2021 College World Series Game Discussion Thread: Bracket 1 and Bracket 2 (excluding Tennessee)

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vol66 said:
I bet you did, it was on tv all the time during those last couple weeks. Every time he walked to the plate ya just knew he was gonna get one, then it was he only needs one…baseball gods, that whole time period formed my opinions on jinxes, and I was in little league/Koufax then so I mean, it all seemed possible.

Good times.

So big take away so far is…we old!
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went to braves games in late 60’s as a little fellow in my braves uni my grandmother made. More fans at a high school games now and they were not that good but I loved it with milian, evans, garr, cepeda carty, torre and of course the goat hank.
 
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youcancallmeAl said:
Good point, but there is still a bias against the high strike and umps really like to give the outside pitch to the pitcher.
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Variable strike zones were a thing. Piss off an ump, strike zone got big if a hitter, small if a pitcher. Ump was hungover, zone was big. Game taking too long, big zone.
 
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youcancallmeAl said:
It is. For one thing, the umps honored the strike zone in the rule book. They don't any more. It makes me angry they get away with calling any strike zone they want. It changes the game.

Another huge difference is the attitude of pitchers. No one ever crowded the plate when Drysdale or Gibson was pitching. Today, hitters stand right on the plate, and pitchers won't even brush them back. That changes the game a lot.

Also, there was more emphasis on base running. Jackie Robinson was a hell of a baserunner. Lou Brock and others stole lots of bases. You just don't see the great base stealers any more. It's a power game now. Strike outs, walks, and homers. Unless you're a lead-off hitter, no one wants a guy that gets a lot of singles. Not sure Rose would be considered a great player today.
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Let’s not get too crazy, Rose would be considered a great player in any era. He had ten 200-hit seasons and about 5 other seasons just shy of 200 hits. Guaranteed any MLB team will take that type of production.

Base-running is atrocious. It’s like they don’t even teach it to the kids growing up anymore. It makes me want to pull my hair out sometimes.

'Sorry you had to see that': How baserunning has become an embarrassment in MLB
 
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Kid for UVA has made it through 7, needs some run support….

StreeeeeeetchPeeeeeeeeBeeeeeer!

Legoooooooooooooo!!!!
 
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Wow, what can they call here…yeah he was dead to rights out there, great call on the pitch out.
 
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