X-Files said:
California tied the game in the bottom of the 4th at 3-3 and had the bases loaded with 1 out and changed pitchers from starter Chase to Rodriquez. Rail felt California would roll, but instead Arizona made two great defensive plays to hold the game at 3-3.
Now, Chase hit a HR in the top of the 5th and just now a 3 run HR, so the score is 8-3 Arizona still with 1 out in the top of the 5th.
Cal. pitcher just told the coach not to touch him...some of these kids have no manners, always on the brink of tears....that was as bad as it gets the kid telling his coach not to touch him....Coach probably realizing it was being witnessed by all the ESPN viewers didn't say anything ...
If that was my son he would have a sore ass for a long time.
If that was my son he would have a sore ass for a long time.
oldmanTED said:
Thanks, Ted. Though i don't see that station listed on my TV Guide
{over 70 channels} up here in Vancouver, Canada. Maybe it can
be ordered as a specialty like NFL ticket, i don't know. Presently
i'm getting NFL {ch16/NBC?, Dallas/Seattle}, CFL {ch.3/CBC,
Calgary/Montreal}, and baseball {Seattle/Texas, ch?}.
arty:
Nocal coach was stupid yanking the starter, a lot of these coaches dont know what they are doing and coach the team like it is a big leauge team and they have 7 competent pitchers.
What I do and I notice Georgia do is have best hitter bat leadoff, and notice Fla coach was bright too not pitching to the hr threat. At this level with domintaing pitchers if you a 70 mph fb about 5 bats automatic go dead, so no need to speed bat up with cb, like Az coach kingery did with Chase.
What I do and I notice Georgia do is have best hitter bat leadoff, and notice Fla coach was bright too not pitching to the hr threat. At this level with domintaing pitchers if you a 70 mph fb about 5 bats automatic go dead, so no need to speed bat up with cb, like Az coach kingery did with Chase.
Railbird said:
I agree about the dumb managers not sticking with starter. He was clearly still the best they had, whether they were hitting him or not. I feel a bit fortunate to win this one. Even though ended up a rout, I feel either team could have won this one, although AZ would win a about 3 out of 5, maybe a little more. As for batting your best hitter leadoff, it is only a VERY smart thing if he is SO good that he will not be pitched to which is the case with the Georgia kid, otherwise it is is a 50-50 deal. Probaby correct to get your best kid to the plate as many times as possible though as rail suggests.
I have no idea why the NoCal starter was removed--he was doing a decent job. I thought the coach handled that situation with the upset pitcher pretty well, though I would have thought about sitting him down and letting him cool off, but that might have made the situation worse.
Arizona seemed like a well coached team. That kid Chase was unbelievable: he pitched well, hit 3 HRs, and made an incredibly heads-up play to go home with a ground ball hit down the first base line (9 out of 10 Little Leaguers step on first and allow the run to score)
One kid from NoCal hit an absolute monster HR--over the tents, over the trees. Nobody made a huge deal out of that.
I don't mind watching this stuff, but keep the cameras off the parents and don't highlight the pain that these kids are suffering. No way we needed a close up of that kid (who got pissed at the coach) in right field sobbing after giving up a homer. It's fun watching kids celebrate, but we don't need the tears. (My wife calls these LL games "televised child abuse". She might be right.)
Arizona seemed like a well coached team. That kid Chase was unbelievable: he pitched well, hit 3 HRs, and made an incredibly heads-up play to go home with a ground ball hit down the first base line (9 out of 10 Little Leaguers step on first and allow the run to score)
One kid from NoCal hit an absolute monster HR--over the tents, over the trees. Nobody made a huge deal out of that.
I don't mind watching this stuff, but keep the cameras off the parents and don't highlight the pain that these kids are suffering. No way we needed a close up of that kid (who got pissed at the coach) in right field sobbing after giving up a homer. It's fun watching kids celebrate, but we don't need the tears. (My wife calls these LL games "televised child abuse". She might be right.)
