And we're not saying the whole 10% comes from borderline calls. A lot of the missed calls are no-doubters. If you follow games on Gameday you will see pitches called strikes where the whole ball is outside the zone with "daylight" in between. Like the one Diaz called on JD in Game 4.
All due respect to the Braves for winning it all, but let's not forget how much they benefited from playing in the pitiful NL East.
The Braves won 88 games.
4 teams in the AL East won more games than that.
Something odd:
In the last 2 postseasons, the Braves have been in 3 7-game series in which they led 3-1, but lost Game 5. They ended up winning one and losing one of the previous two. How it will turn out this time?
I propose we stipulate as a stone cold fact that everyone here would trade anyone, if the return is better.
That way it doesn't ever need to be said again.
You mis-read that, I think, Kimmi. Dewey and I are saying "a lot" of the 90% called right are clear cut.
If you take out the clear cut ones the error rate might be 20% or more.
Agree with that too.
But there seems to be a notion out there that the postseason assignments have something to do with merit, with scores earned during the season, and the reality is it's not so.
And what really bothers me is that it's a corrupt process - guys as bad as Diaz and Bellino should not be doing postseason games, but they are, and it's always been that way.
And this exemplifies why I think it's time for the robo umps. Getting 10% of the calls in a playoff game wrong is horrendous-especially when, as you say, a lot of the 90% called right are gimmes.