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Originally Posted by
Johnson85
It wasn't even any of those really. They just ran into an excellent pitcher who had a coach willing to throw him a 1,000 pitches in a weekend if that was what it took.
I'd file that under the "sometimes it's players". Baseball and basketball are two sports that a single player getting hot can change the outcomes very quickly. A pitcher being "on" is the greatest weapon in the game. It equalizes the talent of the opponent in a way that happens in no other team sport. It's such a fickle game.
"After dealing with Ole Miss for over a year," he said, "I've learned to expect their leadership to do and say things that the leadership at other Division I schools would never consider doing and to justify their actions by reminding themselves that "We're Ole Miss.""
- Tom Mars, Esq. 4.9.18
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Originally Posted by
BrunswickDawg
I'd file that under the "sometimes it's players". Baseball and basketball are two sports that a single player getting hot can change the outcomes very quickly. A pitcher being "on" is the greatest weapon in the game. It equalizes the talent of the opponent in a way that happens in no other team sport. It's such a fickle game.
Bobby Dalbec turned into Shohei Ohtani that weekend. I've never seen a performance like that since.
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Originally Posted by
StarkVegasSteve
Bobby Dalbec turned into Shohei Ohtani that weekend. I've never seen a performance like that since.
It's not the same by any means - but when my son was 12, his baseball team had lost 3 pitchers to injuries (non-pitching related) and we had 2 games left in the season. The coach basically held tryouts at practice to find someone who could come close to getting the ball over the plate with consistency. He decides on a kid who hadn't played much all season, and sure hadn't shown an ability to pitch. The kid went out an threw a 5 inning no-hitter, no walks, and only the only thing that kept him from a perfect game was that he hit the first batter on the first pitch of the game. Damndest thing I've ever seen in sports at any level.
"After dealing with Ole Miss for over a year," he said, "I've learned to expect their leadership to do and say things that the leadership at other Division I schools would never consider doing and to justify their actions by reminding themselves that "We're Ole Miss.""
- Tom Mars, Esq. 4.9.18
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