re: USM coach walking Dups - conflicted feelings

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But on the other, his face became so so punchable in that instant.

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The last thing in the world I want my coach worried about is an opposing batter's opportunity to breaka record. For all we know he may not have even been awre of it. At that point they were a couple of his away from tying the game.

Its OK to have sentimetn for our local stars but every coach has to take care of his own.

If its the end of the regular season in a meaningless game for post season potential a coach who knows of the potentialrecord would likely give him a chance in that spot. Duplantis will have four shots today, maybe more if a second game is needed.

This thread is 2 pages longer than it needs to be. USM coach is trying to win and couldn’t care less about an LSU record. There’s nothing more to it than that.

I screamed Bush League. However, it was the right baseball move and it has ZERO to do with double play or whatever as has been suggested. He knew he would likely walk the next guy and was banking on Duplaintis not being given the steal sign in that situation. Why run yourself into another out?
He was playing the odds that Duplaintis hit the ball hard and it didn’t find a hole a few times. He is a 300 career hitter and has a lot of rbi’s.

I wouldn’t have pitched to him.

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But why wouldn’t Duplantis steal when there was absolutely no chance they would throw with Smith on third? It was a free steal.

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And this is why I ask if you've ever watched baseball before.

It's not that hard to figure out.

You walk Duplantis to set up the double play, hoping he may not steal, but if he does, then you walk the bases loaded to keep the double play in play and a force at home.

The whole idea was to make sure another run doesn't score. Just didn't work for them.

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And I have watched baseball my entire life, and go to almost every game.

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This makes you look insanely stupid considering what you're arguing here.

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But why wouldn’t Duplantis steal when there was absolutely no chance they would throw with Smith on third? It was a free steal.

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The ball was in the dirt and it was a bad pitch does 1st to 2nd one I can’t remember which one. The pitcher was struggling a little bit and Duplaintis was one to not chase much. What I think happened was either the pitcher or the catcher didn’t do what the coach had intended for them to do which was to hold him close and not let him steal. The first baseman was holding him on from what I recall.

The REALLY REALLY Poor coaching decision was pitching to Watson. I told my son that Watson was going to hit it out and the coach was an idiot or hadn’t read the scouting report. Sure enough, he hit it out. Everyone that heard me told me they heard it and high fives
Me.

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The ball was in the dirt

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Yea it ended up being a good pitch to steal. I just don’t think they were gonna throw even if it was a fastball down the pipe.

No, it’s not. The protest was officially denied by the commisioner of umpires and his right hand (don’t remember his title) who is attending the Georgia tech game. They walked down there, viewed it, and then officially denied it.

But that’s what I’m telling you. The people that are supposed to review the protest were already at the game so according to the announcers they just reviewed and denied it then and there instead of waiting till after the game.

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The people that are supposed to review the protest were already at the game so according to the announcers they just reviewed and denied it then and there instead of waiting till after the game.

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The umpire committee and the NCAA are two separate entities, champ.