Mariners (Kirby) vs Twins (Paddack): 5/8/24, 6:40pm

[Jocko87]

3 minutes ago, h2oface said:

the box/robot/pitch f/x..... whatever it is called, it is what is used to grade umpires. May as well have it call them if they are the grader. 

Wait. Are you saying there is grading going on?

[mrtwinsfan]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

How about George the animal Steele

Rassler george ?

[RickOShea]

Umpires are graded by the tip money they receive from players.

[h2oface]

Just now, USAFChief said:

the box on tv is NOT used to grade umpires. 

Except maybe by the two college students who do the twitter thing, that I don't know.

But MLB is not grading umpires from the box on tv

not the white box on tv, the pitch f/x system. the box is just a representation of it. nevermind. like I said.........

[RickOShea]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

Rassler george ?

Sal the Barber Maglie

Brutus the Barber beefcake

[CCHOF5yearstoolate]

1 minute ago, Jocko87 said:

Wait. Are you saying there is grading going on?

MLB certainly grades the umps, purportedly they use those grades to determine postseason crews but I'm skeptical.

And the 'college kids on twitter' (lol) use the same data MLB does - from statcast. 

[mrtwinsfan]

9 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

I don't believe I've commented on "pitch f/x." I have said the top and bottom of the white square on TV is worthless. Side to side, who knows?

 

 

The umpires miss so many leaning to much depending righty or lefty

[RickOShea]

Just now, RickOShea said:

Sal the Barber Maglie

Brutus the Barber beefcake

Izekiel the Moil?

[Schmoeman5]

Rocco. Snuck that PH by Jeffers in. He can at least validate that decision since Jeffers is hot

[2wins87]

I like bringing Thielbar in to face Rojas to start the inning but why leave him in to face Julio?

[USAFChief]

Just now, 2wins87 said:

I like bringing Thielbar in to face Rojas to start the inning but why leave him in to face Julio?

I had the same thought...3 batter minimum? Can't remember the rule.

[h2oface]

Tons of contact off Jax lately....... a little scary

[USAFChief]

I also like using Jax against 3-4 hitters here instead of waiting for the 8th and asking someone else to get these outs

[CCHOF5yearstoolate]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

I had the same thought...3 batter minimum? Can't remember the rule.

gotta face 3, so if you only face 1 to end an inning and you get brought back out you have to face 2 more

[Aggies7]

Oh FFS no walks 

[h2oface]

1 minute ago, CCHOF5yearstoolate said:

gotta face 3, so if you only face 1 to end an inning and you get brought back out you have to face 2 more

If you finish an inning, you don't have to pitch to 3. You don't have to start the next inning, but if you do, you have to pitch to 2 more in that case.

[Aggies7]

Oh boy 

[mrtwinsfan]

Geez Jax,   tighten it up

[CCHOF5yearstoolate]

No idea why they've had Jax start throwing changeups. 

[USAFChief]

Just now, h2oface said:

If you finish an inning, you don't have to pitch to 3. You don't have to start the next inning.

But if you do start the next inning...do you have to face 2 hitters? That's what I can't remember.

[RpR]

Good thing they brought Jax in

[h2oface]

3 minutes ago, h2oface said:

Tons of contact off Jax lately....... a little scary

Yep. More than a little scary. Last outing he loaded the bases, too.

[CCHOF5yearstoolate]

Just now, h2oface said:

If you finish an inning, you don't have to pitch to 3. You don't have to start the next inning.

Yes, but if you haven't faced 3 and get brought back in to start a new inning you have to face 3 total.

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[Aggies7]

That was a bad 0-2 pitch and he got away with it 

[Tlaker]

Jax and Thielbar…….. uffda

[CCHOF5yearstoolate]

Anyway, Thielbar faced 2 to end the 6th so he could have been removed after Rojas. 

[h2oface]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

But if you do start the next inning...do you have to face 2 hitters? That's what I can't remember.

Yes. I was finishing the comment in an edit...... as you posted.

[MMMordabito]

Top bullpen in baseball, eh.

[USAFChief]

I wouldn't be opposed to some run(s) here.

[2wins87]

Jax getting to 2 strikes on Haniger and throwing 4 straight balls was the main issue. Raleigh is not the best matchup for him. Can't let that happen