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  1. Platoon
    First off, I respect your opinion, and am delighted/amazed at the rational discussion herein. But, lol there's always a but! Secondly I don't think umpires tolerate a missed call. They most likely abhor them. I did. As I do driving errors, and misspeeling. But to get to your personal opinion in your first par. I think it should be noted that if you go to robot umpiring, then the gentleman, or woman, behind the plate is not calling balls and strikes. He is no longer a ball and strike umpire, he is a ball and strike announcer. In the area of balls and strikes he is being replaced by automation and his position, while occupied, will be diminished. I would like to see what MLB umpires think of Robo strikes? And I don't mean the sanitized version the league would hand out either.
  2. Platoon
    I wouldn't know, my microwave is not large enough to get a dinasaur inside. I also did about that level of umpiring. Not only did I get into it late, my paying job never would have allowed the flexibility to move upwards, even if I had the inclination. I did it for the enjoyment of the game. That said, while all umpires fear making a "fatal" call, I don't know many who would give up the chance to make that call. I am not talking about some show off, see West, Joseph. I am referring to a good umpire who looks forward to the responsibility and the challenge. It's part of the allure of the position. IMHO.
  3. Platoon
    Sadly this site doesn't allow multiple "likes".
  4. Platoon
    I understand the argument for Robo umps, even though I don't want to see them. But, I would bet that you won't find any umpires that want a "break". Umpiring is not simply a job. It's more a vocation. And one of the joys of that vocation is calling balls and strikes. Frankly I always considered base umpiring boring, but loved being behind the plate. And yes, I missed calls. Everyone does. Consistency, effort, and fairness make you a good umpire. A perfect Robo ump may be possible. The question is does it make the game more entertaining? And that is the essence of sport, entertainment!
  5. Platoon
    I watched it on TiVo. I thought I had the slow mo on by mistake. Not only is he slower than Austudillo, his hair does not flow as nicely when he runs! That said, I send him. It took two perfect throws, they made em, we lost. That's the way the game goes. Coaching third isn't an easy job. Some days you make stupid decisions that work, some days you make good ones that don't. I do know if he had been held, and Kepler hit a two out sac fly, the wolves would have still howled!
  6. Platoon
    IIRC a couple years ago Rosario trotted over to third in a similar situation and was henceforth and forthwith dispatched to Rochester the next day. Luckily for the Toronto guy they don't have a team in Rochester, so he's safe for now. Shifts are all well and good if hitters refuse to go against them. But runners on base should limit your options to shift. Someone has to cover third, or second in those situations. It leaves the impression that either the players are poorly placed by one of the 12 coaches in the dugout, or else they have consciously decide to play only the batted ball? If you believe in stats, and the stats say that someone hits GB's to that spot 64% of the time, you have to remember that he hits GB's somewhere else 36% of the time. I think shifts work. Whether they make for a more interesting baseball game would be up to debate.
  7. Platoon
    Of al the things in life that I have contemplated, this isn't one of them!
  8. Platoon
    The impish side of me would argue that Roger is just one man, but that Rogers could be almost any amount of men. But that's just the impish side of me. My normal personna would never stoop to such sophomoric humor!
  9. Platoon
    So using this formula: Astudillo started pro ball at 16? Garver after or during college, let's generously say 21? Meaning that Garver has until age 33 to develop as a catcher to the level Astudillo is now? What was Garver doing after classes in college?
  10. Platoon
    I dont know where either Astudillo or Garver will end up as hitters, or catchers. But why is Garver considered a developing 28 year old catcher? First off, that's already getting along in MLB years. Secondly it seems it's a rationale for him getting a developmental nod over Astudillo. Sort of strange considering Astudillo is 27! Garver at the present is not as good a catcher, not as good a hitter, and does not have the positional flexibility of Astudillo. . Plus, Astudillo is younger, ergo more time to develop, if that is indeed a factor?
  11. Platoon
    The 538 piece is well worth the ready. If for no other reason other than to see the CF catch.
  12. Platoon
    Berrios throw some really good breaking stuff today, and he also threw more than a few absolute hangers that they missed. Odds are you don't get to do that for very long before you get bit. He should be setting up his curve ball with his FB, not vice versa.
  13. Platoon
    me, after a while, that it came from a lazy point of view, since that kind of player is always one of the most easily available. "Easily available" could also be defined as cheapest. . In my world, Garver would go down to Rochester. Then I would let the Astudillo thing play out. There seems to be no difference in the two's catching ability. And if Castro has an edge, it's minor. If Astudillo holds up, I ship out Castro near the deadline. If Castro was far superior defensively I would keep him, but I don't see that. Plus his knees are still, to me, a concern.
  14. Platoon
    Thats ridiculous. Not only can't turtles read, what do you expect them to do? Hurry up? Walk faster? Look both ways?
  15. Platoon
    I have always believed baseball is not a good game when played in bad weather. The Twins confirmed that belief last night. While it's not easy for the fielders to throw a wet cold ball accurately, that has nothing to do with throwing to the wrong base, or not knowing when you pick up the ball what you want to do with it. Whether or not the weather is a factor, this team is not playing clean baseball at all.
  16. Platoon
    Bad Wall Instincts (BWI). A new metric? . He keeps getting injured because he is aggressive. He keeps getting injured because he, for some reason, doesn't read the wall ball well and can't tell an impossible catch from a possible one. He keeps getting injured because he is reckless. The play in question was simply dumb. It was just as poor a defensive play as when you come in, dive early, and the ball goes by you for a triple, or more. But at least the grass is soft!
  17. Platoon
    Perceiving and/or correcting faults when winning is probably more important than correcting them after losing a bunch of games. For example, sloopy defense or baserunning is the same during a win, or a loss. It's still sloppy.
  18. Platoon
    Becasue they 'worked the count' into a pitchers count? Because HR's are over emphasized? Hitting a baseball is difficult, and it's more difficult if one of "your" pitches comes early in the count and you take it. I also think that there are a lot of Brian Dozier like players in the game today. Players who make a conscious, and not irrational, decision that their career and money will be made by hitting HR's, which for them will require giving up contact as an attribute. For some as in Dozier it works, for some it doesn't. But for most of them the strikeout rates go up. Add all those ex contact hitters to the mix, and the strikeouts mount. Good for the game? That depends on how much one thinks of HR ball?
  19. Platoon
    While insanity can be measured in that manner, it can be defined by repeated attendance on GT!
  20. Platoon
    i thought math was frowned on during GT. All I know is it's in the 150's.
  21. Platoon
    Come late September the Twins are going to seriously regret that lone blemish on their almost perfect season that occurred last week. . But after removing my tongue outa my cheek, I will say this team is looks more competitive than in many a year, including the WC year. I do think they have to clean up their defense somewhat, there's been some sloppy play, albeit cold sloppy play. The pitching staff isn't good enough to survive too many 4 out innings. I do think the offense has some promise, but I am not sure all the hopes for home runs will occur. Asking too many players to match some of their peak output is a recipe for disappointment. Viva La Tortugas! (Or however you would say it) .
  22. Platoon
    I didn't see the controversy. The home plate ump called it foul, correctly, before it crossed the bag. That should make the base umps call moot. I suppose they could have let the base umps call stand, reviewed it, and overturned it? Twenty minutes later.
  23. Platoon
    Tom, is it simply because it's the home 9, or is there any substance to the impression that the Twins have more difficulty scoring a run in a bases loaded, none out situation than other teams. Where do they stand statically in that scenario over (under) other teams over the past years? As for Buxton. At this rate one of these days we will read he ran full speed into the side of the bus on the way to the park and is "day to day". That attempt tonight bordered on "for show" only!
  24. Platoon
    Castro is likely the best defensive catcher of the three, but his knee surgeries may make that determination moot. It's hard to tell which of Garver of Astudillo is better, since Astudillo hasn't caught much up here. But I personally think he's better than Garver. Garver is supposedly catching because of his hitting. But the problem is, at this time Astudillo is a far better hitter, so that should settle the decision between those two. I like defensive catchers, but I don't think Castros defense is enough to make the difference. Calling the game? Until someone tells me what every catcher is looking at when the turn to the dugout before each pitch, I will continue to think the the dugout is calling, or suggesting the pitch.
  25. Platoon
    Yarnivek has an interesting observation. And I feel a valid one. Things like run expectations are an average of what will happen with non identified players in a certain situation. I think Mauer led the team in RISP last year? I doubt Andrianza did. So I can easily see a Mauer swinging away with someone on second, no outs. But having a lesser light in that position and having him swing away likely will not have the same result. For the sake of this post I will stick with the first batter. A Mauer AB likely raises the run expectancy level above the norm. An Andrianza AB lowers it. That's why MLB managers get paid lots of money, to make those decisions. If you simply manage by the spread sheet, you could probably get some 30 something guy to manage who has never managed a baseball game in his life, and stick him in the dugout?
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