Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Well, I’ve seen something like that in a movie about minor league hockey, but never in real life.exchanging lineups he was bitching to umps
never seen that one before
LOL
good luckIt's far past time we just moved to computerized strike zones. I know it will hurt umpire feelings, but they're terrible, and it's time to fix that problem.
I'm a baseball traditionalist and I agree with the move to computerized strike zones. Umpires have far too much influence on a game with missed balls and strikes.It's far past time we just moved to computerized strike zones. I know it will hurt umpire feelings, but they're terrible, and it's time to fix that problem.
I know, Umpires don't want to have their ability to grandstand on strikeouts taken away.good luck
it only took 50 years since the DH was started to stop watching pitchers hit
I know, Umpires don't want to have their ability to grandstand on strikeouts taken away.
According to the card above, it heavily favored the Sox.The umping was bad last night but it was fair. He seemed to screw both sides from what I saw. There were a couple that went to commercial real quick before Stone and Binetti could wonder wtf just happened
The umping was bad last night but it was fair. He seemed to screw both sides from what I saw. There were a couple that went to commercial real quick before Stone and Binetti could wonder wtf just happened
It was bad on both sides, but it didn't end up fair. The Blue Jays got the worst of it to the tune of -2 runs. That's atrocious. I'm not saying it was biased against the Blue Jays, but the random assortment of egregious calls definitely went against them.
You can see the missed strikes on TOR pitchers were at least all (except for one) belt high, you could theoretically adjust.
The missed strikes on CWS pitchers were all over the place, how can you even deal with that "strike zone".
Plus 2 runs for Chicago based on missed calls. 64% called strike accuracy. Outrageous.
It was bad on both sides, but it didn't end up fair. The Blue Jays got the worst of it to the tune of -2 runs. That's atrocious. I'm not saying it was biased against the Blue Jays, but the random assortment of egregious calls definitely went against them.
You can see the missed strikes on TOR pitchers were at least all (except for one) belt high, you could theoretically adjust.
The missed strikes on CWS pitchers were all over the place, how can you even deal with that "strike zone".
Plus 2 runs for Chicago based on missed calls. 64% called strike accuracy. Outrageous.
It was bad on both sides, but it didn't end up fair. The Blue Jays got the worst of it to the tune of -2 runs. That's atrocious. I'm not saying it was biased against the Blue Jays, but the random assortment of egregious calls definitely went against them.
You can see the missed strikes on TOR pitchers were at least all (except for one) belt high, you could theoretically adjust.
The missed strikes on CWS pitchers were all over the place, how can you even deal with that "strike zone".
Plus 2 runs for Chicago based on missed calls. 64% called strike accuracy. Outrageous.
I was watching. It was bad on both sides, it was just lucky for the Sox the most impactful bad calls came at times that benefitted them.
are you supposed to just swing at everything. He was atrociously bad at those. It's not like those calls were nibbling the zone, they were several inches well outside the zone. If you're just supposed to swing at everything then the pitcher has no real incentive to even try to throw anything remotely hittable.What's atrocious is all of the armchair statisticians coming up with metrics on it. It's a baseball game, it'll work itself out over 162 games, who gives a shit if an ump is all over the place? Swing at it if you're afraid it's going to be called a strike
are you supposed to just swing at everything. He was atrociously bad at those. It's not like those calls were nibbling the zone, they were several inches well outside the zone. If you're just supposed to swing at everything then the pitcher has no real incentive to even try to throw anything remotely hittable.
That said terrible umpires have always existed, we just didn't have the ability to easily see it immediately and have stats on it, nor did we have any way to correct it. BUT we do now. And balls and strikes seem to be some of the most important calls of the game. Just use a computerized strike zone. We just need to find some way to easily call them and someway to placate the refs who will resent it as you'll still need them for other game management calls.
Paying attention was obviously something the ump wasn’t doing last night. I’m pretty sure he’s required to do so.And what you're not seeing from that graphic (that box isn't the actual strike zone btw) are the pitches called balls that should have been called strikes. From the ~4 innings I saw last night, Cease had plenty of those. Whatever though, the game goes on. It's not meant to be a game decided via automation, some people can't handle that - I get it. Nuance isn't for everybody and it actually requires people to pay attention and think rather than getting a cute piece of visual analytics (even if it's based on faulty stats).
So what you're saying is that he sucks at his job even more than the graphic gives away. It's not just that he had a wide strike zone, it's that he had no discernable strike zone at all?And what you're not seeing from that graphic (that box isn't the actual strike zone btw) are the pitches called balls that should have been called strikes. From the ~4 innings I saw last night, Cease had plenty of those. Whatever though, the game goes on. It's not meant to be a game decided via automation, some people can't handle that - I get it. Nuance isn't for everybody and it actually requires people to pay attention and think rather than getting a cute piece of visual analytics (even if it's based on faulty stats).
To be fair, there were likely no commercial breaks in the minor league game. Those add a ton of time.Ready for electronic strike zone and a pitch clock.
was at a minor league game that went full 9 innings. Pitch clock enforced and it was done in 2 hours 15 minutes.
I get no joy out of watching Umpires add their “interpretation” of the strike zone and I never found watching guys adjust their wrist bands all that exciting. Nor do I care for pitchers that act like they are doing fans a favor by actually throwing the ball.
So what you're saying is that he sucks at his job even more than the graphic gives away. It's not just that he had a wide strike zone, it's that he had no discernable strike zone at all?
Then you've got Angel Hernandez, one of the worst umpires to ever work the position, suing MLB again claiming he's not really as bad as MLB says he is. We all have eyes dude. You're absolutely terrible.I'm not into baseball but a buddy of mine who played pro (never got called up to my knowledge) has stopped caring this year. Paraphrasing... "It's like WWE, the umps are making themselves a damn NWO faction this year. It's like they are trolling with how bad they are, has to be intentional."
One of the Blue Jay coaches got run last night, not sure if it was him or not. The funny thing was, the pitches he bitched about before getting ejected, were the correct calls.
Pics or it didn’t happen!Watching some of the ball/strike calls in MLB is ridiculous, it's like they are not even watching & just guessing. It reminds me of my days at FSU, when I used to sometimes ump sorority softball games. I was behind the plate for a game between the DGs & the Tri-Delts one day. Was that a ball or strike, how the eff would I know - I wasn't watching the pitch, I was watching the batter wiggle her ass in those little Dolfin shorts.
Pics or it didn’t happen!
The conspiracy theory I heard was this is intentional pushback by the umpires because of talks of electronic strike zones... They are basically showing they can Eff things if in other ways and holding baseball hostage.Then you've got Angel Hernandez, one of the worst umpires to ever work the position, suing MLB again claiming he's not really as bad as MLB says he is. We all have eyes dude. You're absolutely terrible.
It's amazing how terrible these guys are allowed to be with no real repercussions. Are there really not other good umpires available or is this just so "hard" that they're just bound to suck.