Kimmi
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Eventually, technology could exist to make judgment calls obsolete. Where is it going to end?
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And if it were up to me, those calls would not be subject to review either.
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It's not that an imperfect strike zone appeals to me. I just don't like the idea of the game becoming automated or dehumanized in any way. If my choices are to have technology call the game with 99% accuracy or have humans call the game with 86% accuracy, I'm going with the latter. As I've said before, I think baseball, with all of its quirks, is a beautiful and great game the way it is. Leave it alone.
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At this point, I would have to go with Wright. I think Papi is another one who could be mentioned. We knew he was good, but did anyone expect a career year this year?
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Second that.
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For me, I can tolerate a certain level of missed calls to preserve the human element of the game. The on field part of the game should not be computerized as far as I'm concerned. I know that no one watches the games to see the umpires, myself included, but I do enjoy watching the hand/body gestures that some umps use when punching out a batter.
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Excellent post S5. This is what I've been trying to say. Since umpires have been given Pitch/FX data on their accuracy, they have improved. One of the umpires stated that knowing what types of calls he was missing helped him to improve in that area. IMO, umpires can be trained to meet certain standards. Get rid of the bad umpires and the accuracy rate will improve.
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I seriously hope that I won't have to read several snarky comments from you and mvp every time an ump gets a call wrong. Are people not allowed to have an opinion that differs from yours? Automated strike zones would improve the accuracy of the balls and strikes calls. Whether or not it "improves the game" is a matter of personal preference.
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Buchholz and Kelly get no love.... http://fotos.fotoflexer.com/296d0a6e748100ed9077b4aa62b4b7ad.jpg
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Well, our offense kind of is a big powerhouse, at least to this point.
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It's early June, and as you said, we are in good shape. We are still in marathon mode, not sprint mode. That said, the fact that Farrell would only use Ortiz as a pinch hitter does tell you something about Papi's need to be "handled with care", much like Koji.
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I hope the Sox know better than to take any team for granted, no matter how bad they seem to be. Sweeps are not easy to come by even against the weakest teams. One game at a time.
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I was never impressed with Salty's defense, but you're right, you can't question his heart or his work ethic. I always liked him too because of that.
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Don't you wish all of the posters were as sweet and well-behaved as I am?
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Bingo.
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You only like the stats and sabermetric studies that agree with your opinion. As soon as one discounts your opinion, it's somehow faulty or "new-fangled". You didn't seem to have a problem with UBR and BsR when they told you "what you already knew about the Sox baserunning". Regardless of what may think, your statement that Farrell's teams have always run the bases like idiots is false.
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As someone astutely said, with the offense that we have, our pitching doesn't need to be great, just decent. For the first 2 months of the season, the staff carried a 4.13 ERA. That's not great, but that will keep you in most games. In June, roughly one turn through the rotation, not including last night's game, their ERA is 7.98. Outside of that one bad turn, the pitching has mostly been "decent", which is good enough for our offense. I agree with most that Dombrowski needs to add some pitching, but as you said, we have the 2nd best run differential in baseball behind the Cubs. It's not as dire as some people make it out to be.
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Here is a graph showing the improvement in umpires since Pitch/FX was installed. http://i1.wp.com/espnfivethirtyeight.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/davislopez-features-umpires-1.png?quality=90&strip=all&w=575&ssl=1
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Curling - Now there's a sport that piques my interest.
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I didn't mean it like that. As I said in my previous post, I'm sure that what you said is true. The statement just struck me as funny, that's all. I'm easily amused.
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Nava was not a terrible baserunner either.
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This is simply not true. Farrell's Blue Jays were 3rd in the majors in baserunning in 2011 with 12.2 runs above average. They weren't quite as good in 2012, ranking 12th, but they were still above average at 2.5. With the Sox, in 2013, while the team's UBR was -1.0, the team's overall baserunning was 12.1. In 2014, they were bad, -8.3 runs overall. In 2015, they were above average at 0.9 runs overall.
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Those numbers almost make you believe in "clutch".
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6/8 @ The San Francisco Baseball Giants
Kimmi replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
It's time for Price to step it up and pitch like an ace. Hanley needs to get his head out of his butt. I want a win tonight, and won't settle for less. Go Sox!! -
I know it's been stated already, but the point is not about which sport is the most grinding or which position is the most grinding. The fact of the matter is, being a player on an MLB team is a grind. Anyone who says otherwise is fooling him/her self. It's a very long season, not to mention spring training and possible post season games. Then there's the offseason conditioning. Traveling that much is a grind, no matter how nice the accommodations are. Being away from your family that often, missing things like birthday parties or music recitals, is very stressful.
