re: #TeamThompson Check In. No Tiger left behind!

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Jordan has been loyal to the program, University, and NIL sponsor Game Coin.

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Why the frick am I supposed to care about Game Coin?

Let's face it. Slumping and playing poorly or not, he is our starting shortstop. Jay has already said we are riding the horses that got us there and he will start again tonight. Why not come together behind Jordan and put the past behind us and give the kid a final shot to help us win this game with no animosity or degradation?

I am a Tiger supporter, therefore I am a Jordan supporter.

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Being ridiculed or given opinions or constructive criticism is all part of life and the game.

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Ridiculing someone who is on your team that makes a mistake is boorish behavior and pointless. And it is totally different from criticizing their play. Saying "That was a bad play" is different from "Thompson is trash". Saying "Thompson had a poor game" or "Thompson has had a rough CWS, particularly at the plate" is not the same as saying "Thompson should get on the bus now" or "Thompson should never see the field again".

As for constructive criticism, I am uncertain if that can be applied to comments on TD primarily because the player or coaches are not going to see those but also because half of the people criticizing probably can't distinguish a catcher's mitt from a batting glove (that may be a bit of hyperbole ). Perhaps it could be helpful to a younger player though, hopefully because his dad shared it with him and not because he was on TD

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As long as both are done within good character, then so be it.

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Agreed, but ridiculing someone on your team is never in good character in my opinion, perhaps we disagree on this.

I pull for the athletes also but I’m not gonna pretend someone had a good game when they didn’t. Saying he basically gave 5 runs to Florida because of his 2 early errors is not hating on him, it’s the truth. He turns a routine double play and they are out of the inning tied at 3 instead of behind 7-3.

I do think people should give their rightful criticism, but do it in a good way. The right criticism at the right time and done in the right way, will keep a person grounded and help them be a better person, athlete, etc.

That being said, it’s very possible for him to do something great today that is the game winner.

Yes, he is not having the CWS he or anyone else wanted him to have, but he a Tiger and is giving it his all. That's all he or anyone else can ask or expect. Represents the school well.

Hopefully he can shake off the performance yesterday and find an outrageous play or two (like he has done before) and help us win tonight.

He's not only playing poorly, he's clearly mentally cooked a this point. He literally booted the season and chance for a championship yesterday.

The game of baseball has countless redemption stories.... I surely hope Thompson is one of those feel good stories after tonight...

Your comments are spot on, but wasted on a bunch of keyboard warriors. They sure are mouthy from their couch. Some of it is poor parenting. Most of it is the fake bravery that comes from anonymous commenting. How many would say that type stuff to the face of the athlete?

0.033 series isn’t just a bad game

I’m pulling for JT. He has had great moments as a Tiger but also some really bad ones. He’s got a ton of talent it’s just whether he can overcome his mental issues. He’s always been streaky with his bat but he’s in one of the worst slumps I’ve seen in a while. Still have to ride with him since there is no one on the bench I would trust either in game 3 of the CWS.