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It's both. They can't get a good angle and the ball is just moving faster and faster. It's just too tough for umpires to be consistent and correct...
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10/22 ALCS Game 6 @ Astros
notin replied to Thunder's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
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I honestly see no reason to protect Ward. He's out until probably at least August, if not beyond. Any team selecting him would have to keep him on the active roster until 1 year after the date when he returns to being an active pitcher again, which puts his "get to keep him" date in late 2023 at the earliest. That seems like a pretty big commitment for a guy with 8 IP above A ball. Certainly there will be other teams with more intriguing and less injured pitching prospects available for the Rule 5 Draft...
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And the Sox stil have Casas knocking on the door. They shouldn't count on him, of course, but he also shouldn't be forgotten about. And Dalbec was second (behind Jr. Vlad) in OPS among all AL 1B after June 10. That includes Mountcastle. Is this even an upgrade?
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It could easily be seamless, assuming the um,pire behind the plate (who has to be there, since robot umps only do balls and strikes and NOT plays at the plate) would still be the one relaying the call to the viewers. He just does't have to perform the impossible taks of deciding whether or not a ball traveling at close to 100mph from maybe 50-55 feet away touched any part of an invisible box. Instead, he gets feedback from an automated system. Maybe if MLB had fewer pitchers capable of throwing 100mph, like they used to, this job would be easier. But they don't and it isn't...
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They automate the cooking process. Many robots view them as ancestors. If you disagree, take it up with HAL...
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Some say there will be Robot GMs who will find the phrase “hot stove” to be offensive (as they do all machine and appliance-based imagery) and instead will call the same period of the off season “human asset redistribution.” And it all started with robot umps…
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I don’t think you were watching The Twilight Zone. Maybe just Twilight?
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Changes in baseball are inevitable, robot umps or not. Not sure why this particular change is so upsetting, especially since it would most likely be unnoticeable. Not like adding a DH. Or watching player salaries spiral out of control…
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The real problem with big multi year deals is you’re on the hook for the entire deal. Going by how Bloom handled last off-season is meaningless, since the Sox still have one of the highest payrolls in MLB. The Tampa North crowd lives in a world where your only as good as your biggest contract. They seem to forget that while Bloom didn’t blow payroll into uncharted waters, he did absolutely spend as much as he was allowed to. Right up to that luxury tax line…
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Bang those cans!
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Hey I’ll take one James Joyce over an army of Angel Hernandez’s and Joe West’s….
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Then stop asking me to BCC you on them!
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Just like the old Motorola policy of always laying off the bottom 10%…
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No, my phone calls with him are very rational. The same cannot be said about my texts and emails...
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At least he admitted his error. Errors are inevitable. Admission isn’t…
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Better call Bloom quick!! Tell him you vote “No” on prop 15…
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Or a Huascar Ynoa game...
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Eh. His floor is career minor leaguer, just like the rest of them. Except for former Giants prospect Angel Villalona, whose floor was accused murderer...
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The Sox will trade Bogaerts to St. Louis for LHSP Matt Liberatore (former Bloom draft pick) and SS Paul DeJong. There you go. A new SP not named Stroman...
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Except Jim Joyce...
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Plus we already have the chest protectors...
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Javier Baez is nearly 29, has 2 All Star games, a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger and been worth 17.5 fWAR in 6 seasons. Didi Grigorius has no hardware, no All Star games and been worth only 1.4 fWAR more in two more seasons and got $14mill. I think Baez is going to top $15mill easily. $25-30 is a stretch, but not an unrealistic one...
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They're not going aywhere. Robo-ump or not, there will still be a man in blue behind home plate, since you know, plays happen there. And if that umpire is fed robo ball-strike calls via an earpiece, he will actually have the abiity to override the calls. All he has to do is say the other thing...
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That's like $9.95 extra per month...
