Why not put a loud horn on the pitch clock to sound off if it gets to zero
Pitch clocks
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Makes perfect sense - so it probably will not happen. Umpire from the Auburn series definitely needs it!
Think the umpire jumped the gun on the ejection because he thought Kingston was protesting 3rd strike call.
When he found out it was the pitch clock issue he was too embarrassed to review the pitch clock. SEC needs to make a statement or Kingston needs to request an interpretation from SEC.
Maybe since the umps are blind, we can make it buzz real loud in their ear piece that they all wear.
What's broke is pitchers not working as quickly as they used to, and batters adjusting their gloves between each pitch. I like neither the clock nor the abuse batters and pitchers make these days,Taking our great game & fixing something that ain’t broke
True with the gloves crap, course in my youth no one wore em.
Now Greg Maddux didn’t fool around. Clayton Kershaw either.
I don't care for the pitch clock but I dislike the antics by teams and players even more. Tenn. players act a complete fool and opposing pitchers need to start hitting batters for showing off after hits. Showing up the pitcher after a home run used to be an automatic fight or getting hit by a pitch your next trip to the plate.
Nobody pulled that crap on Bob Gibson.
CMK had already been out to "discuss" the issue with them twice before then. I imagine he was tossed so fast not because of the actual arguing but of something he said as he exited the dugout.
As to the bolded, pitch clock violations are not reviewable.
It was clear Auburn has been coached to use every second of the pitch clock before they release.
Lol let's try to hurt somebody by because they hurt your feelings. I for one am glad the "unwritten rules" of baseball are slowly going the way of the dodo.
Hell...Petry and Moose would have even more obscene OBPs if they got plunked after each bat flip.
Then how about trotting around the bases on a HR like you've done it before and it was not a big, unexpected surprise!
If someone bat flipping and showing out out going around the bases offends a pitcher that much, then don't give up the homer. Perhaps try a little harder, rather than resorting to intentionally trying to hurt the next guy or that guy the next time he comes up.
Potentially knocking a guy out for weeks or the season with an injury after an intentional HBP because the batter celebrated too much is ridiculous.
Such an embarrassing position to take.
Don't know that it offends the pitcher but it does offend real baseball fans. And the same goes for pitchers pointing and yelling at the batter. Do your job and celebrate in the dugout with your teammates.
Not promoting hitting anyone intentionally. Bob Gibson called it "chin music" and they got the message!
Real baseball without theatrics.
I am most certainly a real baseball fan and I enjoyed the hell out of Steve Thomas' bat flip in Omaha, C-Walk's in MB, Belli's in the NLCS, and Tippett's on Saturday. I also enjoyed Veach counting to 3 against the Gators last weekend, and Harley Lail's flashing the 4 at Clemson those years ago. They didn't offend me one damn bit.
In my many years of baseball, we never did any of those things but loved playing the game and celebrating among ourselves.
IMHO, if theatrics is your thing as a player, baseball is not your game. Maybe the NBA is a better choice.
I'm a real baseball fan and I love excitement and bat flips. It's fun!
You're telling me Walker should have gently set his bat down and calmly jogged around the bases after this blast? You're telling me the team should have stayed in the dugout and golf clapped? You're telling me that Coastal would have been justified in intentionally hitting the next batter because of Walker's "theatrics?"
You obviously have not read all the posts closely. I do consider baseball a "gentlemen's game" in a manner similar to golf.
As stated above:
Not promoting hitting anyone intentionally. Bob Gibson called it "chin music" and they got the message!
Real baseball without theatrics.
Just because you didn't do them, and don't like them, doesn't mean there isn't a place for them.
If you don't want over the top celebrations, maybe golf is a better sport for you to watch.
Gotcha. The original post I responded to was advocating for hitting players intentionally, so I didn't read your posts close enough to differentiate. Either way, intentionally going high and tight to send a message easily results in a very dangerous hit by pitch. Most pitchers don't have the control to intentionally throw like that without a serious risk of HBP.
Baseball is definitely moving away from that era though. The bat flip and celebrations are here to stay. You're entitled to your opinion, of course, but if it hurts your enjoyment of the game then baseball probably won't be a sport you enjoy as much moving forward.
And even golf has moments of over the top celebrations...
Getting upset about emotion and excitement in sports doesn't make much sense to me.
Just don't think it is necessary - let your play speak for itself.
I do see some "taunting" rules being implemented in the very near future because it, as has become so over the top and in your face.
I agree that taunting shouldn't be part of the game. But this discussion started with bat flips and big celebrations, not taunting.
I love baseball, particularly Gamecock baseball. Win or lose, I enjoy watching the player mechanics, techniques and execution more so than the "look at me antics". I appreciate every Gamecock HR and SO and celebrate the individual's abilities, training and efforts needed to achieve it.
Bat flips while staring down the pitcher and pitchers counting off strikes to the batter is taunting and the implementation of rules/penalties have been discussed on many college baseball broadcasts. Wait for it, it's coming. If we now have pitch and bat clocks it can't be far behind.
I see that as all part of the game. If a pitcher or hitter doesn't like it, then don't give the other team the opportunity to do it.
Now, if you're doing stuff like this:
then that is unacceptable and shouldn't be allowed in the game. Otherwise, reasonable celebrations in the heat of the moment shouldn't be penalized.
He was counting off the sweep after throwing the final pitch of game 3. It was AWESOME and couldn't have been directed toward a better bunch, unless it was Clemson, as Harley Lail did.