Notice how every one of these refuse the analytics guys is struggling in whatever role they’re in. Just because we grew up in a different time doesn’t mean we have to refuse to use all the tools at our disposal. This attitude isn’t cool, it’s stubborn and stupid
"I just wish we can get the analytics out the way... Why are we creating these stats? I think that's the problem with baseball right now." -Manny Machado
(via @MartyCaswell)
Would you rather him do what youth baseball players do and try to tiptoe around the 1st baseman and get beaten to the bag instead? Vargas gotta get off the tracks while the train is coming through
Now let’s act for a second like they have 2 starting pitchers returning imminently and their ace coming back in a month and a half. Now what kind of team do they look like? Oh our fans are a bunch of meatballs completely unable to do that? Got it
I don't see why the Cubs would even be in the Skubal convo right now until they start playing better baseball. Right now, they look like an 85-87 win team AT best. Those teams don't make all in moves on rental pitchers. They win 12/15 that changes.
I’d be sarcastically setting the bat down and full sprinting around the bases and hi-fiving none of my teammates to show how ridiculous this all is. These are kids playing the biggest game of their lives, how about we stop trying to be police and let them have fun…
Kendall is tops covering college baseball, but he's dead wrong here. Phelps talked trash to the Liberty dugout and waved bye bye at Liberty infielders rounding the field. Celebrate with your teammates, sure. The penalty is harsh, yes. Restraint would have been easy.
@OffyUnfiltered Out of curiosity Mr. officiating. What part of celebrating with his family in the stands was taunting the opponent? Please enlighten us all because I can definitely see why celebrating with your family would be so harmful. Also please tell us why the ump needed to push a kid
What about celebrating & showing emotion is disrespectful to the game? How about we respect the game by playing/coaching our asses off & stop worrying about kids showing their genuine emotions. It’s the people asking them to do that I’m concerned about. Why are you so miserable?
I played in college and college baseball was one of the few sports left that I enjoyed watching because it wasn't this showboating shit. We had plenty of bench jockeying and talking shit, but you don't disrespect the game or your opponent.
Have we ever considered why adults have such an issue with kids having fun playing a kids game? It’s legitimately insane how we police emotion in sports. These games are emotional because the kids have worked their whole lives to get here. These takes are crazy, let the kids play
Somewhere NCAA baseball (& youth baseball) has ventured away from passionate & emotional to players acting myopic and showing total disrespect for the game, acting like total jackasses (as seen in the number of ejections today).
When you strike someone out, do you really need the stare down & explicits directed towards the opposing teams players and benches?
When you hit a home run, do you really to walk 20 feet, stare at the opposing bench, chirp & make hand gestures as you round the bases?
& while I am at it … button up the damn jerseys. Why are we out here playing with the top 5 buttons undone? Look professional, especially if thats your ultimate goal.
Hear me out, I am ALL FOR the emotions BUT it’s gotta be team focused instead of opponent focused & taunting in nature.
Is the 🤡 show really worth a game suspension?
@FleecedByGetz Hey if you have a shitty phone seems like a you problem. I had no problem posting there even during the Cubs-Sox series when our fans allowed you to finally have a full stadium
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD LET THE KIDS HAVE FUN. The umps repeatedly ejecting players in the college World Series is a perfect example of how they cannot help but make it about them. These are 18-22 year olds playing the biggest games of many of their lives. These umps need to grow up
He’s been red hot. Cubs fans are morons too. Anyone who calls us good fans is completely misguided because all the fans in this city have shit for brains
It’s definitely time to give Dansby at least a week off. Let Pedro Ramirez play every day and see what you have in him and let Dansby get a mental break. I know they need his glove but his glove isn’t valuable if it also comes with 4 automatic outs a game