pitcher is throwing flame. And while Jung is a great hitter, the guy behind him is inarguably better.
Posted by Teddy1388
I-10
Member since Aug 2017
691 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 4:27 pm to
You have to know you’re full of shite
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