[personal] Re: [Husker] Baseball

[DALE HIATT]

This exchange is a pleasure to read - a civil, reasoned difference of opinion.  It's too bad that all discourse on this forum isn't this way.  Thanks to both of you.  Returning to lurking mode.
   
  GBR,
  Dale

Bob Beach <baseballguy at neb.rr.com> wrote:
  jschlechte at usfamily.net wrote:
> Not surprised I got that comment from you, Bob. :)
> Here's my rebuttal. ;)
>
> The reasons behind my feeling that it was well-deserved were that they
> finished 4th in a very good conference, ahead of Texas A&M, a #1
> regional seed, and some other factors. From the various RPI and
> strength rankings there were very few teams ahead of them that didn't
> get in and several below them that did get in. OU is one of the more
> notable ones, and they should have made it by most estimations, but
> their conference finish probably did them in. So you string all of
> those factors together - winning conf record in a strong conference,
> good 2nd half finish, tough schedule, 30 wins, and a decent RPI - and I
> don't think that's a bubble team. If you only look at the won-loss
> columns, then I can see where NU could be considered lucky to have made
> the tournament. But that's not the only criteria. So there you have
> it. :)
> 


Probably my feeling about being fortunate to be in a regional is 
more gut feeling than hard stats. I know they played in a tough 
conference and had a winning record. But, I just never felt most of the 
season they played all that well. It just seemed to me had they played 
up to their potential they would have been a shoo in for a regional. 
But, they made it and represented well. It was about what I expected. 
I appreciate your comments.


Bob Beach

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