@ByPatForde Astute observation! Under the pressure of potentially winning an NCAA quarterfinal no less.
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Leigh Torbin
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Leigh Torbin
@LTorbin
You may know me from sports PR somewhere. Proud native Bostonian. ''There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.'' - Hamlet
On the brink of Granger, Ind. Katılım Nisan 2011
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I'm a lacrosse know-nothing, but a five-pass sequence racing against the clock while traversing the length of the field to score the winner seems like pretty awesome execution and teamwork.
SportsCenter@SportsCenter
HOPKINS WINS IT AT THE BUZZER 😱 The Blue Jays advance to championship weekend with a late win over Stony Brook 🔥
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@TulaneHype @slmandel Plus, as it relates to week one, preseason polls are increasingly meaningless in this portal/NIL era because so many teams get rapidly better or worse annually. It’s quite likely that the day’ most meaningful game come December could be between two unranked teams on Labor Day.
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The current crop of national college football writers are collectively so bad that they actually help damage the sport.
@slmandel looking at you here.
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@TulaneHype @slmandel They can both be true. The regular season is 13 weeks. Even if the first one is softer than it has been, there are weekly elimination style games through Thanksgiving for a 12 team field that would only really matter for seeding in a 24.
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@jaltersports @StanwickBurch @StonyBrookWLAX @HopkinsLacrosse @MarylandWLax @NavyWLax Have a great but long day and see you two (plus two of those teams) in Evanston!
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This is a first!
@StanwickBurch & I doing a doubleheader in two different locations as part of our Quarterfinal Thursday.
First up, NOON: @StonyBrookWLAX & @HopkinsLacrosse
Then a drive to College Park for @MarylandWLax & @NavyWLax
Let’s go!
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On the 13th anniversary of the Bruins' absurd third-period comeback victory (two goals in the last 1:22 to force overtime) against the Leafs in Game 7 in 2013, the Avalanche could be pulling off the lite beer version of it after forcing OT in Game 5.
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@Dan_Shaughnessy Hit and error is 100% correct on that play. Even had he fielded it cleanly there was no chance at first so it *should* have been an infield single. Then the error accounts for all of the advancements from there… also, if the pitcher wants to complain, there is an appeal process.
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Official scoring at Fenway an absolute joke. Trevor story boots a routine grounder and it’s a hit. When do pitchers start to complain about this?
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@ScoringChanges We had a save in a 14-6 win last night for the South Bend Cubs which caught a few people off guard. It happens… the college rule is always interesting to me because most ineffective relief pitchers wouldn’t last three innings.
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In order to get a save, you must be the last pitcher, you must not be the winning pitcher, and you must fulfill one of these three criteria.
(1) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning;
(2) He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, or at bat or on deck (that is, the potential tying run is either already on base or is one of the first two batters he faces); or
(3) He pitches for at least three innings.
Fun fact: the college rule is slightly different that No. 3 says he must pitch "effectively" for at least three innings.
Also, this is how Wes Littleton got a save in Texas' 30-3 win over Baltimore on August 27, 2007.
Isaac@iTalkStudiosYT
Can someone explain how there could possibly be a save situation in this game?
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@HorsemenPod Correct all around. Would be interesting though if they used a B1G home game they control to meet the contract.
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@LTorbin Been addressed multiple times today here.
NBC doesn’t have control over ND away games. It just so happens that through the B1G deal they can make the Purdue game Peacock exclusive.
It is crazy that they aren’t making 1 of the 7 home games exclusive.
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Wow. Again.
NBC is giving us extra primetime games and removing the Peacock-exclusive, which was part of our media rights deal.
What’s going on?
Jack Soble@jacksoble56
Also of note for Notre Dame fans: The Irish will not play a Peacock-exclusive game in 2026. Each home game, including the Shamrock Series matchup, will be broadcast on NBC and streamed on Peacock.
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@MikeMonaco_ @espn @FlavaFraz21 I worked the first major league games of my career in that ballpark. It sure is a beauty, as is the city that surrounds it.
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I saw a bear. I saw a rainbow. I ate ice cream out of a helmet. It’s been a good day at the summer job with @SBCubs
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Also, only go to cities once a year so it’s like a big rock concert is in town instead of having 81 chances to see your favorite local team.
GFed@GfedGoCrazy
Every sports league: “How do we grow our audience like the Savannah Bananas” Bananas: “Well the first thing we do is put the fan and their experience above anything” Sports league: “……………” Bananas: “………….” League: “So what do we do besides that”
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@bkoo But does it fall under the category of bad publicity can still be good publicity? Would you be talking about the lacrosse bracket today if someone didn’t make what was likely just an accident? And, yes, Anish handled it great on air with just the right amount of humor.
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I totally get Shroff's frustration here.
Outside of the NCAA's Big 3 sports, a lot of sports are growing in terms of viewership and see a path to being healthy/sustainable.
They feel unloved and unappreciated, but they scrap, try, and care.
This SNAFU doesn't help at all.
Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing
ESPN’s Anish Shroff calls out NCAA bracket leak on men’s lacrosse selection show awfulannouncing.com/espn/anish-shr…
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@College_Crosse Hockey goes strictly by a computer rating so everybody knows whether they are in or not in advance. But, they still have a committee and selection show because of the bracketing half of the equation. You still have to separate conference teams, decide which teams go where, etc.
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“How did the end of the RPI and selection committee era go in d1 men’s lacrosse?”
“They leaked the bracket 1 hour before the show”
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If this was the last true selection show we ever get, what a way to go out!
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And that is also a quite likely path between bracketing and the strength of those teams. Very interesting observation.
Matt Vautour@MattVautour424
The Sabres could win the Stanley Cup playing only ex-Adams Division rivals. They'll face Montreal next. If they win they'd could face the Whalers in the conference finals and the Nordiques in the Stanley Cup final.
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@irapthor I never flew spirit in my life, but their mere existence as a major market discount carrier helped to keep the major airlines in check with their fares on overlapping routes. I’m sure those will be higher now the next time I book air travel.
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Real tough news today about #SpiritAirlines shutting down… Obviously not your first choice for carriers, but they served a purpose… If we were trying to travel a shorter distance on a budget as a family, while #Spirit may not have had the most comfortable seats in the world…
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