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  1. Nine of twelve
    There are two ways to evaluate trades. One, base judgement on information available and the team's needs at the time of the trade. Two, base judgement on the career path of each player involved from the time of the trade forward. Subsequent transactions involving those players create a trade tree which branches with subsequent transactions, so a complete evaluation of a trade can require literally decades in some cases.
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    The trade in which Mahle was acquired is completely immaterial. The trade did not cause this injury nor was there a way to anticipate this injury. Nor does the trade have any bearing on what happens from this point forward. So I hope the trade can be left out of further discussion on this matter. Injuries are almost always mostly just bad luck, and I hope Mahle's recovery is complete and rapid. Regarding his future with the Twins, I'm sure it will be a difficult decision for Falvine. He has been a good enough pitcher to merit a spot in the rotation, but even if he had stayed healthy it was not certain we'd have had room for him next season depending on how much our starting pitching prospects progress this season. And depending on Sonny Gray. It's a gamble to keep Mahle and it's a gamble to let him go. I just hope our front office makes the best educated guess.
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    And, even if he's fully recovered after a year, the following winter.
  4. Nine of twelve
    I almost never boo any player. Even a Yankee. I think almost every player tries hard to do the best he can. The only thing that I would consider booing is obvious intentional poor sportsmanship. Now, I realize that includes cheating like the Astros did but for me the statute of limitations on that has expired. I think Correa and most of the players and coaches involved in that now regret their actions, although I wish more of them would say so publicly.
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    The ABS may be different, but if it's correct and our eyes are not (which is almost certainly the case) then our eyes are what causes the issues, not the ABS.
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    To make the difference clear to myself I watched this video. I conclude that you are probably correct. BTW, I notice that the Straw Man fallacy and the Slippery Slope fallacy have a word in common because they have in common the attribute of not actually refuting an argument.
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    I would, yes.
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    Of the four aspects of baseball (pitching, batting, fielding, and base running) pitching has always been and will always be the most important. The other three aspects tend to manifest themselves on highlight videos whereas pitching tends to manifest itself in the standings. Regarding our current team, I think our batting will improve over what it has been so far this year. We haven't been hitting well but we're in first place in spite of that and I think we have a good shot at staying there.
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    The foundation of this challenge rule is that when the electronic call differs from the human call the electronic call will be enforced. This is because the electronic call is far more likely to be correct than the human call. By putting this challenge rule in place baseball executives are acknowledging that fact. So there is no reason to even bother with the challenge rule when the electronic system can make the call as quickly as humans and more accurately than humans. It simply reinforces how silly it is to use an inferior method of calling pitches when a superior method is available.
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    I don't think there are systems that have been developed to make those calls. I'm not aware of any. Are you? This is why home plate umpires are still needed and important.
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    I stand corrected. There is a margin of error with electronic pitch calling. It is a much smaller margin of error than that of the current system of using humans. Moreover, this margin of error can be improved upon in the case of electronic systems; the human margin of error cannot be improved upon. The argument that because there is a margin of error with electronic systems they should not be adopted does not hold water. If they are better than humans it's time to make the change. And, if a pitch is within the margin of error a program can either call it a strike every time, call it a ball every time, or use a random number generator of some kind to call a ball or a strike. I do not know the precise details of how the systems determine the location of the pitch. And it's not necessary to know all the details in order to know that they do that well. I don't know the details of how my phone works either, but it does what I need it to do and it does that well.
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    Tomorrow is not soon enough for me.
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    The speed and movement of pitches was beyond what a human umpire could accurately perceive on a consistent basis 100 years ago.
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    I'm not tech-literate either, but it's my understanding that each batter's individual strike zone is measured ahead of time and programmed into the system.
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    The box we see on TV is probably pretty accurate for inside/outside but it is just an approximation for high/low. And keep in mind that the top and bottom of the zone are determined by where those landmarks are when the batter is in his batting stance.
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    It won't be applauded by me. Simply have the electronic system make the calls and that is the final decision. This is a good thing. An umpire behind home plate still has plenty to do. Among other things: ruling on HBP, catcher's interference, clock violations, check swings, safe/out calls, balks, fair/foul calls. There's more as well. Less useful ≠ useless. If anything, removing pitch calling from the home plate umpire's duties makes it easier for the umpire to correctly rule on everything else. I can hardly believe a baseball writer would say this. The catcher has always been and still will be the most important defensive player on the field. Nope. The electronic system makes a quick correct decision every time, better than any human can do. The call is final, no challenge needed and no delays.
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    I find it helpful to remind myself that this is MLB, where winning 60% of your games is elite performance and winning 55% of your games will probably result in an AL Central championship and a postseason appearance.
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    Having humans calling balls and strikes penalizes players, whether batters or pitchers, who know the strike zone. That is wrong. Robo umps now!
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    Concur. You run as though it matters until the umpire tells you it doesn't.
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    These errors appear to have been corrected. The information in the article is now accurate.
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    I would not use the word probable.
  25. Nine of twelve
    I know it’s difficult to remain optimistic but here’s this: extrapolating the current standings results in 91 wins for our favorite team and ending the season in first place by 18 games. Keep the faith!
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