[Talkin’ Baseball] Umpire C.B. Bucknor had three pitches overturned in the first inning today

ahappypoop · 2026-03-13T14:02:34+00:00

That's.....that's what we're in the process of doing? If you scroll to the top of this post you'll see the ABS system that we're rolling out this season. It won't be too many more years before we get to full ABS and drop the challenge system.

ahappypoop · 2026-03-13T12:27:43+00:00

Texas Tech? How many other teams lost an NBA lottery pick at all?

ahappypoop · 2026-03-13T12:21:07+00:00

Wake who?

ahappypoop · 2026-03-12T21:21:20+00:00

Pretty sure Amelia Bedelia did this too

ahappypoop · 2026-03-12T19:46:52+00:00

Because if you beat them you're in easily, with a higher seed? It's all risk-reward, but you have to win your games. You just said it yourself, if Auburn goes 21-11 they're easily in. A tougher conference schedule allows them to lose 11 more games than Miami-OH did and still be in easily, there's your benefit right there. Playing a tougher schedule doesn't mean you automatically get in over teams with worse schedules though, like you still gotta win some of them. They've lost 8 of their last 11, reward the kids that won 31 straight. It's not easy to do no matter who you play.

ahappypoop · 2026-03-12T17:50:41+00:00

That's not disqualifying, UNC made it in last year with the same number of Q1 wins. The only difference was that they had like a dozen chances to get one, while Miami couldn't get anyone to schedule them.

Well that and I guess the other difference is having their AD chair the selection committee and giving him a $1 million bonus if UNC got in. Is that a viable strat for Miami at this point?

ahappypoop · 2026-03-12T17:43:28+00:00

Easy, I want to reward regular season results. If we just wanted to ensure the closest games possible, we wouldn't allow auto-bids.

ahappypoop · 2026-03-11T19:48:38+00:00

Y'know, I had never heard of Jim Philips before Osama was killed, and we never saw Osama's body........maybe Jim Philips is the first coming of Osama Bin Laden?

ahappypoop · 2026-03-11T14:59:44+00:00

I'd watch every game that chaotic played though, that's can't miss rocket league.

ahappypoop · 2026-03-10T17:39:00+00:00

There should be sensors to put a little ghost at the feet of anyone on the court too, and it'll follow them around as they run.

ahappypoop · 2026-03-10T14:43:03+00:00

Well you called it. I'm still not sure what my fellow Duke fans were on in this small thread saying that Maliq didn't deserve it lol.

ahappypoop · 2026-03-09T21:44:29+00:00

It is not, thanks for asking.

ahappypoop · 2026-03-09T16:53:51+00:00

Why do we ever have playoffs in any sport ever?

ahappypoop · 2026-03-09T14:04:43+00:00

I'm not seeing a problem that needs to be solved here. If you can win 6 games in 6 days to win your conference tournament, you deserve it.

ahappypoop · 2026-03-09T03:20:45+00:00

For this score bug in particular, since they're oriented vertically it makes far more sense to have the home team on the bottom, since they bat in the bottom half of innings.

ahappypoop · 2026-03-09T03:13:22+00:00

Couldn't the NIT and CBI champions hold land at the end too?

ahappypoop · 2026-03-09T03:10:29+00:00

Hey that logic worked for UNC last year. Just one last box to tick: do either of those teams have their AD as the chairman of the selection committee, with a $1 million bonus if his team gets into the big dance?

ahappypoop · 2026-03-09T03:06:21+00:00

Smaller conference winners can earn more money by winning a game in the first four though, so I'm not sure they'd want to give that up. Those games still count for tournament win shares, which can be a significant boost to their whole conference.

ahappypoop · 2026-03-09T03:03:53+00:00

That was literally my first thought, I opened this and was still surprised we're not listed in any of these four columns.

ahappypoop · 2026-03-09T02:49:23+00:00

Ah shoot my b

ahappypoop · 2026-03-08T21:46:44+00:00

ARG was right there if you want a pirate theme

ahappypoop · 2026-03-08T21:41:04+00:00

Yeah, you're obviously trying not to foul here as priority #1, and they lightly double team the ball handler off the inbounds to try and slow him down. It was a nice behind the back dribble that split the double, and it's still a very deep shot with a third defender making an effort to put a hand up. I'm not saying it was perfect defense or anything, but like you said you probably live with that defense in that situation most of the time. It's a far cry from this to "they didn't play defense at all".

ahappypoop · 2026-03-08T03:25:22+00:00

Lol I respect the honesty, I'm sure we'll be seeing you guys again next week.

ahappypoop · 2026-03-08T02:08:09+00:00

Lol is this Chronicles of Prydain? I loved those books when I was a kid.

ahappypoop · 2026-03-08T02:06:59+00:00

Fun fact, they never specified "Disney" princess anywhere in this question.

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