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Anyone paying attention? Down 7-0 in the 4th. Looks like we could end our season with yet another mercy rule beatdown.

I don’t think ‘specific’ run tables would be any more useful. You can see how a sac helps you (for example) by comparing runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs with runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. All the successful sacrifices have now moved into that second category. You just have to figure...

Yeah, but we're still recruiting just fine. Our problem isn't that players are failing out - the problem is that our players aren't developing and the in-game management sucks.

There are NCAA expected runs tables, though not with as many years data as MLB. See here. There's also pre- and post-BBCOR bat era data. MLB expected runs is lower, so sac bunting in NCAA is more costly. For example, moving runners on 1st and 2nd to 2nd and 3rd for an out decreases the...

I wasn't sure where to post this, but meanwhile at the SEC tournament:

Pitt gets 2 days of rest now, too.

+1. I’d chip in to the re-sod fund if necessary.

How can we blame this on sacrifice bunting? I’ll be thinking about it.

I made that chart earlier in the season, guessing the rest of our record. I actually won't need to edit it unless we lose to UNC, in which case the 2018 dot will need to be decreased by 0.25 games.

Yeah, I was speaking out of jest and frustration. I don't know how much much longer I can sustain interest in GT baseball under the current regime. It sucks to see so much talent do so little.

Right now. The post-game presser would've been a great opportunity to retire. As a second choice, he may also have free time tomorrow or Thursday to make the announcement. As a third choice, the post-game presser on Friday.

Mr. English! We have 4 all-ACC team members of some variety due up. Can we do it?

Anyone else having deja vu with postseason performances of previous years?

2-1 now. 6 outs left.

Yep. The longer this goes on, the higher the chances the game is decided by the bullpen or managerial decisions. Both of which aren’t our strong points.

0-0, mid 4th. Here is a live stats link: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=219510&confid=acc

No, but 12 does...

Need more of it. I’d rather not see what our bullpen can do.

But while Duke has been sacrificing to move over runners already in scoring position, they get hammered by the crooked number. 5-3 good guys now.

One thing to remember is that there's probably a higher bar with RPI for power conference teams like those from the ACC/SEC. Losing games to good teams on the road doesn't hurt the RPI much - that's how 2016 UNC managed a #18 RPI for with a 13-17 ACC record. Sometimes a 'good' RPI just means...