tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969719124137500057.post1395272604576201967..comments2024-02-02T03:21:08.549-08:00Comments on Opinion of Kingman's Performance: Thank You, Larry WalkerEvan Bladhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882462203403645860noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969719124137500057.post-75934364794097122442013-03-10T12:45:26.332-07:002013-03-10T12:45:26.332-07:00Good suggestion Evan. At least an approach without...Good suggestion Evan. At least an approach without the flaws of the present one. I definitely don't like the run differential as a result of my personal experience with Junior High basketball tournaments that used a point differential. Bluenose Dodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803830130432084223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969719124137500057.post-46076205633554633092013-03-10T12:19:39.951-07:002013-03-10T12:19:39.951-07:00The more I think about it Harold, I like the three...The more I think about it Harold, I like the three-way game!Evan Bladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00882462203403645860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969719124137500057.post-21159600699089998352013-03-10T05:08:22.410-07:002013-03-10T05:08:22.410-07:00It is dumb but it is in place. Canada lost to Ital... It is dumb but it is in place. Canada lost to Italy 14-4 so had a -10 going into the game. They beat Mexico 10-3 so their run differential fell to -3. Three more runs and they would have been back at 0. They play the US and reason suggests don't have a hope against them but neither did Mexico. But for argument's sake let's say Canada and the US tie in the final standings. The US has a +1, Canada a -3 now. Are you really telling me a team should not be trying to score every run they can under the existing rules, any way they can?<br />What happened to winning in all of this? Some guy's hurt ego on the losing side trumps trying to advance to the second round?<br /><br />I agree - change the tie breaker. On TBLA I mentioned how we changed the tie breaker in Junior High basketball to get away from point differential which had led to running up scores and diminished playing time for bench players. There must be a better way but until there is players have to accept those rules or not participate. Bluenose Dodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803830130432084223noreply@blogger.com