World Baseball Classic (USA = 2017 CHAMPS)

[Mike80]

All the whining about the last strike of the game is ridiculous.

A good batter fouls that pitch off. It's WAYYYYY too close to take in that situation. Was it a ball? Borderline - the k zone shit has warped everyone's sense of what a strike really is - but ultimately, in a last pitch of the game type situation, batters should be more defensive in their stance and be looking to swing at anything remotely close to foul it off (Pete Rose was an EXPERT at this) and get a better pitch.

 

[brodybuck21]

All the whining about the last strike of the game is ridiculous.

A good batter fouls that pitch off. It's WAYYYYY too close to take in that situation. Was it a ball? Borderline - the k zone shit has warped everyone's sense of what a strike really is - but ultimately, in a last pitch of the game type situation, batters should be more defensive in their stance and be looking to swing at anything remotely close to foul it off (Pete Rose was an EXPERT at this) and get a better pitch.

A MILLION TIMES THIS

 

[brodybuck21]

 

[Bestbuck36]

That's awesome!

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

All the whining about the last strike of the game is ridiculous.

A good batter fouls that pitch off. It's WAYYYYY too close to take in that situation. Was it a ball? Borderline - the k zone shit has warped everyone's sense of what a strike really is - but ultimately, in a last pitch of the game type situation, batters should be more defensive in their stance and be looking to swing at anything remotely close to foul it off (Pete Rose was an EXPERT at this) and get a better pitch.

I mean, it was 4 inches off the plate. It wasn’t borderline. Perdomo did what he needed to do and the umpire fucked up. He has a right to be upset about it. It was a bad call and a shitty way to end a great game.

That being said, fans, as always, are whiny bitches when calls don't go their way.

 

[Mike80]

I mean, it was 4 inches off the plate. It wasn’t borderline. Perdomo did what he needed to do and the umpire fucked up. He has a right to be upset about it. It was a bad call and a shitty way to end a great game.

That being said, fans, as always, are whiny bitches when calls don't go their way.

No it wasn't. At most it was within an inch low as it crossed the front of the plate. That's the problem with the K Zone - it isn't in 3-D and doesn't account for the angle of the camera.

It still doesn't matter. Every level teaches kids that taking pitches like that and leaving it up to the umpire is a recipe for disaster. Perdomo needs to be a more intelligent batter.