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Baseball Primer Newsblog — The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Sunday, August 15, 2010ESPN: Major League Baseball umpires miss 20 percent of close callsIt’s a complete morgenwreck!
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Posted: August 15, 2010 at 02:41 PM | 45 comment(s)
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1. StHendu Posted: August 15, 2010 at 03:23 PM (#3616770)1. there is no indication ESPN (Disney) took steps to perform an objective study, rather than one that would support their predetermined 'shocking' conclusion. and;
2. Jim Bunning is still a complete idiot who should not be asked any questions more complex than 'which flavor Jello would you like?'
I'd say that rather demonstrates that the umpires tend to do a pretty good job on close plays.
I think the bigger problem is the calls that the umpires whiff on that aren't particularly close.
That, and the far more basic problem of the designer strike zone, which probably accounts for 99% of missed calls to begin with.
How many calls did umpires blow before the use of instant replay on game broadcasts, the proliferation of video as a learning tool, and the implementation of QuesTec, etc.?
That said, at least OTL is one of, what, two (maybe three?) shows on ESPN that still actually try to avoid "shocking" stuff unless it actually comes up.
I blame the welfare queens, and the solution is obvious: Cut the taxes of rich people.
Some one explain this to the guy on XM radio please.
1) Umpires are doing a pretty darned good job, and
2) there are few enough "reviewable" calls per game (a little over one per game) that instant replay would not be the end of the world, especially if you had somebody up in the booth ready to review. I think it is ridiculous how fast you could review such a call if you wanted...
1. Is 80 percent good enough or isn't it? Clearly in the eye of the beholder.
2. And why do most umps have to be such absolute jerks when the choke on one? A little humility might help re. #1. (Yes I remember some humility on that blown call in the perfect game. I mean, you know, like that. That is too rare.)
How many of those ended up being even somewhat related to a team scoring/not scoring a run in a game?
How many of them were close plays at 1B with 2 outs, and then the next batter pops the ball up on the very next pitch?
exactly, assuming this is a valid study, this is the strongest piece of evidence for reviewing of plays. Of course not every one of those missed calls would be reviewable under any system, I think only plays that end a play should be reviewable
On a separate note I am wondering if anyone has studied which umpires, if any, shrink their strike zones at the end of games. It is something I have noticed for some time. There are some guys who refuse to call anything not down the middle a strike come the potential last 3 outs of a game.
I also know for a fact that increased instant replay will cause me to watch a lot fewer games.
Watching fewer Mets games could only be good for your health.
"No, time for my nap."
"Senator Bunning, I've got Senator McConnell on the phone. He says he wants to talk to you about pending tax legislation."
"No, got to take my pills."
"Senator Bunning, I've got President Obama on the phone. He wants to talk to you about pending tax legislation."
"No, nearly lunchtime."
"Senator Bunning, I've got ESPN on the phone and they'd like your opinion of umpires."
"Put 'em through!"
Case in point: Bunning (post-retirement announcement) singlehandedly prevented the Senate from making an emergency extension of unemployment and COBRA benefits during this recession.
The extension eventually passed the Senate, but only because Bunning relented, not because the other 99 Senators had any real power to push it through above his objections.
Sigh. I was speaking as to why nobody hears about him in the news. And why Sen. Bunning has to go to extremes to garner any attention.
Sen. Dodd is retiring too, and he just spearheaded the passage of an important, far-reaching piece of legislation.
And it's also how one's politics tilt.
Oh, I don't know about that but certainly my politics are not the norm for BBTF.
Being a fiscal conservative Republican and all.
Granted, I am for immigration. And I am not keen on the whole "God is with us" attitude. And I think Gov. Palin is shall we say not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Neverthless, I am heavily involved in various GOP causes. And have a sense of how Sen. Bunning is currently regarded by his own party.
Sen. Dodd is well ahead in that respect.
Was there such a category in the study? The way it's described, it sounds like all calls were divided into two categories:
1) Calls the umps obviously got right.
2) All other calls, which were then subject to replay review.
You will be happy to know I have seven healthy beagle pups. Month old. And that explains why all of the sudden my farm is crawling with graddaughters and their friends.
I tell you young fellas, either learn to ride horses or work with animals. You will never lack for female companions.
Of course, they end up staying and taking up my television watching old musicals with my wife.
So I am in the den cutting off my left big toe with a hacksaw. Less painful than "Oklahoma"......................
I think it's because most of them used to be ballplayers.
Congrats! I know it's the responsible thing to do as an urban dog owner, but I have some moments where I wish my dog had not been spayed. She's got such a wonderful personality and the world is worse off without her passing on those genes. Then again, she had hip dysplasia, which I wouldn't want to pass on to offspring.
Thanks.
Just checked on the little ones. Everyone is snoozing. Big surprise.
No, I think you're right.
Which, it seems to me, if anything points out how well most umps usually do. If you're including the obvious whiffs (and I think everyone can agree that there are some -- though perhaps I'm wrong) with the "ehhhh this is really close but on slo-mo it looks like blue got it wrong" calls, then presumably there's a lesser number of the latter than the description of the study would indicate.
In contrast, of the first 42 posts in this thread, a mere 2.4 percent were certifiably wrong, which is a damn fine number.
I guess the thought is this: After you make a close call, a manager will come out and argue. Often they'll argue simply because they don't know what the right call was but want to find out if you have any doubt. If you show any doubt he won't let up, and if you reverse your call you'll have the same thing all over again with the other manager in a few seconds. Except now you can't choose that moment to say you're sure of your call, since you've already demonstrated you are unsure. And the game will never resume if you don't draw the line and say this is it, I'm going with this call. To keep the game running smoothly you really should just do that with your original call. And, really, the best way to keep the game going smoothly isn't just to do that from the start, but to get the damn call right in the first place.
Replay is another nice way to break the cycle of arguments and get the call right.
Which they have to do at lower levels. Only in MLB do we have the omnipresent cameras and video to prove all the calls after the fact. For anything from Little League up to AAA, to keep the game in line, umpires have to behave that way.
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