PurplFrawg
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and then there was Brandon Finnegan in both CWS and MLB World Series in the same year...
That was a great story. "We want your hat." "What?"and then there was Brandon Finnegan in both CWS and MLB World Series in the same year...
They showed one old man with a rainbow colored bubble blower. I don't think he got the connection, when making his purchase at the dollar general....Gee, no bubbles or "Ball Five" chants today. See ya, aggies.
He was not clearly out, if you're referring to the call at second where the batter stretched a single off of the 3B man's glove into a double. The glove might have touched the fingers but it was very unclear.How annoying...
I generally watch ESPN programming with the 'mute' activated, due to the incessant stupidity of the commentary. Tonight is no different. So, when the replay call was made just now, I turned on the sound to hopefully get a clue as to what the controversy was. The runner was clearly out, yet the ESPN booth commentators typically took sides defending the call and ignoring the clear evidence that the glove hit the fingers, hand, and wrist of the runner before he reached the bag. Of course, the replay people get it wrong and the "safe" call is upheld.
Screw it. I'm done.
I thought it was 100% inconclusive.
I can’t say and I am certain of that.so you are fairly certain about what you did or did not see?
I don't follow college baseball much, but if you think the fact that Ole Miss being in the CWS championship proves that my argument (that playoffs in most sports are too inclusive) is flawed, then you aren't understanding my argument. At all.Wouldn't this thread be better if it got derailed by an argument about whether a team that went 14-16 in conference (Ole Miss) should be allowed in the postseason? That 64 teams is way too many and devalues the regular season? C'mon, @Wexahu, we count on you to keep things interesting.
I recall Fresno State winning it all a few years ago after being a 4 seed in regionals. Must mean that a pair of double-elimination tournaments plus a pair of best-of-three series is a terrible way to decide a national champ.
College baseball is the only sport where the last team in could actually win the title. I think the college baseball postseason is just about perfect and arguably the best and most exciting of any of the major college sports.I don't follow college baseball much, but if you think the fact that Ole Miss being in the CWS championship proves that my argument (that playoffs in most sports are too inclusive) is flawed, then you aren't understanding my argument. At all.
You either make a 50+ regular season game schedule in college baseball really mean something, or you don't.
Again, kind of missing the point.College baseball is the only sport where the last team in could actually win the title. I think the college baseball postseason is just about perfect and arguably the best and most exciting of any of the major college sports.
I was stating my opinion independent of that. Whatever point you’re trying to make isn’t something I’m concerned with.Again, kind of missing the point.
I think it'd be just as exciting with half the number of teams involved. I don't know why it wouldn't be. I'd say the same thing for college basketball. And that would make the regular season much more compelling and meaningful.
You could make every regular season game an exhibition and just include every single team in a postseason playoff, and I bet the playoff would be exciting. But that would be pretty stupid.
I think it'd be just as exciting with half the number of teams involved. I don't know why it wouldn't be.
So I guess they should let 128 teams in and make it twice as exciting. Or better yet, 256 teams and make it 4x as exciting. Yay!!!There would be half the number of games, so half as exciting.
Based on giving an excitement value to all the people watching and sum it up.
I was mostly just stirring the pot. Appreciate your willingness to jump in.I don't follow college baseball much, but if you think the fact that Ole Miss being in the CWS championship proves that my argument (that playoffs in most sports are too inclusive) is flawed, then you aren't understanding my argument. At all.
You either make a 50+ regular season game schedule in college baseball really mean something, or you don't.
To quote another post "kind of missing the point"So I guess they should let 128 teams in and make it twice as exciting. Or better yet, 256 teams and make it 4x as exciting. Yay!!!