OT: CWS - Did anyone see the end of that Stanford Vanderbilt game?
Stanford was handling Vanderbilt through most of the game but by the 8th, Vanderbilt started climbing back in. In the 9th, Stanford was still up 5-4. Stanford's ace pitcher was starting to get gassed after only three days rest and in the Omaha heat, was about as sweaty as a guy can get. After a run came in to tie it, a throwing error by the shortstop put guys on first and third, and with 2 outs, the pitcher throws a wild one over the catcher's head (probably slipped out of his sweaty hand) and the guy on third scores to win the game, eliminating Stanford. Heartbreaker.
Depending on your rooting interests …. It was one of the best and worst games ever!
"It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times..."
- Anonymous Monkey
I'd say it was the best! #AnchorDown⚓⬇️
AnchorDown!
Fuck Stanford. GO BEARS!
Are you the dude who trucked the trombone player in the '82 game??
I came here to say this. Posted before I saw this.
+1
It was a great game. I don't have a rooting interest so that made it a great watch.
I envy that. Even when I don't have a rooting interest going in, I always develop one as the game plays out and get disappointed when they lose.
I shed no tears for Stanford.
Stanford? When did baseball become a country-club sport?
Vandy is every bit as much of a country club school as Stanford. It's like a cotillion.
Stanford's closer was cruising and had retired eight straight needing one last out that never came, even needing just one strike in a 1-2 count of a man he walked. Then chaos ensued. Brutal.
We call this “The Jose Mesa”
I feel for the Stanford pitcher. Tough to end your season on a wild pitch, but it was obviously something of a team collapse that got them to that point
Is he going to emerge into Rick Ankiel territory?
this seems like something that would happen to Michigan
For once, Stanford snatches defeat from the jaws of victory. I don't root against Stanford per se, but if it helps in the Director's Cup standings, I'll take it.
Still, I would gladly trade ours for The Cardinal's record in NCAA championship games.
good. fuck Stanfurd. Roll on you Bears!!!!
Honestly, seeing Stanford lose is always a joy.
I only buy live sports streaming channels during football season, but miss seeing the CWS. Who's the favorite this year?
Stanford
NOT ANYMORE THEY AREN'T
Texas is the top ranked team to make the CWS. That being said, they lost a close one to Mississippi State, who's currently in the driver's seat in that bracket.
Vanderbilt probably has the two best pitchers in (NCAA) baseball right now. (Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter [son of Al Leiter for all the old guys like me who remember that name] are both projected to be drafted in the top 5 of the next MLB draft.) That being said, they (Vandy) will have to go 2-0 vs. NC State to get to the championship series.
ANNOUNCER RANT: So I keep hearing announcers saying things like, "The first game in a 3 game series is SO IMPORTANT because they win the series 77% of the time!" And I go..."so the teams are (about) evenly matched because math."
Most of these games are on ESPN/ESPN2, so have at it!
Two out walk, plus error, plus wild pitch equals three strikes and you are out. Nice little melt-down, but that is very typical of tournament baseball.
The pitcher ballooned a curveball to an earlier batter in the 9th. Should not have tried that again.
The real tragedy is that Stanford left the bases loaded twice earlier in the game.