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of course I did. lol
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Of course I do. Shifts have been around a while. What data have you seen that has been gathered to support robotic calling of strikes and balls. I guess if I thought that bad calls were just running rampant in the game, maybe I would change my mind. You have to understand that the world I operate is in imperfect and for the most part I still like it.
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This is where I disagree with you. And I think that is ok. Umpires and referees in general are big part of the games we watch and play. I like that. i can live with the few games lost because of what I might think are bad calls.
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I just can't understand how anyone who is into the data aspect as some seem to be here, how they could not favor using the data to encourage shifting.
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And i truly believe that anytime you take a human element away from the game it becomes less enjoyable to watch. I don't need it to be perfect.
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Am I hearing you say that some of our advanced metric data collecting zealots shouldn't be criticizing someone who doesn't want to robotic umpires? lol Some times there is a method to someone's madness.
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Did I call you hypocritical?
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Analytical data is used to help with the placement of fielders in positions to limit an opponents offensive production. How can anyone who supports the use of such data to do this ever support a rule to limit its use without being hypocritical?
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I'm not sure that I phrased this correctly. I'm an analytical person in general but no amount of data scrutiny would make me want to see rules limiting teams from favoring shifts. It has always been part of the game.
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Doesn't it seem a tad hypocritical for the people who take their analytics or data or whatever seriously to be opposed to any new rule such as this?
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So I hear you saying that you are opposed to a new rule limiting shifts?
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Aren't they using analytics to help determine where they place their players?
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So here is my question about any new rule regarding teams shifting. If you are a diehard when it comes to an analytical approach to baseball and the use of advanced stats and metrics is your game, why do so many people have a problem with where teams choose to place their players on the field? To me it seems that is simply a team taking advantage of available data to give them a legal edge over their opponents. Personally I could care less where a team chooses to put their players.
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It has been kind of interesting actually watching a style that kind of looks like mix and match to me. I'm not a big fan of having many players used in multiple positions. I still tend to think of Arroyo as a second baseman. And let's see Almonte in center was entertaining in a painful sort of way. Other than accepting that this is just a bad baseball team, I don't get some of the stuff that has been done.
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Boy oh boy he sure lacked it on the play.
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Interesting analogy and I think sadly that society in general has forgotten some of the kindness and norms that many here were brought up to appreciate.
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Thanks for this. People are too quick to categorize and judge others today. I think that I have done pretty well changing with the times. There are some things that even though I have to accept that they are changing, I don't have to like it. I won't be crying about the changes either.
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It's ok if you think that technology is the answer. I can live with human errors for the sake of the game that I happen to like - warts and all.
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Is it ok if I disagree with you without listing every reason why I do? I'm fairly certain that tI don't want the clocks turned back and I'm just as certain that I don't want to see it happen. It's pretty clear that I'm the only one here who thinks that the less we try to change the game of baseball with more technology the better the game stays. I'm not opposed to any change that I think makes something better. I can live with that.
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I do not necessarily agree with your statement. Many things that we have today have been hailed as making our lives easier and better. Take our technological advancements as an example. It's obvious what the impacts of much of these "improvements " have brought to us all. Not all of which have been positive.
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hmm interesting
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What takes place within the tackle box needs to stay in the tackle box. And yes I do know what the tackle box is.
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it's amazing what kind of trouble you can get into by making your opinions known - Even in a nice quiet way. I'll choose to hold the line. I do not think that everything has to be perfect nor do I think that you always need to try to make everything better. Often times the people chosen to make things better are extremely opinionated numbskulls.
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I am very much in favor of a pitch clock as for ruling against defenses being able to shift , not so much. It is part of the game. Hit the ball the other way boys. As for any other technological changes to "get things right", I'm in the opposition I guess. I think that athletic contests are far more entertaining the more the human element enters into things. Part of baseball's allure for me has always been that it is not sterile. It is kind of what life is like. We don't always get it right.
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I'm not particularly anti-Bloom. This next year will be big for him for sure. My question I guess would be is he actually capable of building a program that is competitive year in and year out as well as sustainable over the long haul? I'm not sure that the answer to that is yes at this point. I don't need to hear how great a job he did in Tampa either. He is in Boston now. He has a wonderful opportunity and I hope that he succeeds . Nothing to date makes me think that he is anything special at all.