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2 hours ago, IUFLA said:

Can you post a definitive pic that shows that? 

The line gets rubbed out in the first inning of the game, so it's hard to make that determination anyway...

But there are 2 definite truths here...the umpire judged it as catcher's interference, and he got hit on the swing itself, not the back swing...to have that part of his arm anywhere near the strike zone is not only stupid, which your team will pay the price for, but illegal as well...

Enjoy last place...

 

Not a picture but a video replay shows it. 
 

At the 00:37 mark you can clearly see his foot well beyond the back line. Martinez has done this multiple times which makes sense since I’m guessing this isn’t the first time he’s been outside the box. They need to do a better job of having a clear separation between catcher and batter so this stops happening. And it’s not illegal unless the player has both feet in the box which didn’t happen. 
 

Last place sucks but as a Cards fan, luckily it doesn’t happen too often. 

2 hours ago, IUFLA said:

Contreras was called for catcher's interference

You need to read the rules...

Lol I know the rules. Martinez’s back foot was outside the batter’s box which isn’t allowed. 

30 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

Maybe your coaching staff shouldn't have had him move up toward the plate...

Or maybe Martinez should’ve been completely inside the batters box. 

Ugh Contreras fractured his arm on a backswing. He was off to a great start.

3 hours ago, IUFLA said:

Odd gif choice. 

1 minute ago, HoosierDom said:

Brunson on offense, OG on defense and the refs all over the court - that trio is hard to overcome.

Dogshit officiating. 

2 hours ago, IUFLA said:

You do realize the Phillies are 3 games up on the Braves, don't you?

The Cardinals can't even compete with the White Sox...

The Cubs will be just fine...

I already said the Cardinals sucked lol. This isn’t about them.  My point is the NL Central isn’t doing anything in the playoffs. 

22 hours ago, IUFLA said:

I love watching Javier Assad pitch, because he pitches...the kid knows how to set batters up...plus he's a scrapper...battles through the tough spots...

If we can get the bullpen worked out, the Cubs will be tough to deal with...

It’s the Dodgers/Braves and then everyone else. No one in the Central can compete with them IMO. 

Cards just lost 2 of the 3 to the lowly Sox. My hope is it results in sweeping changes but probably not. 

Man that stings giving it away like that in the 9th but congrats on the series win. Nothing more maddening than walking a bunch of dudes. 

1 hour ago, Seeking6 said:

We'll see how life with Edey goes but yes...down from where you've been. Guess I should have pointed out the obvious.

Didn’t want to assume that’s what you meant but I figured it was. Oh it’ll be a lot different but I’m excited to see what they look like. 

20 hours ago, Seeking6 said:

At first glance here's my thoughts.

Not worried about the home only games. Unless someone on that list is going to be significantly better we should be fine. The away only seems favorable as Iowa, Sconny, Northwestern, and Washington lost some people. Not sure on Oregon or Sparty.

Purdue will be down but still a rival, Penn St not worried about and Ohio St seems to be doing pretty good this offseason.

All in all. We've had far worse. Now it's just up to the scheduling Gods and avoid those stretches. I'm really hoping for like Oregon and Washington we do a Friday/Sunday or whatever. Just get them both in same weekend.

Top 15 preseason is down?  Sure it’s down from a NC appearance but wouldn’t call it down overall. 

46 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

Way too early BIG outlook!

Some good info about the comings and going’s around the conference!

Spoiler they have IU #1 and Purdue #2.

While IU has a lot to prove next year, I’m not sure I buy Purdue having one of the best backcourts in the country? Time will tell for both teams!

Yeah I think that’s a stretch to say one of the best in the country. If it was just point guard sure but I think Loyer needs to take a big step for us to be in the conversation of best backcourt in the country. I do think Smith is one of the best PG’s in the country though. 

4 minutes ago, thirdgenhoosier said:

Stunning.  No idea what Atlanta is doing considering the deal they just gave Cousins.

Yeah that’s a headscratcher.  I’d be pissed if I was a Falcons fan. 

17 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

Seems like our comrades in Champaign have some splaining to do...

https://www.outkick.com/sports/aj-storr-wisconsin-transfer-illinois-tampering-allegations

12 minutes ago, IUaic said:

One of the past 5 tournaments, your results are only matched historically by Virginia. 

True but even elite teams stumble sometimes. 

34 minutes ago, ledies22 said:

Upper echelon. Absolutely.  But Elite program and 3 years is not really synonymous. I think if you want to cut it down to 3 years, you have to make it passed the sweet 16 more than once.... aka make it to the ELITE eight.

That’s fair. Looking back at the last 5 tournaments, a runner-up, elite-8, and a S16 isn’t matched by many programs. But you make a good argument. 

21 minutes ago, IUaic said:

Respectfully asking, what makes your men's basketball elite?

I feel like depending on who you ask, the range of what makes a team/program elite can differ widely.  I think the last 3+ years, we’ve been an elite team/program. Remains to be seen if we can maintain it. 

23 minutes ago, JJack said:

At least.  If the guy center IU just picked up is getting 1.2 mil....    With any talent at all around him you're a high seed in the tourney. 

I feel like the crook Miami booster would throw out a $5 mil offer lol. 

1 hour ago, JJack said:

Edey vs. Tshiebwe isn't a very good comparison IMO.   Edey falls into the once in lifetime type of players. His production and dominance of the paint area is something that hasn't been seen in sometime. His numbers speak for itself.    I agree every time any program gets a tweener (NBA vs. college) talent like TJD that stays longer than most it's a real boost.   Edey to me was an exception.   I wonder if he hit the NIL free market what he would had been offered for his covid year? 

I was just referring to someone who won the award and came back because they weren’t going to be a first round pick. I agree they’re very different players. 30 years ago Edey would’ve been the number 1 overall pick no questions asked. Hard to say but I think he could’ve easily cleared $2 million and maybe upwards of $3 mil. 

23 hours ago, IUaic said:

Question #2 - What is Purdue's elite sport? 

I’d go with men’s basketball followed by volleyball. 

12 hours ago, JJack said:

How many nat. player of year play all 4 years?  How many come back for Sr. year after winning it as a Jr.?  I'd call that hitting jackpot if I was a fan of that team.

Tshiebwe did it just a few years ago.  NIL has certainly changed things where players that would’ve easily left to either play in the league or overseas now are coming back because they’ll be paid more.  Pre-NIL, I doubt TJD would’ve stayed for his senior year tbh.  Just the reality of this new world we live in with NIL. 

55 minutes ago, Purdue7 said:

Rick Ray went to Clemson because Purdue was too cheap 

MP played chicken and won 

 

 

Exactly. When you lose an assistant to a clearly inferior program because our AD won’t pay a competitive rate, you do what you have to do. 

10 minutes ago, btownqb said:

isn't that when he was playing around with the cheerleader? 😆

I think that was later. 

Just now, btownqb said:

I don't think that I am 

What do you think happened?