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On April 03 2014 23:51 SynC[gm] wrote:
Oh yeah, the classic Jim Wolf vs Armando Galarraga "staredown". When Armando sort of raised his arms up in celebration and put them back down right away because Wolf called the baserunner safe, I assumed that after the brief eye contact they made, that Armando would start swinging... Awesome guy though, it's like, you had history and a moment to behold taken away from you, and you ain't even mad.
It took him like a half second to process what just happened, then he immediately smiled. Every time I see that clip I think "this is the way I wish I would react to bullshit, but I know I take it way worse." The umpire also handled it really well, approaching Galarraga after the game to apologize and admit he got the call wrong, basically in tears. I always thought he had it in his head before the play that if there were to be a close play where the runner was safe, he didn't want to let the potential perfect-game bias his call, and unfortunately the opposite ended up happening.
On a similar note, I read an article today that states umpires basically take that approach with ball and strike calls at the plate. A "borderline" pitch becomes more likely to be called a ball in a 2 strike count, as well as if the previous pitch was a strike. That same pitch is more likely to be called a strike in a 3 ball count, though the previous pitch being a ball seems to have no effect.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/four-strikes-and-youre-out/
edited cuz I messed up my description of the article the first time around
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Someone alert Jack Morris
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Pretty ironic that Clay Buchholz was the opposing starter.
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On April 11 2014 13:56 Ferrose wrote:
Pretty ironic that Clay Buchholz was the opposing starter.
Hence the Jack Morris reference. Although sunscreen isn't banned.
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a bit too blatant lol.
btw the big story that impacts the game league wide is the continuing growth of defensive shifts thanks to new fielding data. it's gonna make a big difference not only for player performance but also team performance. oreos shifted a lot last year and that accounted for their better than expected run. teams that run more shifts will have an edge over those that don't
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That's been a pretty big topic of conversation from the wing of writers who like to look at baseball as a two-sided game (a revolutionary thought, I know). The Pirates, I believe, shifted the most of anyone in the league last year to great results.
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lolol what happened to sabathia?
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On April 12 2014 09:47 zulu_nation8 wrote:
lolol what happened to sabathia?
He got shitty?
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the dropoff is so sudden, unless last season was a fluke, and why is gomes batting leadoff...
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On April 12 2014 09:55 zulu_nation8 wrote:
the dropoff is so sudden, unless last season was a fluke, and why is gomes batting leadoff...
Because he hits lefties really well, and even takes walks against them. Plus hes farrels good luck charm
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he's incredibly reliant on his location now because his fastball is shit. anything up in teh zone gets crushed and of course flat sliders get crushed too. he was doing well for 5 innings but then lost his location and got crushed
btw not getting jose 'the cuban barry bonds' abreu is gonna be one to regret for the yankees. they would be so much better with a bit more offense.
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On April 11 2014 22:39 oneofthem wrote:
a bit too blatant lol.
btw the big story that impacts the game league wide is the continuing growth of defensive shifts thanks to new fielding data. it's gonna make a big difference not only for player performance but also team performance. oreos shifted a lot last year and that accounted for their better than expected run. teams that run more shifts will have an edge over those that don't
Yeah the Tigers have been doing it a lot already this season. Brad Ausmus has really breathed some new life into this team.
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On April 12 2014 13:52 Ferrose wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2014 22:39 oneofthem wrote:
a bit too blatant lol.
btw the big story that impacts the game league wide is the continuing growth of defensive shifts thanks to new fielding data. it's gonna make a big difference not only for player performance but also team performance. oreos shifted a lot last year and that accounted for their better than expected run. teams that run more shifts will have an edge over those that don't Yeah the Tigers have been doing it a lot already this season. Brad Ausmus has really breathed some new life into this team.
That's Brad Ausmus approved
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so like, why didn't the Giants let Lincecum walk?
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Ticket sales? I had a spit take reaction when I saw his new deal.
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lincecum is immensely popular in SF.
btw despite his phil hughesque one bad inning struggles as of late, CC did have sick peripherals. so his xFIP was pretty good despite having a 6 era. that xFIP is masking his batting practice fastball though, because there's no way his homer per flyball ratio is independent of his own contribution.
he can still pitch but i wouldn't feel confident about the prospect of him going up against a team that can actually hit homers
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