Just got home from the game (one of the advantages of living in Tuscaloosa is that that process doesn’t take long 
).
Umps were a mess today.
The home plate ump was inconsistent. I thought he missed calls both ways — called strikes when they were clearly out of the zone, and balls when they were down the pipe. Got to the point that I was no longer sure I understood the distinction between the two.
But I didn’t think he was biased. Seemed to miss calls for both pitchers about the same.
The third base ump was horrendous, and both of his bad calls went against us. Missed two UK checked swings where wrists clearly flexed. Both should have been strikeouts. The first led directly to a home run a pitch or two later (blessedly a solo), and the second prolonged the 7th inning into more drama than should have been there.
His incompetence could have cost us the game, but fortunately didn’t.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen an Alabama crowd erupt at an ump the way they did after the miss in he 7th.
Montana needs a day of rest. She didn’t have her best stuff today, and did what she often does — lots of strikeouts (11 today) and the occasional gopher ball (2 today). Hoping we save her for a game I hope isn’t played — Sunday.
Lexi Kilfoyl will be an interesting call. She came on in the SEC Tournament, and clearly wasn’t ready. Looked awful, and Murph had to put Fouts back in to save it.
Then she looked great in the first game of the NCAA Regional, and combined with Goodman for a no-hitter. Since it was a no-hitter, and she was still looking strong, I’m guessing they pulled her because she reached a pre-determined pitch count coming off an injury.
But it was against Alabama State, who had only three total hits in their two games, all by the same player. So I’m not sure how much you can read into that performance.
This is what Murphy gets paid to decide.
).Umps were a mess today.
The home plate ump was inconsistent. I thought he missed calls both ways — called strikes when they were clearly out of the zone, and balls when they were down the pipe. Got to the point that I was no longer sure I understood the distinction between the two.
But I didn’t think he was biased. Seemed to miss calls for both pitchers about the same.
The third base ump was horrendous, and both of his bad calls went against us. Missed two UK checked swings where wrists clearly flexed. Both should have been strikeouts. The first led directly to a home run a pitch or two later (blessedly a solo), and the second prolonged the 7th inning into more drama than should have been there.
His incompetence could have cost us the game, but fortunately didn’t.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen an Alabama crowd erupt at an ump the way they did after the miss in he 7th.
Montana needs a day of rest. She didn’t have her best stuff today, and did what she often does — lots of strikeouts (11 today) and the occasional gopher ball (2 today). Hoping we save her for a game I hope isn’t played — Sunday.
Lexi Kilfoyl will be an interesting call. She came on in the SEC Tournament, and clearly wasn’t ready. Looked awful, and Murph had to put Fouts back in to save it.
Then she looked great in the first game of the NCAA Regional, and combined with Goodman for a no-hitter. Since it was a no-hitter, and she was still looking strong, I’m guessing they pulled her because she reached a pre-determined pitch count coming off an injury.
But it was against Alabama State, who had only three total hits in their two games, all by the same player. So I’m not sure how much you can read into that performance.
This is what Murphy gets paid to decide.
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