Nope. Sure won't.
And I also don't think this was the cause of the Rob / RI coach blow-up.
And I also don't think this was the cause of the Rob / RI coach blow-up.
75AG said:
Nope. Sure won't.
And I also don't think this was the cause of the Rob / RI coach blow-up.
Or freudenberg and his Polaroid wall of fame. Don't askpepe the dog said:I decided to not ask if he knew Sittichoke Huckuntod.SteveMedina said:HoustonAg2106 said:pepe the dog said:
HoustonAg2106. Do you know who Steve Medina is?
No, but I don't know who anyone on here is. What's your point?
He's just trying to get me to owe you a burger or a beer.
Old people are nothing, if not tenacious,Sandman98 said:75AG said:
Nope. Sure won't.
And I also don't think this was the cause of the Rob / RI coach blow-up.
If it wasn't, it should have been. I admire your tenacity by the way.
HoustonAg2106 said:Luke The Drifter said:HoustonAg2106 said:Is that just what you call everyone who has a different opinion than you or can you enlighten me on what I said that is the very definition of a snowflake?Luke The Drifter said:
HoustonAg2106 appears to be the very definition of a snowflake. Barf.
And, apparently, he's from Houston. Double barf.
And my word...I hope like heck one of our guys never bunts when we're down 8 in the 9th inning. I would be just as disappointed with our guy as I am with the URI guy. However, I'm pretty sure we're better coached than URI is, where...one, we wouldn't do that in the first place and...two, if one of our guys did pull that garbage on his own, RC and staff would dress him down so badly there would be no need for the opposing coach to take exception to it.
No, I don't call everyone with a differing opinion than me a snowflake. I called YOU a snowflake.
Yea I got that, just didn't understand why...my stance on this whole thing is it's not a big deal, get over it. YOU are the one who is all butthurt because someone broke one of the "sacred unwritten rules."
I bet you get your feelings hurt when the other team bat flips on a home run too.
That could start another debate. Jason Tyner, who at one time was A&M's all-time leader in hits, runs scored, amd stolen bases did just that......bunted his way to the bigs.SteveMedina said:75AG said:I agree he was inside the baseline. And the throw wasn't great. My point is he was trying to get on base, and he damn near succeeded. As someone above stated, if they were UP by 8 and he bunts in the top of the 9th that's different.SteveMedina said:75AG said:BS. This is college baseball. 10+ run innings are not that unusual. Kid tried to get on base anyway he could.Luke The Drifter said:gougler08 said:I feel like the "snowflakes" are those that are upset about a kid violating some unwritten rule, only because our 1B got hurt. Nobody would care about this if Andritsos was fine, and I guarantee there'd be plenty of people applauding our batter's effort to try and start a rally by bunting if we're in a big hole in the 9thLuke The Drifter said:
HoustonAg2106 appears to be the very definition of a snowflake. Barf.
And, apparently, he's from Houston. Double barf.
And my word...I hope like heck one of our guys never bunts when we're down 8 in the 9th inning. I would be just as disappointed with our guy as I am with the URI guy. However, I'm pretty sure we're better coached than URI is, where...one, we wouldn't do that in the first place and...two, if one of our guys did pull that garbage on his own, RC and staff would dress him down so badly there would be no need for the opposing coach to take exception to it.
Maybe...but none that actually know anything about baseball.
But he's their best hitter with the ability to square one up. And he bunts with one out in the 9th down by 8.
That's all fine. His right. Dumb. But his right. Scouts in the stands and he bunts. Yeah.
Because of this. The throw down to first results in our starting first baseman to be removed from the game.
That's the gripe. Not his waste of an at bat.
Ain't no one ever bunted their way to the bigs. Why start now
DadofEaston said:That's because you've never played, whats stupid to you has been ingrained in generations of baseball players. You're right, if Andritsos hadn't been hurt, some churping would have gone on and that would have been it. There may have been people applauding this guys above and beyond effort to get a cheap hit but those people don't really know much about baseball. Its been that way for a century.gougler08 said:I feel like the "snowflakes" are those that are upset about a kid violating some unwritten rule, only because our 1B got hurt. Nobody would care about this if Andritsos was fine, and I guarantee there'd be plenty of people applauding our batter's effort to try and start a rally by bunting if we're in a big hole in the 9thLuke The Drifter said:
HoustonAg2106 appears to be the very definition of a snowflake. Barf.
And, apparently, he's from Houston. Double barf.
And my word...I hope like heck one of our guys never bunts when we're down 8 in the 9th inning. I would be just as disappointed with our guy as I am with the URI guy. However, I'm pretty sure we're better coached than URI is, where...one, we wouldn't do that in the first place and...two, if one of our guys did pull that garbage on his own, RC and staff would dress him down so badly there would be no need for the opposing coach to take exception to it.
TXAggie2011 said:
So, have we decided who can piss the furthest or should I check in later?
Stop. Tyner can swing it. Bunting was just another weapon.threeanout said:That could start another debate. Jason Tyner, who at one time was A&M's all-time leader in hits, runs scored, amd stolen bases did just that......bunted his way to the bigs.SteveMedina said:75AG said:I agree he was inside the baseline. And the throw wasn't great. My point is he was trying to get on base, and he damn near succeeded. As someone above stated, if they were UP by 8 and he bunts in the top of the 9th that's different.SteveMedina said:75AG said:BS. This is college baseball. 10+ run innings are not that unusual. Kid tried to get on base anyway he could.Luke The Drifter said:gougler08 said:I feel like the "snowflakes" are those that are upset about a kid violating some unwritten rule, only because our 1B got hurt. Nobody would care about this if Andritsos was fine, and I guarantee there'd be plenty of people applauding our batter's effort to try and start a rally by bunting if we're in a big hole in the 9thLuke The Drifter said:
HoustonAg2106 appears to be the very definition of a snowflake. Barf.
And, apparently, he's from Houston. Double barf.
And my word...I hope like heck one of our guys never bunts when we're down 8 in the 9th inning. I would be just as disappointed with our guy as I am with the URI guy. However, I'm pretty sure we're better coached than URI is, where...one, we wouldn't do that in the first place and...two, if one of our guys did pull that garbage on his own, RC and staff would dress him down so badly there would be no need for the opposing coach to take exception to it.
Maybe...but none that actually know anything about baseball.
But he's their best hitter with the ability to square one up. And he bunts with one out in the 9th down by 8.
That's all fine. His right. Dumb. But his right. Scouts in the stands and he bunts. Yeah.
Because of this. The throw down to first results in our starting first baseman to be removed from the game.
That's the gripe. Not his waste of an at bat.
Ain't no one ever bunted their way to the bigs. Why start now
Closer won't be In the game up by 8, Nuke.TyperWoods said:
I have no problem with bunting when down 8 in the last inning.
I'd probably try it. Try to rattle the closer if nothing else.
I didn't see the game so...
They were down by 8 with one out in the top of the 9th. It wasn't the 8th.ColoradoMooseHerd said:
I have no problem with a team down by 8 and bunting the lead off in the 8th inning. This is definitely not a unwritten rule that was in effect during my time playing. Seems more like a lazy rule. "Hey we are up a bunch, so we don't want you to bunt where we have to make a play". Really? To even complain about this sounds like a Nancy.
I was at that game. Doubt he ever does it again.W said:
one data point...there was an Astros game last year vs. the Twins...where Yuli Gurriel took a big cut on a 3-0 pitch late in a blowout game the 'stros were winning...
and the Twins manager / Hall of Famer Paul Molitor took offense (along with the Minnesota bench) and yelled a few things.
subsequently the Astros talked to Yuli about that...and he didn't do it the next night or later in the series.
so there's an unwritten rule that both teams acknowledged
Had a slugging percentage about 25 points higher than his batting average.SteveMedina said:Stop. Tyner can swing it. Bunting was just another weapon.threeanout said:That could start another debate. Jason Tyner, who at one time was A&M's all-time leader in hits, runs scored, amd stolen bases did just that......bunted his way to the bigs.SteveMedina said:75AG said:I agree he was inside the baseline. And the throw wasn't great. My point is he was trying to get on base, and he damn near succeeded. As someone above stated, if they were UP by 8 and he bunts in the top of the 9th that's different.SteveMedina said:75AG said:BS. This is college baseball. 10+ run innings are not that unusual. Kid tried to get on base anyway he could.Luke The Drifter said:gougler08 said:I feel like the "snowflakes" are those that are upset about a kid violating some unwritten rule, only because our 1B got hurt. Nobody would care about this if Andritsos was fine, and I guarantee there'd be plenty of people applauding our batter's effort to try and start a rally by bunting if we're in a big hole in the 9thLuke The Drifter said:
HoustonAg2106 appears to be the very definition of a snowflake. Barf.
And, apparently, he's from Houston. Double barf.
And my word...I hope like heck one of our guys never bunts when we're down 8 in the 9th inning. I would be just as disappointed with our guy as I am with the URI guy. However, I'm pretty sure we're better coached than URI is, where...one, we wouldn't do that in the first place and...two, if one of our guys did pull that garbage on his own, RC and staff would dress him down so badly there would be no need for the opposing coach to take exception to it.
Maybe...but none that actually know anything about baseball.
But he's their best hitter with the ability to square one up. And he bunts with one out in the 9th down by 8.
That's all fine. His right. Dumb. But his right. Scouts in the stands and he bunts. Yeah.
Because of this. The throw down to first results in our starting first baseman to be removed from the game.
That's the gripe. Not his waste of an at bat.
Ain't no one ever bunted their way to the bigs. Why start now
ColoradoMooseHerd said:
I have no problem with a team down by 8 and bunting the lead off in the 8th inning. This is definitely not a unwritten rule that was in effect during my time playing. Seems more like a lazy rule. "Hey we are up a bunch, so we don't want you to bunt where we have to make a play". Really? To even complain about this sounds like a Nancy.
Busdriver99 said:
Childress is so tightly wound, he just needs to relax. He is a great baseball mind, but he also needs to provide a calming influence. The team reflects the energy of the coach, who sets the tone all year. Just play loose boys.
threeanout said:Had a slugging percentage about 25 points higher than his batting average.SteveMedina said:Stop. Tyner can swing it. Bunting was just another weapon.threeanout said:That could start another debate. Jason Tyner, who at one time was A&M's all-time leader in hits, runs scored, amd stolen bases did just that......bunted his way to the bigs.SteveMedina said:75AG said:I agree he was inside the baseline. And the throw wasn't great. My point is he was trying to get on base, and he damn near succeeded. As someone above stated, if they were UP by 8 and he bunts in the top of the 9th that's different.SteveMedina said:75AG said:BS. This is college baseball. 10+ run innings are not that unusual. Kid tried to get on base anyway he could.Luke The Drifter said:gougler08 said:I feel like the "snowflakes" are those that are upset about a kid violating some unwritten rule, only because our 1B got hurt. Nobody would care about this if Andritsos was fine, and I guarantee there'd be plenty of people applauding our batter's effort to try and start a rally by bunting if we're in a big hole in the 9thLuke The Drifter said:
HoustonAg2106 appears to be the very definition of a snowflake. Barf.
And, apparently, he's from Houston. Double barf.
And my word...I hope like heck one of our guys never bunts when we're down 8 in the 9th inning. I would be just as disappointed with our guy as I am with the URI guy. However, I'm pretty sure we're better coached than URI is, where...one, we wouldn't do that in the first place and...two, if one of our guys did pull that garbage on his own, RC and staff would dress him down so badly there would be no need for the opposing coach to take exception to it.
Maybe...but none that actually know anything about baseball.
But he's their best hitter with the ability to square one up. And he bunts with one out in the 9th down by 8.
That's all fine. His right. Dumb. But his right. Scouts in the stands and he bunts. Yeah.
Because of this. The throw down to first results in our starting first baseman to be removed from the game.
That's the gripe. Not his waste of an at bat.
Ain't no one ever bunted their way to the bigs. Why start now
jc97 said:
I've never even heard of this unwritten rule about bunting when down by many runs.
Bunting to break up a no-hitter -- sure (and I think there is nothing wrong with it).
But if a team down 8 wants to give away an out, let them.
If a team down 8 wants to practice bunting in a real-game situation, their right.
If it were THAT egregious, it would be disallowed IN the rule book.
To me unwritten rules aren't rules -- they're just limitations of my freedom. And ain't nobody got time for that.
You don't get drafted in the first round, and play 9 years in the bigs because of bunting.threeanout said:Had a slugging percentage about 25 points higher than his batting average.SteveMedina said:Stop. Tyner can swing it. Bunting was just another weapon.threeanout said:That could start another debate. Jason Tyner, who at one time was A&M's all-time leader in hits, runs scored, amd stolen bases did just that......bunted his way to the bigs.SteveMedina said:75AG said:I agree he was inside the baseline. And the throw wasn't great. My point is he was trying to get on base, and he damn near succeeded. As someone above stated, if they were UP by 8 and he bunts in the top of the 9th that's different.SteveMedina said:75AG said:BS. This is college baseball. 10+ run innings are not that unusual. Kid tried to get on base anyway he could.Luke The Drifter said:gougler08 said:I feel like the "snowflakes" are those that are upset about a kid violating some unwritten rule, only because our 1B got hurt. Nobody would care about this if Andritsos was fine, and I guarantee there'd be plenty of people applauding our batter's effort to try and start a rally by bunting if we're in a big hole in the 9thLuke The Drifter said:
JHoustonAg2106 appears to be the very definition of a snowflake. Barf.
And, apparently, he's from Houston. Double barf.
And my word...I hope like heck one of our guys never bunts when we're down 8 in the 9th inning. I would be just as disappointed with our guy as I am with the URI guy. However, I'm pretty sure we're better coached than URI is, where...one, we wouldn't do that in the first place and...two, if one of our guys did pull that garbage on his own, RC and staff would dress him down so badly there would be no need for the opposing coach to take exception to it.
Maybe...but none that actually know anything about baseball.
But he's their best hitter with the ability to square one up. And he bunts with one out in the 9th down by 8.
That's all fine. His right. Dumb. But his right. Scouts in the stands and he bunts. Yeah.
Because of this. The throw down to first results in our starting first baseman to be removed from the game.
That's the gripe. Not his waste of an at bat.
Ain't no one ever bunted their way to the bigs. Why start now
Nah that's my boy. He knows my typed tone.gougler08 said:
Uh oh, LT's are battling it out now...this thread never ends!
This might be true, but it definitely doesn't apply in this case. It was the RI coaches who were *****ing and moaning after the game. RC just stepped in when they wouldn't shut the eff up. He did the right thing in taking up for his staff and team and telling them to piss off.Busdriver99 said:
Childress is so tightly wound, he just needs to relax. He is a great baseball mind, but he also needs to provide a calming influence. The team reflects the energy of the coach, who sets the tone all year. Just play loose boys.
well, the texags experts nailed the 3rd base coaching box situation circa 2013/2014. And Childress agreed with themTXAGBQ76 said:
Yep, the TexAgs experts always seem to know more than anyone paid to coach. Don't understand why we don't see more TexAgs experts coaching at the D1 and pro level. Seems like the caliber of the games at both levels would improve exponentially.
I thought RC went after them because they bunted in the 9th inning?spanky said:This might be true, but it definitely doesn't apply in this case. It was the RI coaches who were *****ing and moaning after the game. RC just stepped in when they wouldn't shut the eff up. He did the right thing in taking up for his staff and team and telling them to piss off.Busdriver99 said:
Childress is so tightly wound, he just needs to relax. He is a great baseball mind, but he also needs to provide a calming influence. The team reflects the energy of the coach, who sets the tone all year. Just play loose boys.
spanky said:This might be true, but it definitely doesn't apply in this case. It was the RI coaches who were *****ing and moaning after the game. RC just stepped in when they wouldn't shut the eff up. He did the right thing in taking up for his staff and team and telling them to piss off.Busdriver99 said:
Childress is so tightly wound, he just needs to relax. He is a great baseball mind, but he also needs to provide a calming influence. The team reflects the energy of the coach, who sets the tone all year. Just play loose boys.