Dumbass move from Parks

[QuaoarsKing]

First, he should have run through the base instead of diving. Might have been safe.

Second, getting himself ejected is inexcusable. We may need him in the 9th.

 

[KurtRambis4]

he may have slid because the 1b was off the bag somewhat and he thought he might try and tag him?

 

[jcdawgman18]

But, LSU's infielder made a nice throw. I dunno, I think it would have been more prudent to run that one through since the first baseman was also in a stretch. But, no need crying over spilled milk, we're going to Hoover.

 

[RocketCityDawg]

Since he played 6A AL baseball at Grissom abt 10 yrs ago, was a leadoff LH batter, high OB %, .430 avg, and played his last HS game at Hoover HS against their spawn of Satan, Bucaneers, in the state quarterfinals. He obviously knows more about strategy than I.

He told me he did that once, when he sensed the FB appeared to have a lifted off the bag, he slid to the outside to avoid a possible tag.
Did that successfully, but still got called "out."

In his words, "Well, that's baseball."
I told him that sounded very Polkie.

Apparently umps expect players to follow the tradition.

 

[jcdawgman18]

If you dive/slide and the throw is good, you're more than likely getting called out because most umps make close calls based on whether they hear your foot pound the bag or the ball smack the first baseman's mitt first. Once you dive, he has no sound to rely on. Puts you at a disadvantage immediately as far as getting the call.

It was a close play. Couldn't tell from my vantage point whether the call was wrong or not. But again, thankfully, it didn't end up mattering as far as making Hoover, which was Priority Number 1 for today.

 

[skb124]

I played high school ball with Jarrod. I don't know Cohen's philosophy, but in high school Coach Perry always taught us the only time to slide is if the throw pulls the first baseman off the bag towards the plate. In that case you slide to the outside of the bag to try to avoid a catch and tag from the first baseman. In Jarrods case the throw definitely was to the homeplate side, but he was able to keep his foot on the bag. Jarrod most likely slid in attempts to avoid the tag.

 

[KurtRambis4]

exactly what happened and why he slid. I had no problem with it. Just unlucky.