i missed the replay on Framber, how bad was it?

htxag09 said:

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So it's easy, huh? I still stand by my point. Angel Hernandez, who is terrible, was 88% accurate even in his last shifty game, which was bad even for him. So you have a 12% chance he'll call a ball a strike. Mlb average is 94% accuracy.

I agree with everything you're saying for college baseball and lower. But these guys know the strike zone. If they see it out of the hand and think it's a ball, they shouldn't swing. If they think it's a strike but a good, tough pitch, they'll try to fight it off.

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I don't think anyone said it was easy. No batters are perfect and will take strikes they think are balls and will think some balls are so far outside it's an easy take. However, as you say, these guys are pros. Not only do they know the zone, they know which umps are going to ring them up on a ball outside the zone. Especially pitches that are close. No one is saying to chase pitches that exactly zero umps would call strikes. On close pitches, the choice is try to make contact to extend the AB, or risk walking back to the dugout mad at a blown call.

It's not an exact science, and we all know that

I know it's early, but this baseball has been hard to watch. Just don't find myself as interested as the last few seasons.

redline248 said:

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htxag09 said:

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So it's easy, huh? I still stand by my point. Angel Hernandez, who is terrible, was 88% accurate even in his last shifty game, which was bad even for him. So you have a 12% chance he'll call a ball a strike. Mlb average is 94% accuracy.

I agree with everything you're saying for college baseball and lower. But these guys know the strike zone. If they see it out of the hand and think it's a ball, they shouldn't swing. If they think it's a strike but a good, tough pitch, they'll try to fight it off.

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I don't think anyone said it was easy. No batters are perfect and will take strikes they think are balls and will think some balls are so far outside it's an easy take. However, as you say, these guys are pros. Not only do they know the zone, they know which umps are going to ring them up on a ball outside the zone. Especially pitches that are close. No one is saying to chase pitches that exactly zero umps would call strikes. On close pitches, the choice is try to make contact to extend the AB, or risk walking back to the dugout mad at a blown call.

It's not an exact science, and we all know that

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This is the highest level of baseball in the country. These umpires are supposed to be the best in the country. You don't get a pat on the head a "nice try" for showing up. He should be better or GTFO

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redline248 said:

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htxag09 said:

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So it's easy, huh? I still stand by my point. Angel Hernandez, who is terrible, was 88% accurate even in his last shifty game, which was bad even for him. So you have a 12% chance he'll call a ball a strike. Mlb average is 94% accuracy.

I agree with everything you're saying for college baseball and lower. But these guys know the strike zone. If they see it out of the hand and think it's a ball, they shouldn't swing. If they think it's a strike but a good, tough pitch, they'll try to fight it off.

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I don't think anyone said it was easy. No batters are perfect and will take strikes they think are balls and will think some balls are so far outside it's an easy take. However, as you say, these guys are pros. Not only do they know the zone, they know which umps are going to ring them up on a ball outside the zone. Especially pitches that are close. No one is saying to chase pitches that exactly zero umps would call strikes. On close pitches, the choice is try to make contact to extend the AB, or risk walking back to the dugout mad at a blown call.

It's not an exact science, and we all know that

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This is the highest level of baseball in the country. These umpires are supposed to be the best in the country. You don't get a pat on the head a "nice try" for showing up. He should be better or GTFO

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OK, but that's like a whole different discussion. Blown calls exist and are apparently accepted as part of the game. Until that changes, as a player, I don't want my fate in a critical AB in the ump's hands

I'm not with you on the last few seasons but this last week has been tough to watch and tonight isn't helping.

Nasty pitch for the punch out there. Let's get some runs now.

2 hits for Yuli -- average up to .240

stolen base #1 for Yuli

Wow

Oh my. That was Jo Adell level bad.

Rangers kick the high fly

Yuli manufactured the run

Tucker was pissed.

L O L at Tucker yelling f-ck and slamming his bat as that dude chokes on the play

He was and they scored it a hit.

How the hell is Tucker only on 1B???

No damn way that's a hit

Clutch RBI

Did he even make contact with the glove?

Jeez...Maybe they should've signed a LFer instead of all those SSs.

Mathguy64 said:

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How the hell is Tucker only on 1B???

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Had to put on a show first

Well...that's one way to score. Tucker thought for sure it was an easy out with that frustrated bat spike.

How that was scored as a hit will be one life's unsolved mysteries

Mathguy64 said:

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How the hell is Tucker only on 1B???

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Lolligagger

Farmer1906 said:

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xBA of .010

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who is the unlucky one again?

redline248 said:

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How that was scored as a hit will be one life's unsolved mysterious

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It technically never hit his glove. I think it went straight to his knee.

Those dudes in the field level pen behind the plate look like someone just kicked their dog.

Castro looks old -- very old