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    With the weather playing havoc to the fields, the sites, and just the possibility of more rain.....there could be some changes in the scheduled games and starts this weekend in all classifications. Just depends on where these matchups will occur across the state and could impact the outcomes easily. What if some of these scheduled series matchups suddenly becomes a one-gamer deal, Huh? We don't know what will end up happening this weekend vs that kind of scenario because of this weather dilemma.....so things COULD change for some teams in every classification this weekend.
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    My guess is that this weekend's games will be filled with more runs scored and more errors committed than if the weather was dry. I look for those teams with deep pitching staffs to prevail, but with the conditions being wet(fields included) unexpected situations could crop up in big games this weekend. A slippery baseball really favors the team at bat in most ways......from more walks allowed to errors to bad footing to stolen bases to bad throws......anything could happen at anytime easier under these conditions.
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    Quite a few games have been rescheduled this weekend to try to avoid rainy and wet conditions. Also some venues have been changed to accommodate teams for sites with better field conditions......like artificial turf. Argyle was rescheduled w/ Graham for two games Friday and only one if necessary on Saturday. The venue has been moved to Argyle with Game 1 starting @ 4 pm Friday and Game 2 thereafter......starting about 7:30 pm. If a Game 3 is needed.....it will be played back in Graham on Saturday @ 1 pm.
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    Pleasant Grove and Brownsboro played 2 games last night......PG won Game 1 7-4 and then advanced by winning Game 2 on a very questionable call of interference at 2nd base when Brownsboro apparently tied the game in the top of the 7th with this infield chopper to short. There were runners on 1st and 3rd with one out when the play occurred. The runner on first slid into 2nd and popped back up quickly while the 2nd baseman was attempting a throw to 1st in an attempt to complete a double play. Meanwhile the runner from 3rd scored to tie the game.
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    Quote Originally Posted by regaleagle View Post
    Pleasant Grove and Brownsboro played 2 games last night......PG won Game 1 7-4 and then advanced by winning Game 2 on a very questionable call of interference at 2nd base when Brownsboro apparently tied the game in the top of the 7th with this infield chopper to short. There were runners on 1st and 3rd with one out when the play occurred. The runner on first slid into 2nd and popped back up quickly while the 2nd baseman was attempting a throw to 1st in an attempt to complete a double play. Meanwhile the runner from 3rd scored to tie the game.
    The umpire called an automatic out for interference on the throw attempt to end the game. The baserunner did not alter his approach to the base, nor did he move off the base to impede the throw. The throw was completed and was never going to be ontime regardless of any circumstances......there is a video on Smoaky of this play. The baserunner has every right to the basepaths and the base as long as he does not alter his path to interfere with the fielder. The area AT the base belongs to both players, so it incumbent upon the defensive player to move AWAY from the base if he wants to not be impeded on completing an attempted throw to any base. Otherwise.....it is allowed in baseball at every level for the baserunner to undercut the defensive player AT the base.......the area at the base belongs to BOTH players. In this case......the ump ruled interference when the throw was legally impeded because the 2nd baseball never moved away from the base to make the throw......an incorrect call at a very critical time in a game-ending and season-ending situation for the Brownsboro Bears and perhaps many other teams in the Region 2 playoff picture and maybe even beyond that.....we will never know now.
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    Interference can only be called IF the baserunner obviously alters his path to the base to impede the infielder from making a play......the runner did not do this. He simply slid into the base and popped up......not interference because the base belongs to BOTH players at the base, not just the infielder. Throws are impeded all the time legally in baseball because the infielder was in the path of the baserunner at the base. In fact, plays at any base are impeded all the time by baserunners legally......whether fielding a throw or attempting to make a throw. This call was obviously a BAD CALL that ended an otherwise tied game in the Top of the 7th with what should have been 2 outs and a runner on first. It's a shame that an umpire would make such a terrible call in such a critical situation to not only end a playoff game, but the season for a very competitive playoff contender against another highly ranked contender when the object is to allow the players to decide the result of the game WHENEVER POSSIBLE. In this case......the call was blatantly an incorrect call by all baseball standards and should not have been called....especially in these circumstances! And the runner never altered his path to the base or around the base. The runner to first would have easily been safe regardless of any situation......unfortunate for the Brownsboro Bears and fortunate for the PG Hawks.
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    BAD CALLS do happen in the playoffs.....either on the basepaths or at the bases or from the behind the plate.....to impact the outcomes of games. We see bad calls made most often from behind the plate on pitches that are outside called for strikes to end games.....sometimes waaaay outside, but hardly ever inside close to the batter. The object should be to allow the players to decide the game on the field whenever there may be a situation to allow it......not to make the decision for them to decide the outcome. In this case......there is no way any umpire should have ruled interference on this play.......there was none. The runner had every right to the base and to occupy the base. If the fielder's throw was somehow impeded, it was impeded legally because he did not attempt to move AWAY from the base to make the throw. He simply stayed on the base and made the throw.....no interference. BTW......the throw was not impeded.....it was just late.
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    We will never know what the outcome would have been if the call was not made.....but that's baseball with anything that could happen at anytime to change the outcome of a game and a season in these playoffs. Best case scenario is to have a good enough lead that any mistake made by anybody will not impact the outcome. But when two highly competitive teams are playing.....many times at least one of these games will be close with the outcome teetering on one play. That's what happened in this case and will continue to occur in many other games all over the state in the baseball playoffs. Good luck and Godspeed to all teams this weekend in their quest to advance to next week's games.
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    Argyle defeats Graham 2-1 with a walkoff hit with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the 7th in Game 1. In Game 2, Argyle scores 13 runs in the first and bats around twice.....winning in 5 by a score of 15-0. Argyle advances to face Brownwood in the next round next week. Brownwood whacked Midland Greenwood 12-0 and 15-3 tonight in 2 games to advance next week. That's alot of runs scored in 2 games......maybe Brownwood has a great hitting team or maybe Greenwood was just not a good test for them.
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    Brownwood has now scored 47 runs and given up only 3 in 4 playoff games. Wow....that's impressive!! That's almost 12 runs per game against less than one run per game. I sure hope Argyle works on their hitting this week in preparation for these Brownwood bat attacks. Sometimes Argyle gets a bit too selective at the plate instead of just swinging freely and putting the ball in play. They have good hitters.....but may be too disciplined at the plate for their own good.
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    Argyle(33-1-1) has scored a total of 276 runs this season and allowed 95 in 35 games played. That's an average of 7.885 runs/game scored against 2.714 runs/game allowed. Brownwood(16-10) has scored a total of 166 runs this season and allowed 140 in only 26 games played. They are averaging 6.384 runs/game scored against 5.384 runs/game allowed......but these numbers are skewed. Brownwood started out the season with 3 straight losses.....11-0, 9-3, and 8-3. They also suffered two other large-margin losses 10-0 and 14-2......among a few others. But since District play began sometime in late March, the Lions have gone (10-2) and scored 102 runs against 45 runs allowed. Those numbers are much more telling......8.5 runs/game scored against 3.75 runs/game allowed. Now all of a sudden their numbers are more in line with Argyle's season numbers.....albeit that Argyle has played 9 more games on the season and most probably against stiffer competition. This matchup should get Argyle's undivided attention if you look at these numbers I just rolled out, Huh? Looks to me like Brownwood has been able to score lots of runs all season long......and then tightened up their defense and improved their pitching midway thru the season.
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    This is exactly why season records can be deceiving to the fairweather fan. All that really counts in the playoffs is how well your team is playing recently.....not how they played for the whole season. Having a great season record with only a few losses all year is great......but only if your team keeps winning right now at this most critical time in the playoffs. As we have seen already only two rounds deep into these playoffs......if your team has a bad game or two games in series even against lesser competition......the season is over for them.
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    Teams like Argyle, Pleasant Grove, Iowa Park, Sweeny, Robinson, Fulshear and other highly ranked teams with quality depth at pitching would like to play a series matchup. But the coin flips could go the other way at any time and now the opponent gets a one-gamer to knock your team out with their best pitcher. This happens every week in every classification every year to highly ranked teams......so making it to the regional final just to get the chance to advance to the Final Four in Austin is an arduous uphill battle every single week to overcome. There can be only one winner in each region......so getting to the regional final is tough sledding each week. You just hope your sled has the dawgs to carry you there.....LOL.
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    BTW......all the results are not yet in for this week's Area Playoff Round. Some are playing now and some will not finish until later today or tonight.
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    In Region 1......Hereford(11-11-1) defeated Pecos(18-8) in two games 6-5 and 6-4. All other Region 1 winners were not a surprise. In Region 2 we had a couple of surprises. Canton(30-0) won the first game against Longview Spring Hill(19-9-1) 3-1, but then SH won the next two 3-2 and 4-0 to end Canton's undefeated season at 31-2. Van(13-12) got a one-gamer against a very good Bullard(22-5-2) team and sent them home 4-2. Over in Region 3, Columbia(7-17) knocked off Liberty(20-9) in a 3-gamer. The scores were Liberty 5-3, Columbia 13-5 and Columbia 11-8. Down in Region 4 the only matchup that MIGHT be considered an upset was Robstown(14-12-2) over Geronimo Navarro(19-11). But Robstown is sort of a perennial playoff contender most years and had a bad run this season before battling back to right the ship in the last games of district play just to get inot the playoffs. Robstown was a #4 seed and Navarro was a #3 seed.
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