7/19 Cheering, Venting, & Badass Brett Lawrie

[saemick]

What the F Gio? That was not helpful......

I approve the above statement...don't like it though.

thanks for killing my ERA/WHIP

[Syfo-Dyas]

It would be easier if there was an ump in a review room who watches every replay right away, so by the time the managers reaches the ump, they already correcting if necessary.
I see no need for that NFL style review.

Isn't this pretty much agreeing with what I suggested? One ump in a review booth... meaning a 5th ump, who is already present at every game as an injury replacement, anyway.

No.
You said this:

Simple stuff... give them a few challenges per game like football or tennis.

It's not what I said. Same idea, but different method.

It's not simpler in baseball. According to an ESPN study

an average of 1.3 calls per game were close enough to require replay review to determine whether an umpire had made the right call. Of the close plays, 13.9 percent remained too close to call...

I read that as 181 plays per team, per season, that would benefit from review. 2,700 plays overall, per season. That's pretty huge. You say it's not simpler in baseball but I bet 13.9% is a lot lower than the "too close to call" plays in the NFL. And the idea is that instead of arguing, you spend that time reviewing the call. Would it even add any length to the game? Only negative is interrupting the break-neck speed that a baseball game operates at...

And who said it wouldn't?
It's clearly not a response to would basaball benefit from having review or not.
It's a response to this:

It's much simpler in baseball ...

And this is not true.

[Mookie4ever]

Let's not clutter up this fine thread with a stupid tangential fight. Take it where it belongs...the closers' thread.

[BChinly]

It's not simpler in baseball. According to an ESPN study

an average of 1.3 calls per game were close enough to require replay review to determine whether an umpire had made the right call. Of the close plays, 13.9 percent remained too close to call...

I read that as 181 plays per team, per season, that would benefit from review. 2,700 plays overall, per season. That's pretty huge. You say it's not simpler in baseball but I bet 13.9% is a lot lower than the "too close to call" plays in the NFL. And the idea is that instead of arguing, you spend that time reviewing the call. Would it even add any length to the game? Only negative is interrupting the break-neck speed that a baseball game operates at... [/quote]

I don't like the fact that this statistic doesn't tell you how many plays would be overturned

[Skin Blues]

Not bored enough to fall for Syfo's trolling. I'm actually kinda busy at work today unfortunately.

Lots of afternoon games to monitor, which is nice. Tim Hudson hangs on for the W, and Jesus Montero is making me happy for not dropping him for Grandal (I'm platooning them both, so far with good success).

And the Cubs are on their way to winning 14 of their last 19 games... but still 13.5 back of the second wild card.

[Syfo-Dyas]

mod edit: you're right about one thing. Nobody wants to read your response

[Syfo-Dyas]

It's not simpler in baseball. According to an ESPN study

I read that as 181 plays per team, per season, that would benefit from review. 2,700 plays overall, per season. That's pretty huge. You say it's not simpler in baseball but I bet 13.9% is a lot lower than the "too close to call" plays in the NFL. And the idea is that instead of arguing, you spend that time reviewing the call. Would it even add any length to the game? Only negative is interrupting the break-neck speed that a baseball game operates at...

I don't like the fact that this statistic doesn't tell you how many plays would be overturned

Id say the most important thing is to get the calls right, as much as possible. The technology exsists and umpires have to change their old ways.

[BChinly]

Has anyone else noticed Jose Quintana's Day and Night Splits? They're unreal

Daytime: 34.0 IP, 3 BB, 23 Ks, .53/.53/.136
Nighttime: 28.1 IP, 10 BB, 18 Ks, 3.48/1.22/.260

[bayside]

that sample size is completely and utterly meaningless

[Mookie4ever]

Flame wars will not be tolerated especially when it seems like the flamers are trying to purposefully do it in threads being enjoyed by others. There's no slack where your stupidity interrupts other people's enjoyment of the cafe. Nobody wants to read your garbage. If you can't help yourself get an email address and text your stupidity. Just keep it out of the Cafe. Hort and others work hard on these threads and we will not have you guys disrupting it.