Austin Regional Thread

[dcar00 14182]

that is the dumbest rule on the planet.

[HenryJames 66048]

Pitcher #4 for Fairfield.

[zlavydra 2121]

Fairfield going to their ace, Sansone. They are now officially fucked pitching-wise as well.

[WBT 20564]

3 minutes ago, ztejas said:

You're a great poster. You should post more. 

I thought we were already playing playoff baseball and hammering the shit out of teams but apparently it doesn't count until we're playing Vandy. You should tell that to Florida.

That ball that Quintanilla booted and almost ran over old man Graham...you have to field those cleanly or good teams will make you pay

[TornACL 7698]

1 minute ago, zlavydra said:

Fairfield going to their ace, Sansone. They are now officially fucked pitching-wise as well.

You hate to see it. 

[Ten Bears 2481]

So who finally noticed the ball was in the ump's pocket?

[Levi 2586]

9 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Username does not check out.

I’m pretty sure I had been sitting in rush hour traffic for about an hour and a half reading surly when I decided to make an account. Looking around my situation at the time I was “done with it” and chose that for my username. I’ve regretted this choice of a name many, many times. 

[Queen Bitch 1692]

How did the ump not know??

[BachelorTrek 2968]

7 minutes ago, WBT said:

ASU goes back ahead on a WP into the HP ump's pocket.  Don't think I've seen that before.

HP blue is "part of the field," though not in fair territory. 21st-century version of the old "hide-the-ball" trick. Lulz.

[wood 11225]

6 minutes ago, zlavydra said:

I've watched many thousand innings of baseball, but I'd never seen that before.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I've played & watched a shitload of baseball over 45 years of my life, and almost every game I watch, I see something I've never seen before. No other sport is like that for me. It's amazing.

[cafe society 2871]

4 hours ago, wood said:

I think we were at the same game. I also saw Scott Vondemkamp hit one pretty much like that as well.

Terry Salazar cranked one out there in '78 or '79, and it was a damn laser.  Got out in a heartbeat.

[Barbacoa 1934]

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

You're a great poster. You should post more. 

I thought we were already playing playoff baseball and hammering the shit out of teams but apparently it doesn't count until we're playing Vandy. You should tell that to Florida.

[dcar00 14182]

I really hate the damn "bouncing front foot in the stretch" thing. Its a damn balk.

Edited June 6, 2021 by dcar00

[Steel Shank 9424]

This baseball offseason is going to be fantastic!

[zlavydra 2121]

Cookie crushed for 3- run bomb. 9-7 Stags

[Droopy 2626]

New pitcher? Good. 

[dcar00 14182]

if that is umps discretion then he shouldn't have awarded a base IMO.

[Barbacoa 1934]

Just now, zlavydra said:

Cookie crushed for 3- run bomb. 9-7 Stags

Really like this Fairfield team. They got a shitty draw for their regional. 

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

18 minutes ago, Ten Bears said:

So who finally noticed the ball was in the ump's pocket?

How do they know they had the right ball?

[dcar00 14182]

1 minute ago, Barbacoa said:

Really like this Fairfield team. They got a shitty draw for their regional. 

I keep forgetting was Fairfield the 2 or 3 seed?

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

15 minutes ago, wood said:

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I've played & watched a shitload of baseball over 45 years of my life, and almost every game I watch, I see something I've never seen before. No other sport is like that for me. It's amazing.

[dcar00 14182]

Just now, Cairn Horn88 said:

How do they know they had the right ball?

shirt pocket not ball bag

[Boerne Horn 418]

Just now, dcar00 said:

I keep forgetting was Fairfield the 2 or 3 seed?

3

[Mdhorn 5949]

Just don't know how either club manages to play, cram some food and maybe a massage or tub and then do it all again in another hour or two. 

[Guest Lobo]

1 minute ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

I'd like to put my balls in her pocket.

 

Fairfield is/was the #3.  

Just a war of pitching attrition at this point with ASU.  They both lose, it's good for Texas.  I just don't want to make a name for some spot starter tonight for one of these two teams.  I want to crush and smite them early and often. 

[Mdhorn 5949]

4 minutes ago, Barbacoa said:

Really like this Fairfield team. They got a shitty draw for their regional. 

Would rather play ASU between the two.  ASU has no pitching whatsoever.  

[dcar00 14182]

2 minutes ago, Boerne Horn said:

3

they should have been a 2 somewhere else.

[Barbacoa 1934]

1 minute ago, Mdhorn said:

Would rather play ASU between the two.  ASU has no pitching whatsoever.  

Agreed. They're confident and aggressive at the plate. 

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

they should have been a 2 somewhere else.

Yep they got screwed. 

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

I've watched many thousand innings of baseball, but I'd never seen that before.

Happened to the Astros in the late 90s. Wild pitch bounced into the ump’s pocket and Ausmus (?) couldn’t find it while the runner scored from 3rd. Ten year old Chuckie was absolutely livid.

[clapclapclap 9000]

5 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

How do they know they had the right ball?

Hmmm, just looked it up, and yep, the ump's name is Monty.

[ClubWhatever 12139]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

they should have been a 2 somewhere else.

They didn’t play any known good teams because their league had like 34 games. 

[HenryJames 66048]

Fairfield is probably the best team in the country.

[Guest Lobo]

17 walks + hits for ASU pitching staff thru 6 innings.  And I thought Fairfield would be short-handed today.  

 

[dcar00 14182]

2 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

They didn’t play any known good teams because their league had like 34 games. 

yeah I know.  they still probably should have been a mid level 2.   37-3 is still 37-3.  THey are giving the  2 seed and traditional baseball school) all they can handle.

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

4 minutes ago, Lobo said:

17 walks + hits for ASU pitching staff thru 6 innings.  And I thought Fairfield would be short-handed today.  

 

Duh...they are saving their best pitchers for us.

[Had Enough 2081]

You said always run in that situation and again that’s giving them free outs, and asu is one of the best defensive teams in nation, it’s the last thing you want to do.  The rest of what you said is not how you want to manage your opportunities, imo. 

And I stand by it. And I laid it out for you as to the reasons why. The point is it is not a free out. The out at first is more of a given than tag out at home. So worst case you are exchanging outs. Again 1st and 3rd and 2nd and 3rd are not that much different.

Basically shots directly at the pitcher and the fielders are the sure fire plays at the plate. This isn’t a force out though so that increases risk to the defense.

And I believe it was you who said not to get in a run down? Why not? If it gets you back to 2nd and 3rd same as it was, what’s the downside? What if they screw up the run down? Yes, I suppose there is that 1% chance we get doubled up somehow.

2nd and 3rd is different than 1st and 3rd or simply runner on 3rd. It lessens the risk because you have that runner on 2nd. Aggressive base running if done smartly increases your chances of ultimate or greater success.

Using last night as example, there was 0% chance Williams is out at home if he runs on contact. There’s likely no throw home if he does go on contact. And if he’s dumb enough to make it, we’re sitting 1st and 3rd with no outs.

[troph 24789]

this thread has gone full 13 year old girl on us and I wasn't even here to participate.  gotdammit.

only substantive point about last night - base running and failure to hit with runners in scoring position are two different issues. but none of that shit mattered, and it won't matter tonight or next weekend.  key word: donkey stomp.

texas is gonna donkey stomp the winner of today's game I don't care how bad the base running might be. 

when I say donkey stomp I mean like ball crushing, hide your children, grown men will cry kind of annihilation.

I'm done worrying about the finer points for today, it won't fucking matter.  donkey stomp.

Texas will be the talk of Omaha as we donkey stomp our way past whatever also-ran Florida or South Alabama team we play in the supers.

fellas get your shit together and be ready.

Bitches we are BACK!

\m/

Edited June 6, 2021 by troph

[Droopy 2626]

3 minutes ago, troph said:

this thread has gone full 13 year old girl on us and I wasn't even here to participate.  gotdammit.

only substantive point about last night - base running and failure to hit with runners in scoring position are two different issues. but none of that shit mattered, and it won't matter tonight or next weekend.  key word: donkey stomp.

texas is gonna donkey stomp the winner of today's game I don't care how bad the base running might be. 

when I say donkey stomp I mean like ball crushing, hide your children, grown men will cry kind of annihilation.

I'm done worrying about the finer points for today, it won't fucking matter.  donkey stomp.

Texas will be the talk of Omaha as we donkey stomp our way past whatever also-ran Florida or South Alabama team we play in the supers.

fellas get your shit together and be ready.

Bitches we are BACK!

\m/

Esta. 
 

Lets. Fucking. Go. 🤘🏼

[WBT 20564]

Sansone has shut the devils down so far.  Fairfield still up 9-7 batting in B8.

[Levi 2586]

4 minutes ago, Had Enough said:

And I stand by it. And I laid it out for you as to the reasons why. The point is it is not a free out. The out at first is more of a given than tag out at home. So worst case you are exchanging outs. Again 1st and 3rd and 2nd and 3rd are not that much different.

Basically shots directly at the pitcher and the fielders are the sure fire plays at the plate. This isn’t a force out though so that increases risk to the defense.

And I believe it was you who said not to get in a run down? Why not? If it gets you back to 2nd and 3rd same as it was, what’s the downside? What if they screw up the run down? Yes, I suppose there is that 1% chance we get doubled up somehow.

2nd and 3rd is different than 1st and 3rd or simply runner on 3rd. It lessens the risk because you have that runner on 2nd. Aggressive base running if done smartly increases your chances of ultimate or greater success.

Using last night as example, there was 0% chance Williams is out at home if he runs on contact. There’s likely no throw home if he does go on contact. And if he’s dumb enough to make it, we’re sitting 1st and 3rd with no outs.

This isn’t a better explanation, actually it’s worse in terms of managing when the infield is in. I’ve never seen someone so hell bent on giving another team free outs purposely based on “well what if...”. This will be my last response to this topic. 

[WBT 20564]

Here we go.  7,8,9 due up for ASU.

[clapclapclap 9000]

DoneWithIt vs Had Enough in the Close To Jumping regional.

Seeding committee got this one right.

[WBT 20564]

Tying runs in scoring position with 2 outs and Fairfield goes to the pen.  Hell of a job by Sansone.

[Queen Bitch 1692]

extra innings please oh please oh please

[Droopy 2626]

New pitcher? Good. 

[zlavydra 2121]

Fat Fairfield pitcher leads their team in HRs allowed.

[WBT 20564]

Fairfield it is.  Good for them.  They'll get the full big time atmosphere experience tonight.

[Carl Spackler 3482]

Fairfield it is.

[Biff Tannen 45681]

Let's put the boots to them.  Medium style.

[Guest Lobo]

3.5 hour delay for them.  That's really awkward spacing.  Even a 1-hour double-header gap is rough.  

They seem nice, but for fun---let's beat the ever living shit out of them tonight.  Jump out to a quick 7-0 lead.  

Not every year you can beat all three teams in your regional on a way to a sweep.  

While we're waiting, I highly recommend watching S. Alabama/S. Florida at 5:00p and dropping off some more beer at my house while you do it.