2025 CWS, Scores & Discussion

That OSU-Louisville game was a good one.

 

I am hoping for Murray St vs Oregon St finals

 

Root=Filthy!! Change up is nasty. Definitely going to be a first round pick.

 

Bacon bits down 3-0 after 2 innings.

Woo pig!

 

Well no one has mentioned this so I feel like it’s time—a CWS game the magnitude of Arkansas vs LSU and they draw Jeff Head as their HP umpire.

How sad.

 

His brother Richard had a schedule conflict.

 

Seniority plays, regardless of merit.

In terms of pulling Root hard to really argue seems like something Sully would've done as he's got a quick hook in the postseason. Gaeckle certainly gave the Hogs a chance but Anderson was nails. Really shows how 1 inning can ultimately be the difference in a game, LSU is loaded hard to argue with them as the favorite. Arkansas does have the pitching to come back and minus Gaeckle everyone should be available next few days.

NIL era shoring up the bullpen seems like easiest "fix" for teams. Long reliever at an SEC school (especially one with first class facilities, fan support like Arkansas, LSU) seems better than starter at a lower tier school.

 

I wonder how they select the umps for the World Series? It seems like they would have some type of evaluation process during the regular season and those rated the highest would get picked. Just doesn't seem like Head and his crew would be rated high enough to make the cut.

 

I’m with you @ocalaman on a rating/scoring system but apparently that’s not what they evaluate by—if they evaluate at all. I’m starting to believe it’s merely a straight seniority issue.

Seniority is fine and should be a good evaluator—but alone it does not eliminate the dead wood.