WSU at Creighton (Mar 18,19)

[ShockerFever]

2nd and 3rd, nobody out in the 7th:

Shallow pop up, strike out, and the Vornado strike out to end it. Didn’t even look like he tried.

Do these guys always swing on the first two pitches of counts? My God, horrible.

[Ashockalypse]

Brutal failure to compete at the plate after 2nd and 3rd no outs. I don’t know if Loren is the right person to light the fires.

[SB Shock]

how stupid, you have them on the ropes and you make such a stupid base running mistake

[Ashockalypse]

Nice catch Gustafson.

[ShockerFever]

how stupid, you have them on the ropes and you make such a stupid base running mistake

Just not a smart team.

[Shockm]

how stupid, you have them on the ropes and you make such a stupid base running mistake

Was it a base running mistake? He was running/stealing 3rd base on first movement. Obviously, it didn’t work out, so it was a mistake from that POV. However, it was a runner’s count, so if he would have made it, we’d have said, Great job. Again, if 2nd guessing, Bad play, and should have played it safe.

[SB Shock]

Was it a base running mistake? He was running/stealing 3rd base on first movement.

WSU is not even good a stealing bases. So sure it base running mistake. You are not trying to steal third in that situation, only thing you are trying to do is have a good jump to stay out DP. But you have to make sure that ball goes to the plate.

Obviously, it didn’t work out, so it was a mistake from that POV.

Shane Dennis even said it was a mistake.

However, it was a runner’s count, so if he would have made it, we’d have said, Great job.

Actually it really wasn't. 0-1, 0-2, 1-2 is a runner count because a pitcher is more likely to throw something off speed. With a 3-2 count, it likely going to be fast ball which is harder to steal on.

[Shockm]

Like I said, looking back it was a mistake, so Shane wasn’t wrong. But my question was a good one to Shane or anyone else. Tolle stole a base earlier so it was possible. 3-2 with one out is a great running count, if you want to stay away from a double play. The pitcher has to throw a strike, or the batter walks, and the batter just needs to put the ball in play. 2-1, 3-1, and 3-2 are the best counts to steal on. The pitcher is most likely to have to throw a strike, and the hitter can look for a fast ball. The hitter knows what pitch to look for.

[Kung Wu]

Man, this is a heckuva game!

[Kung Wu]

I don't understand why when a pitcher has a killer inning, you only let him pitch one inning. He's warmed up and confident. So lets throw a new kid in there that's neither warmed up or settled in. This feels like a dumb baseball idea, similar to stutter step penalty kicking in soccer.

[Kung Wu]

Yeah, this is a dumb trend in baseball. There's no way perfect pitchers only got one inning in the past?

[Kung Wu]

pinstripers back in your day would a pitcher that just threw a perfect inning get yanked after that one inning?

[Kung Wu]

Lets just play this one out to 18, and cancel tomorrow's game. Winner gets 2xWs and loser gets 2xLs.

[WstateU]

[Kung Wu]