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  1. Riverbrian
    I watched the Angels/Rangers highlights this morning from last night. Justin Bour got rung up on a pitch well outside the zone in the ninth inning down by a run with the bases loaded. Who knows what would have happened if the call was made correctly. But... it was a big missed call that eventually ended up in a Rangers victory.
  2. Riverbrian
    They are new this year and they have won them multiple times this year at home.
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    This is what my experience was like: Riverbrian: Ball Catcher: Where was that? Riverbrian: Outside Catcher: It was dead center middle of the plate Riverbrian: You could be right
  4. Riverbrian
    I'm Ok with this. I will sign the blister documentation if it removes struggling players from the roster.
  5. Riverbrian
    Could be However, I'll be more inclined to go along with this possibility when they send down a bullpen arm who is getting the job done.
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    I do agree, It isn't a good sign this early but at the same time... in my eyes... it's a good sign at the same time because it is showing me a willingness to not tolerate sub-par performance and a willingness to try the next option. That is something that didn't happen last year and it almost killed me. I'd like a little more time to make those determinations but am happy with this simple fundamental departure from last year and therefore I will not quibble over timelines for the greater good.
  7. Riverbrian
    Umpires, Financial Analysts, Lawyers and Insurance Underwriters will be the first to go.
  8. Riverbrian
    There will be an injury by the time he is called up to clarify the choice is my guess. If there isn't an injury... whoever has options should check apartment.com for apartments in the Rochester area. As for... Sano looking like Sano looked last year... He also has an option left and I'd be willing to use it. Go Get Em Sano... Take control of your career with both hands please.
  9. Riverbrian
    I would have been waving my arm to send him home so frantically that you could have produced enough wind energy to power a light bulb.
  10. Riverbrian
    I think some of you folks are crazy but this is a fantastic discussion. Proud to be part of Twinsdaily!
  11. Riverbrian
    It's not just baseball... According to the news reports I'm seeing. We are about to enter a massive A.I. Revolution. Very few industries will be immune to it. For example... Doctors may have more time for the golf course when patients can just walk into some sort of scanner set up at Walmart next to the automated Starbucks. Beep Beep Beep noise followed by a diagnosis "You have Psoriasis on your ear lobes, laser treatment will begin in 5 seconds". They may not even have to go to Walmart... Amazon will probably figure out how to have the medical treatment done in the privacy and convenience of your own home. My Kids will have to figure out how to stay employed during this upcoming change and I never miss a chance to say... "I'm glad you'll have to go through it and not me". Life is gonna get hard while we go the process of making everything easy for everyone. As for Baseball... I just want the call right.
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    You always have my respect Spycake... You've earned it. But... I disagree with "Just Not a Problem" and I suppose that comes down to our individual levels of tolerance. As I pointed out earlier in the thread. A missed strike call on a two strike count to Didi in the Wild Card game was followed by a 3 run home run and that changed a lot in that game and my Twins season came to an end that day. That's a big problem in my eyes... I'm as capable as the next guy to declare problems as not fixable and declare it as something that we all must learn to live with... However... this problem is easily fixable and therefore not necessary. How big is this problem (in my opinion)... Just think about this: We are employing pitch framers over 20 home run hitters... that alone states the size of the issue. We are training our catchers to frame pitches because the data suggests that it is advantageous to do so. We are training our catchers to exploit a human frailty because the data suggests that it is advantageous to do so. The mere notion that we are doing this tells you, there is a serious problem that can be exploited. Pitch Framers are finding work over the guys who can hit 20 home runs just to take advantage of this... well... loophole.
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    I admit the rocks on the infield are worse because of the added safety concerns. However, in terms of influence on the outcome of the game.... they would have similar random results that have are seperate from players skill. The training has become a theme... I'm all for better training everywhere but in this case... I still don't understand the virtue of any missed calls if they can be avoided.
  14. Riverbrian
    Frequently... I'd look at the pitch coming in and I'd say to myself... that might be a strike before calling it a strike or ball. The job is just plain hard and impossible to get always correct... I believe the MLB Umps are amazing so they get my full Kudo's. My advocacy of automation is no way a slam against the boys in blue. It's my personal opinion... If I was an umpire that I would want as much as help as I could get. I would look at automation as a tool to help and not a replacement of duties. Honestly... If I knew of umpire that was willing to tolerate the occasional missed call just for the privilege of being able to make the determination. I'd ask him to explain the virtue of the missed call when it is no longer necessary while pointing at a calendar with the year 2019 and condescendingly explaining how everything from umpiring to Chicken Nuggets should advance/improve over time.
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    I understand... however, perfection is probably not attainable in the end. Improvement is just improvement but yet not enough most likely.
  16. Riverbrian
    What Baldelli should have done was have Marwin walk and let Cruz hit the homer. He had it backwards.
  17. Riverbrian
    I’m not sure... if I was an ump (I have been an umpire at the high school level which is not the same) I would appreciate the tools to get the call right. An umpires worst nightmare is blowing a call and the call changing the outcome. If the umps are afraid or resistant to improvements or change... they can go in the dinosaur pile with the same folks who thought the microwave couldn’t cook food.
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    I'm not a bunt guy... or blame the manager guy for that matter. But with Schoop used as a pinch runner... and a plan in place to empty the rest of your bench as pinch hitters with Cron and Garver to follow. I would have left Ehire in the game to bunt and for defensive purposes in the 10th if we get there. Schoop is your only possible guy with speed until Buxton and you still have to get to Buxton. Move Schoop over to protect your speed... then you pinch hit Garver for Castro and take a couple of cracks at driving Schoop in with Buxton to follow. And then you still have Cron as a potential future bench bat should the game go to extra innings. Never know if an injury happens. That's what I would have done but there are many paths to get where you are going. In the end... you have to come up big when the moments are big. This team has some fight in them.
  19. Riverbrian
    Wherever you go in life... there are many paths to choose from.
  20. Riverbrian
    I don't know the answer to this but I'll ask the question in case someone does. How many of his injuries were the result of trying too hard?
  21. Riverbrian
    Any wife that watches baseball with you is a keeper.
  22. Riverbrian
    And drained a farm system of all it's top soil to acquire the expensive experienced players.
  23. Riverbrian
    Yes it is. One of those calls may come with 3 balls or 2 strikes. Bias is something to remove from the equation.
  24. Riverbrian
    I'm not sure if it would be easy to find out. What system would you use to determine if the system is perfect?
  25. Riverbrian
    You could also leave big rocks on the infield for the occasional unpredictable bounce. The technology is there or at least close to there to get the calls right... It's no different than the field crew taking the rocks off the infield. Shortstop botching the occasional play is a determining factor in who we cheer for and who gets playing time. Nobody is cheering for the ump... only boos when they blow the call.
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