Texas loses on a walk-off
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Stealing bases and base running in general is such an under taught, under utilized facet of the game. The obsession with velo and wipeout stuff has made todays pitchers ripe to run on but most coaches seem to have forgotten how to teach the running game or are hung up on setting up the 3-run homer so they leave the runners put. It’s sad. This was fantastic.
Honestly it is fantastic that one of these pitchers with their newfangled ridiculous routines just to go from the stretch to the set position gets burned.
It is actually okay to just bring the ball to your glove, set, and pitch!
It is actually okay to just bring the ball to your glove, set, and pitch!
I don’t know. Base running is a pretty active part of the college game. Gotta do small ball well in order to win the CWS
Agreed. The 20 second pitch clock is a joke, too. Pitcher from Texas Tech last night threw the ball to 2nd base no less than 6 times in one inning just to reset the pitch clock. They used to make hitters keep one foot in the box in between most pitches. Guess that went out the window, as well.
Seriously though, this deal where the pitchers come to a “set” position, but keep moving their hands around back and forth is the dumbest mother fu)&ing thing I’ve ever seen.
It sure isn’t helping the pitchers keep their **** together…I know that.
At least someone is making a ton of $$ telling 16 year olds it’s cool.
It sure isn’t helping the pitchers keep their **** together…I know that.
At least someone is making a ton of $$ telling 16 year olds it’s cool.
How in the heck did not a single Texas coach or infielder not see that in time to alert the pitcher? A lot of Horns had to be asleep at the same time for that to happen.
The catcher rose up in plenty of time, and I have to think he was yelling to the mound. Sometimes these guys are just so entrenched in their Jonathon Papelbon-like badass routine that you can't get their attention.
Not even close to "In plenty of time" IMO. By the time he is up, runner is across 1.5 seconds (OK, 2 seconds) later.
You're probably right in terms of getting the tag down and getting the out. But assuming the runner is pretty fast and had a good lead, he probably covered that distance in a little over 3 seconds. So the pitcher's not going to get a lot more verbal warning than that, which is why he can't doze off.
I'm guessing Texas Tech picked up on this in the scouting report, so good on them for cashing it in.
Last year Brice Matthews stole home on a catcher's throw back to the pitcher.
