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GAME 54 - JE JBj: DNP JE: 0-3 / BB Score: JBj: 31 JE: 17 Tie: 6

Marlon Byrd was suspended for 162 games. PED suspension.

and another: http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/strike-zone-umpires-automation-automatic-computer-hal-questec-091214 This is no small thing. An inch in the strike zone, Bill James wrote, is worth 30 feet in the outfield. The de facto strike zone is, along with higher velocity, the key factor in today's stagnant, strikeout-laden version of baseball. Wide strikes and low strikes are changing the game, unbalancing it, with very little end in sight. The framing data is the way out of this mess. It demonstrates clearly that umpires are not calling balls and strikes according to the rules of the game, but rather based on the crutch of catcher actions. This isn't out of laziness, out of a character flaw, out of a desire to bend the rules, but a concession to what has been true for decades: that human eyes cannot possibly track a baseball and render a decision on its position pursuant to the letter of Rule 2.00. Until recently, there wasn't much that could be done. Now, with PitchF/X in place, indicting umpires every single day, we have both the data to make the case and the technology to do something better. An automated strike zone will be more fair to all the players, while putting an end to a condition in which virtually invisible movements are as valuable as the acrobatics of a Gold Glove shortstop. Commissioner Manfred, here's your first task: put automated ball-and-strike calling in place in time for the 2016 season.

this is an interesting read: http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/mlb-robot-umpires-instant-replay-managers-arguing-balls-strikes-future-082715

Hey Emp. the biggest difference here is that they try and keep the new threads to a minimum. it can be a bit confusing trying to figure out where to put a thought/observation/comment. at least 2 of the recently posted threads has gone on "pedroia" tangents. i guess my advice would be if you are thinking of starting a new thread just take a quick look at the first couple pages of the forum to see if it can fit into any of the existing threads. unfortunately we are all being lumped in together as the "BDC posters" so although you only had one complaint you got lumped in with everyone else. i felt the same way about inferences to starting new threads but in all the time here i have only started a grand total of 5 and 3 of them were game day threads. so really only 2 threads.

sign me up to this idea. LIKE.

i bet ILRS. that has to be emotionally crushing. everything turned out ok i hope?

good post SnC. human nature rears its ugly head.

fair enough. which #2 type starter are you looking to trade him for? you would prefer brock holt to play 2b for the remainder of this season?

never, ever going to happen. and why is this even being discussed? anyone that advocates trading Pedroia hasn't a clue.

we can get a TOTR SP without trading any of the 3 b's....

GAME 53 - JE JBj: DNP JE: 1-3 / 3RBI Score: JBj: 31 JE: 16 Tie: 6

count me as "on board" with locking these 2 (as well as JBj) up for the next decade.

here's his career splits...let me know which months are the ones that he "falters" in: April: .288 / .784 May: .293 / .791 June: .303 / .820 July: .306 / .818 August: .316 / .851 Sept: .296 / .815

no good deed.... btw - pedroia is a 10/5 guy so he cant be traded without his approval. is that correct? btw2 - he is currently a 2.5 wAR player for 2016 btw3 - he only had 2 seasons were he missed significant portion of the season due to injury (2015 - 93 games played & 2010 - 75 games played). WHERE AND WHEN DID DUSTIN PEDROIA BECOME A PLAYER THAT IS INJURED ALL THE TIME AND HURTS THE TEAM?????

that was my point. if it's a girl and they name her jackie .....is she a III?

pedroia is a ++ defender and you want to replace him at a crucial up the middle position with Holt who by all accounts is a negative defender?

do we know for sure it's a boy? it would be interesting if it was a girl? would she still be III?

read your link and see for yourself. or there's always google.

my lord. Palodios was not kidding!!! https://cdn1.lockerdome.com/uploads/c906ac3cab5cbec4611b66a421f255a5a11ddfda8adad5477fac082084545818_facebook

this post sucks without picture.

are they closer to #4 or #2?

check the first link in post 248. Diaz is wrong 15.1% Hernandez and WEst must be in the 13.5-14.9% wrong group. here are the best: (the "best" is still wrong 12.6% of the time!!!) http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/3906755/Strike_Zone_5.png?_ga=1.50041190.175556648.1464719581

i have serious issues with trying to post pictures on this forum. it either says "invalid" or "too large". http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/3906731/Strike_Zone_4.png?_ga=1.254423496.175556648.1464719581 http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2014/1/27/5341676/how-well-do-umpires-call-balls-and-strikes

i saw that data too yesterday. let me see if i can hunt it down again.