@no_limit_soja @JomboyMedia So it was better when the umps could just make any call they wanted and no one could review a play or get it corrected and everyone just had to deal with it?
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Frandy
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@JomboyMedia Hot take: baseball was better before all of these replays, just allowing human error to be part of the game.
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Phillies manager Rob Thomson got ejected because the umpires let the Nationals runner go back to third base after the call at first was overturned, even though he was tagged out
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@whitenoisepod_ I mean that didn’t really explain anything on how he became an assistant coach🤷♂️
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How Amile Jefferson went from NBA player to assistant coach! 👀🔥
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@IssuesOfMyTime @SteveGold88 @NBCSports But are you okay with reviewing a close play at first base where the runner is either safe or out by a fraction of a second?
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@SteveGold88 @NBCSports Honestly, I know it’s relevant in a bases loaded or late innings scenario where it can make a difference, but I don’t think ABS is meant to be used for calls that are 1/10th of an inch in the strike zone.
I can’t stand the umps, but there is no such thing as pinpoint accuracy.
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@SteveGold88 @NBCSports So you want the ump to calculate what percentage of the ball crossed over the plate before calling it a strike?
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@dmbkparker @Jomboy_ Losing out on what? What excitement do you get off a close pitch that should be a ball called as a strike get you? Just get the call right and let the game be decided by the players on the field and not an incorrect call.
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This feels like one of those situations where we should put the average human behind home plate and see how they do.
1. ABS is working
2. These umpires do a way better job than any of us could
3. They are human
Thoughts @Jomboy_ ?
Umpire Scorecards@UmpScorecards
Umpire: CB Bucknor Final in 11: Red Sox 5, Reds 6 #DirtyWater // #ATOBTTR #BOSvsCIN // #CINvsBOS More stats for this ump 👇 umpscorecards.com/data/single-um…
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@asdadsays @FearedBuck Fair? Sure. I mean you gotta protect yourself at all times I guess. But that wasn’t honorable at all by the other fighter. That was bush league move to do all that while touching gloves
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@FearedBuck If you raise your hand to touch gloves, the protocol is to touch gloves, reset, then begin. That was a sucker move. Cheap and dishonorable.
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Never has someone been more right than Geno. The way the NCAA runs the women’s tournament is shameful.
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@DamonAmendo Committee did Duke dirty. Put the top overall seed in the toughest region and had them facing St John’s as the 5 seed in the Sweet 16.
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What a game. Just undeniable evidence the committee did St. John’s dirty. There’s no way they’re a 5-seed, and they shouldn’t have to play the top overall seed in the Sweet 16.
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@AJCassavell Does game 2 count differently towards the standings compared to game 127?
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Mason Miller was not available for four outs tonight, Craig Stammen said. That decision was made pregame. "It will be an option at some point in the season," he said. "Just not in Game 2."
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@solivagantman @GJTheFrench @chriswithans Exactly. It just made the game more consistent with the amount of time between pitches. Makes it easier to get in the groove of knowing how much time you have to look at your phone or do something in between the action
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@GJTheFrench @chriswithans The pitch clock didn't make baseball fast, it just made it not so ungodly slow. Returned it to the pace it used to be before players preened so much. It's still plenty leisurely (just ask anyone who hates it). And still played every day.
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Turns out the slower overall pace and frequency of games is a big plus for baseball. That's because people really like having live background video in their homes while they use the Internet or do whatever else. I'm very serious about this. Baseball is one of the best forms of background "noise" for modern life. 2 hours, 15 minutes, with lots of breaks. And you can always tell when there's action because of the crowd noise. It's 162 games a year over 6 months + playoffs and spring training.
Clay Travis@ClayTravis
MLB has passed the NBA to become the second most popular pro sport. Quite the comeback, considering how baseball was left for dead a few years back:
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@SamFishelec @mikaylarivera__ @NoaDalzell Give them what? Joe has said numerous times he is not a doctor. Jaylen is listed as day to day. What is he supposed to say?
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@mikaylarivera__ @NoaDalzell I ageee, I love Joe but cmon man gives the home reporters a little more every now and again haha
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Joe Mazzulla on Jaylen Brown, who is out with left Achilles tendonitis:
“He’s day-to-day.”
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@mikaylarivera__ @SmokedBy0 @NoaDalzell If it was a serious injury would he be listed as day to day?
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@SmokedBy0 @NoaDalzell no he didnt. day to day is not answering the question especially with a serious injury
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Hot take here but this kid is kind of the whole reason you DON’T OVERPAY FOR SAVES
Letters To AJ@Letters2AJ
Bradgley threw his changeup five times today: 4 swings, 4 whiffs. Offered it exclusively to lefties, including consecutive strikeouts against the Tigers' 3-4 hitters:
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@Tayraree @BrickCenter_ As LeBron shoots 13/14 from the field and the Lakers beat the Rockets.
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@BrickCenter_ LeBron worried about the jersey, Jabari just worried about buckets
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LeBron complained about Jabari Smith Jr’s untucked jersey:
“You’re gonna play with your shirt untucked? On National Television? That’s what we’re doing?”
Jabari Smith ignored him 😭
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He’s 100% accurate.
The WBC is becoming a great tournament but still doesn’t have a rich history by any means. A two-week tournament doesn’t compare to a World Series after the grind of a regular season + playoffs.
Covers@Covers
"I think the people that say [the WBC] is bigger than the World Series, never played in a World Series.” - Derek Jeter Is he speaking the truth? 🤔
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@_MontyBurnham_ @ArielEpstein Name one other championship game that you can attend for $217.
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This is what happens when ticket prices are in the price range of normal humans not celebrities and the 1%
Jason Mackey@JMackey_PGH
I have not seen a sporting that’s this insane with fan passion. The Super Bowl included.
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@CM_Lewis @LumenExTenebris @FoulTerritoryTV Carlos Correa, Francisco Lindor, and Jose Altuve all didn’t participate in the WBC because of an issue with their insurance coverage. But if you get hurt playing with your MLB team, then it is covered. Which is why Skubal’s team wants him pitching for the Tigers and not elsewhere
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@LumenExTenebris @FoulTerritoryTV Didn't he pitch in spring training, and couldn't he get injured there? And don't they all have insurance policies for this tournament?
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Tarik Skubal drove through a rainstorm yesterday to get to Miami.
"I just can't miss an opportunity to share a dugout with these guys."
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