Blue Jays 6, Twins 4: Middle-Inning Malaise Flips Script in Minnesota

[TheLeviathan]

9 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

If France is above average, everyone else is bad!

I was shocked to see on Fangraphs that he is rated by advanced metrics as above average.  

I'm wondering if the rest of the AL is employing statues.

[h2oface]

22 hours ago, dxpavelka said:

If you think "it is always a guess" maybe it's just that you weren't good at it.  Robot technology will just bring a different set of issues for folks to disagree with. 

Just like replay.  If more than one person looks at a replay there is a damn good chance that there will be more than one interpretation of the outcome. 

I mean look at what we have right now.  On every pitch we have a box on the screen that is "supposed" to represent the strike zone.  Now pull up the rule book and read what is says the strike zone is really supposed to be.  Not even close.  

Do umpires make mistakes?  Sure.  Will robots?  **** yes.  Whether you want to believe that or not.  I still umpire slow pitch softball at the park & rec level.  Just about the easiest level of umpiring you'll find.  Do I get every call right?  Nope.  But I do the best I can do.  Hell, if I walk off the field and both teams are pissed off at me because of one call that went against each of them I figure I had the best day of anyone on the field.

Nobody's perfect.  No umpires, not players, not coaches / managers and sure as hell not fans.  

If we're going to fix one of those with robots, why not robot players as well?

Yup. Thanks for confirming my points. I rest my case. 

Once the retorts go to robot players, it is hopeless.

Thank you.

[DJL44]

22 hours ago, thelanges5 said:

Twins are 12th in both outs above average OAA and defensive runs saved DRS. Thats the good news.  

The bad news is that without Darth Bader, C4, and Buck the rest of the team is -14 OAA and -8 DRS

Now do every other team in MLB when you take away their best 3 defenders.

[dxpavelka]

15 hours ago, h2oface said:

Yup. Thanks for confirming my points. I rest my case. 

Once the retorts go to robot players, it is hopeless.

Thank you.

if robot umps why not robot players

[dxpavelka]

On 6/7/2025 at 3:22 PM, Werbellik said:

Carlos Correa consumes 26% of the Twins payroll.

AND?

 

[h2oface]

2 hours ago, dxpavelka said:

if robot umps why not robot players

Seriously? We are talking about complex video equipment to call balls and strikes more accuratey than the human eye attached to human emotions, feelings, moods, and pride! Or at least, I am.

So no, no robots on the field of any kind.

You are one of those umpires, by your own description and words. Nothing more to be said. By all means, keep having your fun. Sorry to have engaged.

[dxpavelka]

22 hours ago, h2oface said:

Seriously? We are talking about complex video equipment to call balls and strikes more accuratey than the human eye attached to human emotions, feelings, moods, and pride! Or at least, I am.

So no, no robots on the field of any kind.

You are one of those umpires, by your own description and words. Nothing more to be said. By all means, keep having your fun. Sorry to have engaged.

I don't care what you're talking about. You're wrong.

 

[DJL44]

9 hours ago, dxpavelka said:

I don't care what you're talking about. You're wrong.

Sounds like an umpire...

[dxpavelka]

13 hours ago, DJL44 said:

Sounds like an umpire...

you should be so lucky