04-17-2009, 08:19 PM
<!--quoteo(post=31119:date=Apr 17 2009, 01:42 PM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Apr 17 2009, 01:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=31118:date=Apr 17 2009, 12:24 PM:name=Andy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Andy @ Apr 17 2009, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Can't blame him for arguing the call. That was the 2nd bullshit strike call. I think the brim up the umps hat got bumped just before they changed cameras in that clip sipes provided.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
heres the thing, i agree that two of the three strikes were balls. i think he was right to be mad.
BUT he never once took the bat off his shoulder. the second strike was right down the middle. in a 3-1 situation, thats the pitch he should have been looking for. the called third strke was a bad pitch, but it wasn't grossly bad. it was borderline. with two strikes, he should have been aggressive. thats what your taught the first year of little league.
so, though i sympathize with bradley for striking out on bad pitches, i'm also aggravated with him for showing no aggressiveness the entire atbat. it's as if he was loking for the walk the whole time.
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The second strike was a pitcher's pitch if I've ever seen one. The third strike was just not a strike at all, plain and simple. I've seen the play on numerous ESPN/Comcast shows and I have yet to hear anyone claim it was even border line. Every comment I hear about it is it didn't look like a strike.
I don't know how you can be upset at Bradley in any way shape or form.
heres the thing, i agree that two of the three strikes were balls. i think he was right to be mad.
BUT he never once took the bat off his shoulder. the second strike was right down the middle. in a 3-1 situation, thats the pitch he should have been looking for. the called third strke was a bad pitch, but it wasn't grossly bad. it was borderline. with two strikes, he should have been aggressive. thats what your taught the first year of little league.
so, though i sympathize with bradley for striking out on bad pitches, i'm also aggravated with him for showing no aggressiveness the entire atbat. it's as if he was loking for the walk the whole time.
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The second strike was a pitcher's pitch if I've ever seen one. The third strike was just not a strike at all, plain and simple. I've seen the play on numerous ESPN/Comcast shows and I have yet to hear anyone claim it was even border line. Every comment I hear about it is it didn't look like a strike.
I don't know how you can be upset at Bradley in any way shape or form.