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Last year, I was on a neutral crew that was going to do a Friday night game, with the second and "if" game on Saturday. Friday night was rained out, so it became a one-game Saturday series. If the Saturday game had been rained out, a team would have advanced based on a coin flip. Texas spring weather plays havoc with three game series because of thunderstroms, lightening, etc. Last Saturday it was in the 80s, two Saturdays ago, the temperature was in the upper 40s with a 15 mph north wind. |
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But...deciding a playoff "series" on a coin flip is wrong. I mean, the weather played havoc with our state's Class AAA state playoffs, but our state league just kept rescheduling the games until they could be played...and they eventually were. |
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The "one stud pitcher" rationale is why our state has morphed it's way to 3-game series for all rounds. There were too many teams with better all-around pitching getting beat by the stud in the early rounds. Then when the stud's team got to the 3-game semis, they were getting drilled in games 2 & 3. |
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:) (Sorry, couldn't resist 2 right there in a row) |
Dash I have him doing a "stop and go".
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Not a good video but I don't have a balk. PU is in a real good spot to see a no stop balk, and he did not call one that I can tell.
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In my current state, there is no system "good ole boy network" and we regularly see umpires who call playoff games that are not qualified for that level of games. :eek: And the best part of playoffs in TX was that you make part of the gate - it was not unusual to call a game and make upwards of $350 for one game plus mileage. And that was 20 years ago. :D Thanks David |
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On the weather issue, I don't know who the teams were but last week they started a playoff game in Waco, and in the bottom of the first inning the weather caused the game to be suspended without a chance to be finished on Friday night. They drove to Arlington to finish the game. Otherwise the series would have been a one-game series completed on Saturday. I hope the crews turned in a new pay sheet for mileage. |
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Peace |
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