OK, I have to laugh. And remember the line. Because I can assure you that I can say "I hate mayo" with 100% accuracy.Nails on a chalkboard to me. I think she made it through one or two Monday night football games and they quickly moved her somewhere else. I don't call that passable. She also seems pretty clueless to me on most sports and has routinely miss-spoken. Pro? Hardly.
My .02. I hate mayo also, you may love it.
At a guess, as @Ozimoto suggests, the move was probably strategic. Actually, sans the weather issues, there was a real possibility that Alabama would have to play 2 games against FSU on Sunday (the 2nd, as well as JMU / Oklahoma's 2nd ended up postponed). While they might have known by game time that if FSU won it would be postponed (I'm not sure when the decision was made), it was probably to late to "switch plans" if he even wanted to. By having his 2nd pitcher go (and recognizing this was still a good pitcher, actually) he would be assured that Montana would not have to pitch 2 games in 1 day and she would be fresher for either game 3 of the semi's or game one of the Championship Series. Unfortunately, it didn't work out, but I can see his logic.I'm far from an expert in softball, but I really feel like the Alabama Coach didn't put them in the best position. Maybe just speculation, but I would have played Fouts in the first game against FSU.
Agree with you that in retrospect FSU took some base running risks that didn't pay off. But aggressive base running is what got FSU this far. Can't blame them for sticking with what got them there and helped them score all those runs to begin with. Until OU proved they can make a clean throw in from the outfield, might as well continue to push the envelope. OU's base running was just as bad if not worse, IMO. i.e. Mendes getting thrown out at 3rd and Jennings getting thrown out at home.Somehow, that seven run lead did not seem like it was going to be enough. FSU did not help itself with bad base running and taking it self out of a possible bigger inning. The obstruction call helped.
I was thinking of the player who did not look ahead to see the player ahead of her was being held up at third base. Plus, she did not try to get caught in a rundown. That was not aggressive, that was careless. However, the third base coach did not help.Agree with you that in retrospect FSU took some base running risks that didn't pay off. But aggressive base running is what got FSU this far. Can't blame them for sticking with what got them there and helped them score all those runs to begin with. Until OU proved they can make a clean throw in from the outfield, might as well continue to push the envelope. OU's base running was just as bad if not worse, IMO. i.e. Mendes getting thrown out at 3rd and Jennings getting thrown out at home.
I can't recall such an obvious missed call in the WCWS.Terrible out call on 3rd out for OU takes them out of the top of first.