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The whole Iwamura hitting like Rogers Hornsby against the Sox and Sox only is getting old.
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Because Riggans still sucks, not that Gross is any good, and you get a force at every base.
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Another looking K. This might be an issue for this team this year. Swing the f***ing bat.
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It's really astounding that Garza is able to have this kind of success with where he's throwing the ball. He's throwing it 93-94 with little lateral movement, right over the heart of the plate, belt high and he's keeping the ball in the park.
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That doesn't make him wrong. Your purpose here is pretty clear.
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Eh, guess it doesn't matter, this team is trying to set the record for % of strikeouts that get recorded looking.
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What happened? "Automatic Ball" Did he take too long between pitches?
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Tight zone for Garza thus far. In the Pedroia AB, ball one was a strike, ball two could have gone either way.
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By hook or by crook, just get on base nimble foot.
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I agree, but we haven't embarked on getting into the specifics of how an improvement would be made, just whether the improvement is needed. I think many people are overly dismissive of the impact a missed strikezone call can have. Again, just looking at the AL, you are talking about a swing of .200 OPS points just on the first pitch. From there, the impact is magnified. This is no minor differential, IMO.
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You are all over the map here. You like the added drama of "awaiting the outcome" of a reviewed call, but that review system is put in place for exactly what you are arguing against, getting the call right. You don't have that system if the mindset of embracing the "human element" from those administering the rules of the game was widely accepted by the powers that be in the NFL.
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Legitimate - 1. according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner. 2. in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards. 3. born in wedlock or of legally married parents: legitimate children. 4. in accordance with the laws of reasoning; logically inferable; logical: a legitimate conclusion. 5. resting on or ruling by the principle of hereditary right: a legitimate sovereign. 6. not spurious or unjustified; genuine: It was a legitimate complaint. I would say #6 fits my usage. I see no corruption requirement. Everyone perceives words differently, so I don't know what it implies to you, but to me it is what it is, an unjustified result. A poor strikezone call is outside the rules, and a player's "bad day at the office" should decide a competition on the field of play, not the person administering the rules.
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That's BS. You don't get a high from getting the call. You get the fan-high from your team winning. Have you ever really said, "YES! That bad call went in our favor!" ... or was it ... "YES! Touchdown!" (or HR or whatever)? You are lying if it's the former. Maybe it's just me, but the ultimate fan-high is when they win and you know it was clean, and when they lose, I don't like it if it was clean or dirty.
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This is where I totally disagree. The human element exists in the game itself. The game produces great drama on its own. A cleanly called close game is every bit as riveting as a poorly called one. Why would you object to the outcome being more legitimate?
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Given that table, I think it's the biggest problem with the game (on the field). At any given moment and umpire can turn Derek Jeter into Alex Gonzalez or vice versa. Not literally, obviously, but you get the idea.
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Does the strikezone matter? The OPS for AL hitters after a specific count last year. The colums will be "Start" for the count when the pitch was thrown, "Squeeze" will be the resulting count if the pitch was called a ball, "Gift" will be the count if the pitch was called a strike, "Delta" will be the change in OPS from one resulting count to the other. [table]Start|Squeeze|Gift|Delta 0-0|1-0|0-1|.198 1-0|2-0|1-1|.282 1-1|2-1|1-2|.293 2-0|3-0|2-1|.436 2-1|3-1|2-2|.446 2-2|3-2|2-3|.846 3-2|4-2|3-3|1.000[/table] I'd say it matters. Hell, if the first pitch is called incorrectly, it's the difference between Albert Pujols and Carlos Pena. From there, the impact only gains importance.
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PitchFX recap: Rays Pitchers [table]Pitcher|Gift|Squeeze|Net Kazmir|6|1|5 Wheeler|1|1|0 Howell|1|2|-1 Balfour|1|1|0 Total| | |4[/table] Sox Pitchers [table]Pitcher|Gift|Squeeze|Net Lester|0|4|-4 MDC|0|0|0 Ramirez|0|0|0 Saito|3|4|-1 Lopez|0|2|-2 Total| | |-7[/table] That's an 11 call swing. Pretty bad. The final plots at brooksbaseball reveal we got squeezed more than they got gifts. Although, watching that game, what hurt most with their gifts was the timing. The 6th and the 8th featured high LEV ABs where the Sox had multiple runners on and Rays pitchers managed to get crucial K's via the extra wide strikezone. Oh well, hope it evens out today.
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I think your grief is misplaced. Even if your assumption that Drew was physically incapable of PH'ing is correct, there's still a healthy option with a history of pounding RHP. Chris Carter is who I would have gone to last night, especially with Drew's selectivity at the plate and the wide strikezone mentioned upthread. This is a non-move that I think we should all be accustomed to at this point. Francona just doesn't remove starters all that often.
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Give the strikezone and location of those pitches, he probably gets rung up with the bat on his shoulder. I think I go to Carter there.
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Davidson's a joke.
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Would the real JP Howell please stand up? Yes he will.
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Let's make it a serious question.
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Tough to beat the 24" wide plate.