One bad inning--Iowa v. Northwestern

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sluggers

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Northwestern is up 7-1 in the 4th, and then:

  1. Walk
  2. HBP
  3. Passed ball
  4. walk
  5. pop up to pitcher (one out)
  6. single (2 runs score) 7-3
  7. strike out (two outs)
  8. Error by pitcher
  9. walk (1 run scores) 7-4
  10. error by 2B (3 runs score)-- 7-7 The ball was hit so hard that it scalded the outfield grass...but, hey, Ozzie Smith could have fielded it.

Northwestern bring in new pitcher with the score tied, and one runner on. And, of course, the batter hits one over the fence--score is 9-7, Iowa

So, as the pitcher's crazy daddy, would you say:

(A) "That error by 2B killed you."
(B) "You had it under control, I don't know why the coach lifted you for that clearly inferior pitcher."
(C) "The umpire wasn't giving you the corners!"

In my hey day, I would have gone with (A). (B) is a little too dismissive of the second pitcher. (C) is a classic, but should be saved for those days when you don't get a scorekeeper who understands that 100 MPH ground balls can be fielded just as easily as slow rollers.
 
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Nov 26, 2010
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A. clearly absolves the pitcher for her earlier error on a much easier ball. She practically whiffed on a one hopper to her glove side. So since that came prior to the E4 I have to go with C.
 
Mar 13, 2010
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D) None of the above.

You had a bad dig, it's over, let's move on.

Oh wait, I'm not a crazy Daddy ;-)
 

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