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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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Leigh Torbin
Leigh Torbin@LTorbin·
@ByPatForde Astute observation! Under the pressure of potentially winning an NCAA quarterfinal no less.
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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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Tulane Football Is Hype
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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Leigh Torbin@LTorbin·
@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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Carol Bruggeman@CoachBrugg·
Surround yourself with this group! ✨😃
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Matt Vautour@MattVautour424·
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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Leigh Torbin@LTorbin·
@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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Dan Shaughnessy@Dan_Shaughnessy·
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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MLB Scoring Changes
MLB Scoring Changes@ScoringChanges·
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.
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Isaac@iTalkStudiosYT

Can someone explain how there could possibly be a save situation in this game?

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Leigh Torbin@LTorbin·
@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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The 4 Horsemen Podcast
The 4 Horsemen Podcast@HorsemenPod·
@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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Leigh Torbin@LTorbin·
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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Leigh Torbin@LTorbin·
@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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Leigh Torbin@LTorbin·
@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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The Crosse Commission
The Crosse Commission@College_Crosse·
“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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The Crosse Commission@College_Crosse·
If this was the last true selection show we ever get, what a way to go out!
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Leigh Torbin@LTorbin·
@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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𝐈𝐫𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐫 🎙
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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