Quote Originally Posted by Liverpooldawg View Post
Would you have pulled him? Serious question: How old are you? That was my last year at State. If Gene said he could go, he went. Hindsight 34 years later is all well and good. Back then...………..This kind of thing is why I don't ever read your stuff. You don't have to make the decision REAL TIME.
Absolutely 100% I would have pulled him. And old enough to have watched that team and more baseball than you at all levels. Playing injured players usually does not work out well. Him getting hit by the ball was bad luck. Polk made it worse by leaving him in to blow the game. That's not bad luck.

There's a reason why Polk has as many National Championships as I do.