jja79 said:

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During the softball last week Amanda gave a good explanation why you can't tell where the pitch is from the offset center field camera. I laughed while reading the posts from those umpiring from the couch.

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Yes it's offset a little and they are different for every field. So maybe a little off from seeing inside or outside pitch properly. But height of pitch it does not really affect. The gators field has the camera pretty low and almost centered so it does pretty well. You can also easily tell if an ump is being consistent. That 2nd ump could not even stay consistent for an entire inning.

Amanda needs to learn to take a breath every now and then. She was continually talking during the pitch. Paralysis by analysis.

In her attempts to be professional and unbiased, Amanda actually goes too far the other way, imo. Less is more! We can all see.

BoerneGator said:

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In her attempts to be professional and unbiased, Amanda actually goes too far the other way, imo. Less is more! We can all see.

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I don't see it. I think she's right down the middle when A&M plays. And very pro-A&M away from on the air.

Here's a really good explanation :

jja79 said:

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During the softball last week Amanda gave a good explanation why you can't tell where the pitch is from the offset center field camera. I laughed while reading the posts from those umpiring from the couch.

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Most of the consternation was because the horns were getting LOW strikes called when we weren't.

jja79 said:

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I'm an old guy living in an Arizona retirement community and I find it pretty simple. Looking forward to the entertainment Friday with posts asking how to watch, F ESPN, they hate us, etc. Hope everyone figures it out before then.

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Yeah I'm talking about when it doesn't respond and just sits there with a blank screen.

Maybe that hasn't ever happened to you but I see it talked about on the game threads and it's happened to myself and my mom a number of times the past 2 or 3 years. I have found the easiest work around is deleting and reinstalling which takes about 2 minutes at most so no big deal now that I've figured out a way around typing in my email address and password on the tv (click on the game without trying to log in and it will give you the 'enter alpha code on your phone' option).

And then there's the times where the game doesn't appear when you search Texas A&M and sometimes the rare occasion where it doesn't pop up even when you search the opponent. I have found going by league it's always been there.

Just weird stuff like that.

And to be clear - it's the Samsung ESPN app that is the problem a few times a season so maybe it's more of a Samsung problem - dunno. It's always worked perfectly on my phone.

aginlakeway said:

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BoerneGator said:

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In her attempts to be professional and unbiased, Amanda actually goes too far the other way, imo. Less is more! We can all see.

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I don't see it. I think she's right down the middle when A&M plays. And very pro-A&M away from on the air.

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I think she's really, really good.

PJYoung said:

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aginlakeway said:

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BoerneGator said:

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In her attempts to be professional and unbiased, Amanda actually goes too far the other way, imo. Less is more! We can all see.

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I don't see it. I think she's right down the middle when A&M plays. And very pro-A&M away from on the air.

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I think she's really, really good.

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100% agree. Believe it or not, some TexAgs posters called her a Texas homer the other day. True insanity.

You can't tell inside or outside because of the angle. Pretty simple.

jja79 said:

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You can't tell inside or outside because of the angle. Pretty simple.

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I mean you can get an idea based on how the catcher moves their glove and previous calls but yeah, one side is gonna look more inside/outside than the other based on the angle.

Tobias Funke said:

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Not sure what some of yall find "boring" about playing and eliminating our rival at home and on the biggest stage possible.

I can't wait for this jaded Aggie/Horn mentality to eventually die off. It's pathetic.

And yes, I've been around long enough to have an opinion on it. I just haven't ever needed therapy about it.

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There is a reason why trouble and I went to the game in Austin and sat where we sat. **** THE SIPS.

We aren't afraid of the sips. Never will be.

This is the way.

Yes, many of their fans are arrogant and annoying. But I can dish it out to any fan base if they deserve it.

PJYoung said:

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aginlakeway said:

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BoerneGator said:

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In her attempts to be professional and unbiased, Amanda actually goes too far the other way, imo. Less is more! We can all see.

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I don't see it. I think she's right down the middle when A&M plays. And very pro-A&M away from on the air.

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I think she's really, really good.

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I think she's the best! Still think she tried too hard to not show a bias toward the Ags.

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My Texas baseball friends think they got hosed. 3 seed with Aggies and Louisiana. Lol.

Texas did get hosed.

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They big mad

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Nah, most of us are happy. We either win or we get rid of Pierce, who never should have been hired as our head coach in the first place.

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Y'all were told no by several teams. The tu brass will be told no by Schloss too.

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We had an interim athletic director at the time of the hire (who had zero experience as an AD), not CDC, the best AD in the country.

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You guys are good for some laughs, I'll give you that.

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You guys are good for laughs too, I'll give you that.

Going back a month, to a time when Liucci and the biggest college baseball writers were all saying no chance, for a gotcha moment? Cool deal.

AggieBand2004 said:

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Going back a month, to a time when Liucci and the biggest college baseball writers were all saying no chance, for a gotcha moment? Cool deal.

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Lol. What's the point of a sports message board if you don't take a victory lap after a prescient call?