The .GIF thread

[TopChuckie]

not a .gif but related to bad umpiring. Ross struck out looking to end this afternoons game.

images from Deadspin






well, here's a gif to keep this thread on topic

At least he got the right three wrong...

[mweir145]

Red Sox fans getting a little taste of the umpiring treatment that every other team gets when they come into Fenway, I see.

[bigken117]

Red Sox fans getting a little taste of the umpiring treatment that every other team gets when they come into Fenway, I see.

I suppose you have the data to back it up, and also some data that shows umpires are more biased to the Sox in Fenway than any other home team in their stadium?

[Mookie4ever]

not a .gif but related to bad umpiring. Ross struck out looking to end this afternoons game.

images from Deadspin

Yeah, that's what wrong with the Sox. Bad umpiring.

[Bwanna]

[Bwanna]

Not baseball, but one of my all-time favs of Dante Hall...

[wrveres]

I suppose you have the data to back it up, and also some data that shows umpires are more biased to the Sox in Fenway than any other home team in their stadium?

Yes.
I read a study.

[mweir145]

Red Sox fans getting a little taste of the umpiring treatment that every other team gets when they come into Fenway, I see.

I suppose you have the data to back it up, and also some data that shows umpires are more biased to the Sox in Fenway than any other home team in their stadium?

One of the many benefits of filling your stadium with (mostly) raucous fans. You get more calls.

[bigken117]

Red Sox fans getting a little taste of the umpiring treatment that every other team gets when they come into Fenway, I see.

I suppose you have the data to back it up, and also some data that shows umpires are more biased to the Sox in Fenway than any other home team in their stadium?

No

FYP

[mweir145]

It just takes a basic understanding of how baseball (and really, sports) works. Ever watched a Yankees game in Yankee Stadium? They get the same benefit, it's part of the home advantage.