Isn't it nice to watch a game without

For fan discussion of the Vanderbilt Commodore baseball program.

Moderators: kerrigjl, BrentVU, jfgogold, NateSY, KarenYates, Vandyman74, roanoke, VandyWhit

commadore
Admiral
Posts: 9918
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:29 pm
Has thanked: 88 times
Been thanked: 124 times

Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by commadore »

having to listen to the Whistler?


Doresince89
Commander
Posts: 383
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2016 7:14 am

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by Doresince89 »

No
SmittyDore
Petty Officer
Posts: 20
Joined: Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:33 pm

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by SmittyDore »

commadore wrote: Sun Feb 28, 2021 12:35 pm having to listen to the Whistler?
YES!!
commadore
Admiral
Posts: 9918
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:29 pm
Has thanked: 88 times
Been thanked: 124 times

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by commadore »

Doresince89 wrote: Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:27 pmNo
With all due respect, either you are deaf, the whistler himself, or insane.
Doresince89
Commander
Posts: 383
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2016 7:14 am

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by Doresince89 »

commadore wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:34 am
Doresince89 wrote: Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:27 pmNo
With all due respect, either you are deaf, the whistler himself, or insane.
None of the above. The whistler not being there means several things:

1: No fans there to cheer on the hard work these young men put into their sport. I believe most athletes know without fans, there is no sport and that they want to put on a good show for others to see.
2: Without fans cheering them on, there is no extra motivation for the athletes to excel. Maybe it is a myth but you always hear athletes say the crowd lifted them to a higher level with their support. No one knows but maybe the rally that fell short in game 1 Friday night would have been different it the whistler was there at the end and the crowd was clapping along.
3: I know all the complaints that he is just trying to bring attention to himself but the guys who whistle go to just about every game. They are the definition of super fans. Most fan bases would celebrate the super fans but here, we want the banned from the ballpark. Can you imagine a Miss State fan celebrating the fact that there are no cowbells at games because it is too loud? I can't .
4: There was a discussion between the guys in the booth about the whistler yesterday. I don't remember which one said it but the point was made that he has been to enough games that he pretty much tunes the whistles out. I agree with that. I hear it for the first few games I watch but then it just becomes background noise that I tune out since I don't fixate on it.

Love them or hate them, Corbin and the players are OK with the whistlers so I am not going to disparage them. They go to the games and cheer on my favorite team.
vandybrad
Commander
Posts: 367
Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2017 12:59 pm
Location: Springfield,TN
Has thanked: 3 times
Been thanked: 8 times

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by vandybrad »

For Heaven's sake, let this subject go.
SmittyDore
Petty Officer
Posts: 20
Joined: Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:33 pm

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by SmittyDore »

Doresince89 wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:54 am
2: Without fans cheering them on, there is no extra motivation for the athletes to excel.
Lets take a look at yesterday's results with no whistler(s) shall we.

29 total runs in the double header wins
Rocker with no runs on three hits and 6 K's in 5 innings
Noland and Gonzalez combine for 7 RBI in the first game
Romero and Keegan combine for 13 RBI on five hits in the second game
Leiter throws 3 hit shutout ball with 7 K's in 5 innings

plus
Gonzales,Bradfield,Keegan now all hitting between .400 and .600
Seven positions players (regulars) with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage
Keegan with an insane 1.4000 slugging %
Pitching staff ERA of 1.80
Ten out of 14 pitchers with an ERA of 0.00

Looks like they found plenty "motivation to excel" without any incessant whistling in the stands.
Doresince89
Commander
Posts: 383
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2016 7:14 am

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by Doresince89 »

SmittyDore wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 12:38 pm
Doresince89 wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:54 am
2: Without fans cheering them on, there is no extra motivation for the athletes to excel.
Lets take a look at yesterday's results with no whistler(s) shall we.

29 total runs in the double header wins
Rocker with no runs on three hits and 6 K's in 5 innings
Noland and Gonzalez combine for 7 RBI in the first game
Romero and Keegan combine for 13 RBI on five hits in the second game
Leiter throws 3 hit shutout ball with 7 K's in 5 innings

plus
Gonzales,Bradfield,Keegan now all hitting between .400 and .600
Seven positions players (regulars) with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage
Keegan with an insane 1.4000 slugging %
Pitching staff ERA of 1.80
Ten out of 14 pitchers with an ERA of 0.00

Looks like they found plenty "motivation to excel" without any incessant whistling in the stands.
Anecdotal comparison. There is no need for extra motivation when you are dominating. Should I go back in history to all the comeback wins with the whistler present? I can not prove that his whistling has a possible positive effect on the team but if it helps them get 1 or 2 extra wins each year because he gets the crowd fired up in the later innings of close games, I'm ok with it.

I am not going to argue on here about them. I have given my opinion and I am moving on.
User avatar
egbertsouse
Captain
Posts: 587
Joined: Sun Nov 27, 2016 9:48 am
Has thanked: 90 times
Been thanked: 12 times

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by egbertsouse »

Absolutely!!!!!
accent grave over the e
commadore
Admiral
Posts: 9918
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:29 pm
Has thanked: 88 times
Been thanked: 124 times

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by commadore »

I'd rather have someone sitting behind me with a megaphone screaming "LET'S GO DORES!"
Last edited by commadore on Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
SmittyDore
Petty Officer
Posts: 20
Joined: Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:33 pm

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by SmittyDore »

commadore wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 3:52 pm I'd rather have someone siting behind me with a megaphone screaming "LET'S GO DORES!"
I'd prefer a root canal to that infernal whistling.
User avatar
geeznotagain
Admiral
Posts: 8877
Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2016 4:04 pm
Has thanked: 32 times
Been thanked: 72 times

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by geeznotagain »

Doresince89 wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:54 am
4: I hear it for the first few games I watch but then it just becomes background noise that I tune out since I don't fixate on it.

I hear it for the first few decades of my life, and likely will continue to until old age has taken most of hearing. I guess I'm just a fixater. My wife eventually became background noise, the whistler not so much.
User avatar
Versus75
Admiral
Posts: 7821
Joined: Sat Nov 26, 2016 12:19 pm
Has thanked: 5 times
Been thanked: 40 times

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by Versus75 »

Doresince89 wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:54 am
4: There was a discussion between the guys in the booth about the whistler yesterday. I don't remember which one said it but the point was made that he has been to enough games that he pretty much tunes the whistles out.
He also said, "The sound pretty much goes in one ear and out the other."

Well, my wife and I were a couple seats away from The Whistler during Kumar's 19-strikeout no-hitter in the 2019 Super Regional.

I can attest that the sound pretty much went in one ear and rattled around in my head for a long time!


But that was okay with me because The Whistler kept the crowd pumping and kept the team pumping. And, as I said, Kumar struck out 19 Dookies while pitching a no-hitter!

I believe that tops "no runs on three hits and 6 K's in 5 innings" against Georgia State.
User avatar
VandyPhile
Rear Admiral
Posts: 1677
Joined: Sat Dec 03, 2016 10:45 pm
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 10 times

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by VandyPhile »

I think we’ve collected a couple of natties with the whistler. So, there is that.
commadore
Admiral
Posts: 9918
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:29 pm
Has thanked: 88 times
Been thanked: 124 times

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by commadore »

VandyPhile wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:24 pm I think we’ve collected a couple of natties with the whistler. So, there is that.
Like he had anything to do with it.
User avatar
VandyPhile
Rear Admiral
Posts: 1677
Joined: Sat Dec 03, 2016 10:45 pm
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 10 times

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by VandyPhile »

commadore wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:33 pm
VandyPhile wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:24 pm I think we’ve collected a couple of natties with the whistler. So, there is that.
Like he had anything to do with it.
Like he had nothing to do with it. 😁

Neither hypothesis is empirically provable.
Demonstrably, it gets on your nerves, but not on everyone’s.
Some even see positives from what they do.
If it gets the players fired up, that’s good. I’m truly sorry it bothers you so much.
SmittyDore
Petty Officer
Posts: 20
Joined: Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:33 pm

Re: Isn't it nice to watch a game without

Post by SmittyDore »

He (they?) bother lots of sports fans.
https://sports.yahoo.com/the-vandy-whis ... 11361.html
Locked Previous topicNext topic