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The 'Ball 5' chant is the best home-field advantage in baseball

Posted on 5/9/24 at 11:57 am
Posted by Ag Zwin
Member since Mar 2016
21288 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 11:57 am
Per MLB.com

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Konnor Pilkington knew it was coming.

The Mississippi State pitcher had seen all the viral video clips. He'd been warned by his coaches and teammates. He'd heard horror stories. He'd hoped, he'd prayed, that it wouldn't happen to him.

"Oh yeah, they're known for that," Pilkington, now in the D-backs organization, told me in a call. "That's just one of those things they're known for at Texas A&M baseball. You try not to think about it because you don't wanna be put in that situation. But I walked right into it."

With runners on second and third, Pilkington fell behind two balls and zero strikes to the batter at the plate. His manager motioned for him to throw two more balls and load the bases to set up a potential inning-ending double play. Sure, maybe a smart play for the team, but not so great for Pilkington.

Four straight balls meant the Aggies fans' relentless, suffocating, can't-think, can't-pitch "Ball 5" chant would begin. An unending chorus that gets louder and stronger and more ravenous as balls continue to get thrown. Like a pack of kids watching a piñata get slowly hacked away. A lonely, torturous place to be if you're the pitcher.

This version of the chant would get all the way to a mind-melting Ball 12, and then, two pitches later, end in an Aggies grand slam.


Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
32529 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 12:04 pm to
Super intimidating.
Posted by Hugh McElroy
Member since Sep 2013
18298 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 12:11 pm to
secrant is pretty sure mlb.com sucks
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
100213 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 12:11 pm to
I think y’all’s bubbles are more intimidating

This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 12:13 pm
Posted by Gham
Member since Nov 2023
306 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 12:11 pm to
It’s fun to watch
Posted by Ag Zwin
Member since Mar 2016
21288 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 12:13 pm to
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I think y’all’s bubbles is more intimidating


LSU musta been really scared of them the first two games of last weekend. Hardly even let us use them.

Posted by olddawg26
Member since Jan 2013
25020 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 12:24 pm to
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think y’all’s bubbles are more intimidating


They always gotta have something to blow
Posted by BobLeeDagger
In Your Head
Member since May 2016
6991 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 12:27 pm to
Had to find a former Dawg because any player on any other team would say Dudy Noble LFL.
Posted by Ag Zwin
Member since Mar 2016
21288 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 12:32 pm to
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They always gotta have something to blow


Posted by Christopher Columbo
Member since Jun 2015
2317 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:18 pm to
A&M fans are known for balls coming out of their mouths
Posted by Lucado
Member since Nov 2023
3497 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:33 pm to
It's almost as bad as the Whistler. Ya'll need to stop it with that gay shi ... never mind.
Posted by Shamoan
Member since Feb 2019
10281 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:38 pm to
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That's just one of those things they're known for at Texas A&M baseball


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chant


Posted by Ag Zwin
Member since Mar 2016
21288 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 4:38 pm to
quote:

It's almost as bad as the Whistler. Ya'll need to stop it with that gay shi ... never mind.


Well, let’s see.

One is something that most impartial viewers find entertaining without it being abusive, and even its “victims” often get a chuckle after the fact.

The other one is hated by most of its own species.

Yup. Exactly the same.
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