re: Our fan support of basketball is downright pathetic

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Basketball other players are ob constant reliance on you to be where yoh are suppose to be or it all fails.

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Pretty sure if the 3rd or 2nd baseman is playing where they aren't supposed to be the batter will be sure to try and take advantage by hitting the ball that way. (i.e. if they are playing you to pull, so the batter wants to try and hit oppo, the pitcher needs to throw the ball inside to the batter, but instead throws it the the outside portion of the plate)

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Baseball if the ball isn't where its suppose to be the batter is rewarded with a ball.

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Not true. See above example.

Baseball isn't the problem regarding lack of support of the basketball team...

It's ridiculous that you want people to support one sport over the other. How about support both? Or the casual football fan start supporting the basketball program as well.

No need to bash the game of baseball or LSU's baseball team.

Even in thoss instances that doesn't involve a team strategy. If batter a is facing a shift that's the pte conceived strategy and not on fly strategy.
The pitcher can't pass the ball to center to first to 3rd to make the runners rotate and catch them out of position. The runners having a set line to where they can be and cant leave that area.and when ballis in play very few players acactually effect the out come. Ya I know u backup players but that'sa broken pla of u r needed.

And in between pitches batters and coaches pitchers etc can think about what they will do during next ball in play based on what they know before hand. Its still not on fly strategy.

I came back and said it has pre conceived strategy. I think its a loteasier to know baseball stestrategy than bball strategy because one you study and the other you have to figure out on fly

This phone sucks for posting .bedtime
Later guy

You go to your notes and coach looks at his book and gives catcher a sign for u to throw. Not on fly strategy. U have time to look at situation then proceed

Ooh, ooh, I want to try...

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The runner on first base is 22/26 in stolen base attempts. I need to help my catcher out and throw fastball so that he has a chance to throw the runner out at second. But wait, the batter is a dead pull, fast ball hitter who homered twice yesterday, so if I throw a fastball over the plate, he might rip it to left field. On the other hand, the left handed batter on deck only hits .178 vs lefty pitchers, and my cut fastball that is really moving today is likely to get a ground ball out of him. So I'll just stick to the off speed on this batter, give up the stolen base, and with first base now open I won't worry about a walk. Then I can attack the lefty on deck to get the inning ending 4-6-3

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+1 well done pigue...well done

you do know that a lot of catchers call their own game, not the coaches

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and baseball really doesn't take that long from pitch to pitch, like a minimum of 10 seconds for the pitcher to get back on the mound, get the signal and go.

Except you know the strategy before its ever put in play. The situatiom you have time to think about it and get help feom your catcher. Dont forget your coach can also come out and talk abouy it.

I'm bball defense can't call time out and its constant motion so you are constantly thinking on fly while having to react. It really is a beautiful game when played correctly

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I'm bball defense can't call time out and its constant motion so you are constantly thinking on fly while having to react. It really is a beautiful game when played correctly

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When a runner hits a ball in the gap, he has to constantly think about if he has enough time to get to third base, all depending on numerous amount of info that he has to take in "on the fly"

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It really is a beautiful game when played correctly

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When was the last time that happened? I'll tell you...the years that college basketball banned dunking(thanks Lew). Actually had plays, no palming, no walking, no dunking. Took some skill to play and the average center was probably 6'7"ish.

You must not watch a lot of basketball if you think cal is an average coach. And he doesn't cheat as much as scott drew.