re: Thought LSU played almost flawless against CC except for this

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I'm not convinced Brown would have scored on that play. I agree that he jogged at the beginning, and I have a feeling Jordan would have sent him if he had been running full steam the whole way. But I think there would have been a play at the plate.

It’s no excuse for the lack of hustle. I just question whether that’s a guaranteed run like people seem to think.

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I just watched the play again and he actually was still jogging for part of the way between 2nd and 3rd before I assume he picked up the 3rd base coach. IMO, he would have scored...he was way off of first base when contact was made and the ball stayed in the air for 5.6 seconds according to the announcers. Plus, the fielder was not in great position to throw even after he picked up the dropped ball.

agree 100% and I hope it is a teaching moment for JJ in the fall workouts. Little things can make the difference between celebrating a title to crying in the dugout.

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2) Jake Brown was on first and Jared Jones hit a moon shot pop-up in short center with 2 outs. Brown jogged from 1st to 2nd and then on the way to 3rd picked up the pace. Once again, not hard to predict a dropped Jones hit pop-up (see Arkansas where it happened twice). Brown should have scored on that play but lack of hustle only allowed him 3rd base.

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He would not have scored. The fastest players in MLB take about 11 seconds to run 3 bases. The ball was in the air for 5.5 seconds. Do you all still believe that in 5.5 seconds, that second baseman couldn't have picked up the ball and thrown Brown out at home? Short of a bad throw, Brown is out.

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lack of hustle

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Many on this board pointed those plays out. Definitely a weak signal that this culture may not be as bulletproof as we were made to believe.

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Every coach has a style, and every style has negatives as well as positives. Jay is a players coach. I'm not complaining because he's very good at that style and has the results to prove it. But the negative is that kind of lack of hustle is cured by getting your arse chewed. Jay is not going to do that.

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Couldn’t disagree more. They have Marine officers in WW2 that never yelled and got their message across. I’m sorry I just read a book called “In with the Old Breed” with the guy from the mini series “The Pacific”, lol. Yelling and screaming isn’t a part of demanding high standards. In fact it can be counterproductive. The standard for hustle is set and the coach demands it. It doesn’t have to be yelling and screaming.

I don't even hold Eyanson much responsible for the HRs. I think we all know those are barely warning track outs except for the gale blowing from right to left. Defense was great. The problem I did have (my brother noticed the same thing) was the lack of hustle a couple of times.

1) Milam hit that pop-up near the LF line which I figured was going to drop due to the wind blowing it away from the infield. He TROTS down to first base and if running would have made 2nd easily as the announcers said.

2) Jake Brown was on first and Jared Jones hit a moon shot pop-up in short center with 2 outs. Brown jogged from 1st to 2nd and then on the way to 3rd picked up the pace. Once again, not hard to predict a dropped Jones hit pop-up (see Arkansas where it happened twice). Brown should have scored on that play but lack of hustle only allowed him 3rd base.

I know it was a scorcher and running takes energy but this was the CWS...they weren't playing Little Sisters of the Poor up 12-0.


This is very true!

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Umpires were completely out of line tossing the 2 CC coaches in game 2 .Thats all Ill say about that. Better team won in LSU

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Are you on drugs?

They won the national championship, shut the frick up

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He would not have scored. The fastest players in MLB take about 11 seconds to run 3 bases. The ball was in the air for 5.5 seconds. Do you all still believe that in 5.5 seconds, that second baseman couldn't have picked up the ball and thrown Brown out at home? Short of a bad throw, Brown is out.

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He would have scored. And BTW, Jake Brown didn't have to run "3 bases". As another posted already, he thought he was 1/3 of the way to 2nd when Jones swung...I said I thought more like 1/4. You also seem to forget that the fielder would have to turn around to be in position to throw since he was facing the outfield. You also don't mention the time it would take for the catcher to field the ball and also swing around his arms to make the tag. Oh, and Jake Brown surely would have tried to slide around the tag to begin with.