UTRGV @ Texas

[Valmy77 13,273]

Damn. I can only assume the Umps were getting cold and wanted to end the game.

That sucks for UTRGV. Hope they make the regionals they seem good.

[DalTxHornFan 3,117]

Unfortunate way to end a great Texas win.

 

[zork 629]

He didn't swing.  wtf? Wow.  Thanks blue.

 

🤘

 

[UTEX_ME 4,766]

BOMC umps strike again. Directional UT should have known better not to schedule us. 

[ClubWhatever 12,158]

1 minute ago, October sky said:

I have seen some bad calls in my day, but that might be the worst! How on earth could they say he swung at that.

I think they were pissed that that little dude threw a disrespectful hissy fit at the original call so they decided to punish him. 

[LTtxfan 49,356]

Bad Call..... runner should be on 1st base.

Glad Horns Won.....🤘

[Pato del Muerto 52,598]

3 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

im so fucking confused, I thought a purposeful attempt at HBP  just meant they didnt get the base, they had to keep batting.... and the batter sure as fuck didnt swing 

It’s a strike now. 

[Enfield 109]

1 minute ago, zork said:

He didn't swing.  wtf? Wow.  Thanks blue.

 

🤘

 

Maybe it was a called strike?

[Wishbone 4,782]

Just now, markstanco said:

1 minute ago, Wishbone said:

It can hit you in the face and still be a strike if you swing and miss.

He didn't come close to swinging. Not watching I take it?

You are correct. Apparently he didn’t make an effort to move out of the way is the way the umps saw it. Plus they were cold and wanted to go home.

[UTEX_ME 4,766]

Just now, ClubWhatever said:

I think they were pissed that that little dude threw a disrespectful hissy fit at the original call so they decided to punish him. 

thats the most baseball-like reason to throw someone out, so its probably true. 

[Valmy77 13,273]

Wait so if you get HBP and don't adequately move out of the way it counts as a strike?

[EuroHorn 3,268]

Checks schedule.  No UT sister school next week

 

[chase25 2,048]

The only thing I can see them calling him for is that he may have been over the chalk and deemed out of the batters box when it hit him, he sure as hell didn't swing

[SquishMitten 10,435]

Roger Dorn would be proud

[Wishbone 4,782]

Just now, Valmy77 said:

Wait so if you get HBP and don't adequately move out of the way it counts as a strike?

Judgement call, but yes.

[JimmyJames 12,271]

Glad we won but that was a horrible call and review. He didn’t swing and didn’t lean into it. Should have been hbp. 

[Valmy77 13,273]

Just now, Wishbone said:

Judgement call, but yes.

Ok that makes sense then. Seems a bit draconian, I would at least count it as equivalent of a foul ball.

Ah well.

[HuntinHorn 986]

Good to see them pull it out....

[Valmy77 13,273]

Just now, HuntinHorn said:

Good to see them pull it out....

Indeed. Glad Ellis, Todd, and Kennedy showed up to play because the rest of our lineup sure didn't.

[JimmyJames 12,271]

1 minute ago, Wishbone said:

Judgement call, but yes.

Then Don Baylor never got hbp. 

[zork 629]

3 minutes ago, Enfield said:

Maybe it was a called strike?

if so, then that would do it.

[Pato del Muerto 52,598]

1 minute ago, Valmy77 said:

Ok that makes sense then. Seems a bit draconian, I would at least count it as equivalent of a foul ball.

Ah well.

No. You don’t have to try to get out of the way. You just can’t move into the ball. 

I think that knee flex was just natural movement of starting and stopping his swing, but the umpire needed a hot toddy so he called it a strike. 

[Levi 2,592]

This team needs to play more consistent with teams they should beat easily. Up 6-0 on utsa and lose then losing the whole game against utrgv, only to win it in the bottom of the eighth...barely. 

 

[HuntinHorn 986]

He didn't call it immediately ....but a called third strike could be the case  even though it sure looked like a ball.    He did point at his knee and called it a strike soon after.

Edited March 6, 2019 by HuntinHorn

[Wishbone 4,782]

It’s not necessarily a strike. It’s a dead ball. Depending on where things were lined up, it could be deemed a ball as well. Either case, no base awarded.

[LTtxfan 49,356]

3 minutes ago, HuntinHorn said:

Good to see them pull it out....

 

 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,781]

Too bad we couldn’t bank that call and use it in the Aggy game. 

[Pato del Muerto 52,598]

1 minute ago, HuntinHorn said:

He didn't call it immediately ....but that could be the case  even though it sure looked like a ball.

There would be no review if it was just called strike 3. 

[HuntinHorn 986]

2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

There would be no review if it was just called strike 3. 

Well there was...  He taps his knee and calls a strike. 

Edited March 6, 2019 by HuntinHorn

[chase25 2,048]

4 minutes ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

Too bad we couldn’t bank that call and use it in the Aggy game. 

If that call would have gone against aggy against us, texags would have burned to the ground

 

[Horny Bull 2,766]

Todd is nails.

[Enfield 109]

5 minutes ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

Too bad we couldn’t bank that call and use it in the Aggy game. 

Please please please please please!!

[HuntinHorn 986]

1 minute ago, chase25 said:

If that call would have gone against aggy against us, texags would have burned to the ground

 

Please 8lb baby Jesus!!

[Wishbone 4,782]

W

Wi

Win!

Who gives a fuck at this point?

Well, it’s time to refresh my drink. 🤘

[Valmy77 13,273]

2 minutes ago, Horny Bull said:

Todd is nails.

This is the real story of this game.

[bschoolprof 6,272]

In MLB, for it to be a HPB, you have to not be swinging at it, it has to be out of the zone, and you either have to try to avoid it or you have no opportunity to avoid it.  See rule 5.05b.  

The last part is very rarely called.  Still, if that's what blue called, it should have been called a ball, as the ball was not in the strike zone.  Bizarre ending.

 

Nice to see another come from behind win though.  

Edited March 6, 2019 by bschoolprof

[Horny Bull 2,766]

 

[ClubWhatever 12,158]

5 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

This is the real story of this game.

Also that we do not have a backup catcher.  

[Braff Zacklin 13,662]

All the objectivity and good sportsmanship on this page is disgusting.

[Valmy77 13,273]

3 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

Also that we do not have a backup catcher.  

That to.

[zork 629]

2 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

Also that we do not have a backup catcher.  

Is the shoulder issue with Petrinsky not expected to heal before the season is over?

[bschoolprof 6,272]

Here's the official NCAA rule:

 

When hit by a pitched ball at which the individual is not attempting to strike, the ball is immediately dead; 1) A batter may not make a movement to intentionally get hit by the pitch, regardless of the location of the pitch. He must also avoid being hit whenever possible, unless the pitch is within the batter's box occupied by the batter. If the batter's action is deemed intentional, then: a) If the ball is in the strike zone when it touches the batter, or if the batter moves to intentionally get hit or freezes to allow a pitch that is not within the batter's box to hit him, the ball is dead, it shall be called a strike and the batter is not awarded first base. b) If the ball is within the batter's box occupied by the batter and the batter makes no movement to intentionally get hit by the pitch, the batter is awarded first base. In other words, a batter who freezes inside the batter's box and who is hit by the pitch shall be awarded first base.

[LTtxfan 49,356]

7 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

All the objectivity and good sportsmanship on this page is disgusting.

 

[Wishbone 4,782]

19 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

No. You don’t have to try to get out of the way. You just can’t move into the ball. 

I think that knee flex was just natural movement of starting and stopping his swing, but the umpire needed a hot toddy so he called it a strike. 

You actually do have to try to avoid getting hit. After reading your post I looked it up and it clearly states no effort to avoid is on equal terms with moving into. Not going to post it here, on my phone, but I googled it and found a write up from “Inside Pitch” that addresses all the HBP rules.

[Dewey 3,292]

Dont care about the rule, ball game. Biggest test of the season coming up.

[Wishbone 4,782]

1 minute ago, Dewey said:

Dont care about the rule, ball game. Biggest test of the season coming up.

This is the correct approach.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,781]

13 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

All the objectivity and good sportsmanship on this page is disgusting.

We owe contrition to the baseball gods after that asshat fucked with LSU’s bus. 

[JimmyJames 12,271]

1 hour ago, bschoolprof said:

Here's the official NCAA rule:

 

When hit by a pitched ball at which the individual is not attempting to strike, the ball is immediately dead; 1) A batter may not make a movement to intentionally get hit by the pitch, regardless of the location of the pitch. He must also avoid being hit whenever possible, unless the pitch is within the batter's box occupied by the batter. If the batter's action is deemed intentional, then: a) If the ball is in the strike zone when it touches the batter, or if the batter moves to intentionally get hit or freezes to allow a pitch that is not within the batter's box to hit him, the ball is dead, it shall be called a strike and the batter is not awarded first base. b) If the ball is within the batter's box occupied by the batter and the batter makes no movement to intentionally get hit by the pitch, the batter is awarded first base. In other words, a batter who freezes inside the batter's box and who is hit by the pitch shall be awarded first base.

The rule makes sense. Wasn’t called correctly tonight. Oh well. Time to move on.

[petscii 1,189]

2 hours ago, Valmy77 said:

Ok that makes sense then. Seems a bit draconian, I would at least count it as equivalent of a foul ball.

Ah well.

It's the same as it being a ball if the pitcher does not throw by the time allotted by the pitch-clock.

[BERT 4,381]

Did we lose?? I quit watching after Greenspoint said this was gonna be an embarrassing loss.