Super Regionals

[DJDAWG]

the ump is supposed to give a safe call there because at the time (time of the would be tag/collision) he was safe. its like a home plate umpire signalling safe if the tag is not applied after a dropped third strike.

I thought you Cajuns were experts on baseball.

The ump should never ever call the runner safe if he has not touched the base or plate. The ump should simply stand there. It's his way of saying that the play has not been completed.

On the LSU play, the LSU runner obviously DID NOT touch first. But, the ump still erroneously called him safe. Now, what if the second baseman had retrieved the ball and tagged the runner out? Is the ump going to change his call from safe to out? All he*l would have broken out.

This leads me to believe that the ump thought he touched the base and "finalized" the play by calling him safe.

If the ump knew that the runner did not touch first and he still called him safe, with the open option that the 2nd baseman could still tag him out, then that ump should be fired on the spot.

[LaCajunsFan]

Ignore the idiot hillbilly troll. Please.

[31Ragin97]

In that scenario the tag would be an appeal and hopefully result in an out. But it is unclear if time was called due to the injury or possible injury. Bigger problem was a fielder dropping ball after a force is irrelevant. Also lswho runner didnt appear to be in his running lane

[LaCajunsFan]

I just got finished watching the whole ninth inning again. What is truly remarkable to me is how much ccu was up against it defensively: after the possums tied it up it was bases loaded with only one out. And with over 10K screaming tiggers, they kept their calm and worked their way out of it. I don't know if anyone else noticed, but there were two homers in particular behind home plate trying to distract the pitcher...making stupid signals, throwing with a limp wrist, etc. But he kept his cool, K'd one with some really great pitching, than got the next guy to fly out. Fantastic thing to see......setting themselves up for the walk off win. Very nice indeed.
I had turned off the volume last night cause I couldn't deal with the possum fans.....so it was extra sweet to go back today and watch it again with the volume on this time. So many drooping possum hats and fans, lol.

[31Ragin97]

Great point! They had good composure, and more importantly what has been overlooked was after all CCU were the 12th best rpi team, so probably should have been hosting anyhow

[mahtoo]

I don't think the safe call was correct at all.

The fielder didn't have possession of the ball. The batter-runner never touched first base. The umpire just should have stood there until one or the other happened.

The safe sign was given because the ball was jarred loose from the fielder. That was wrong. Umpire totally missed the fact the batter runner never touched first.

There is a view online of the play as seen from second base. I can see how the umpire could have made the call in error. The runners left foot was very very close (I know close doesn't count) to the front of the bag in the instant before the collision. If instant replay was an option in baseball I don't think the call would have been overturned. Not saying the right call was made.
Geaux CCU.

[31Ragin97]

Could you post the link to the video?

[mahtoo]

Could you post the link to the video?

Sorry I'm not a techie. Not my strong suit.
I just did a search for "LSU Coastal Carolina collision at first base" and several sites came up. Some of them included the video. Wish I knew how to slow down the video even more. That would be even better.

[31Ragin97]

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/6/1...u-ninth-inning

Look at third still shot down.... Fielder has ball on base and runner is illegally in fair terrirtory

[mahtoo]

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/6/1...u-ninth-inning

Look at third still shot down.... Fielder has ball on base and runner is illegally in fair terrirtory

I see that. Didn't focus on that before. Was thinking of most comments that referred to the runner not touching first base.