tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post4220054810719214598..comments2024-01-18T06:49:55.117-08:00Comments on Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League: MLB Replay Review & Ejection: Meals, Baker (04, 1)Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-57314566749379666042014-04-26T22:40:04.394-07:002014-04-26T22:40:04.394-07:00Boom RoastedBoom RoastedLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-16553979525629867942014-04-26T20:14:19.347-07:002014-04-26T20:14:19.347-07:00Same time you do. Go back to little league. Same time you do. Go back to little league. Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-67317625700234710872014-04-26T19:39:36.930-07:002014-04-26T19:39:36.930-07:00Don't presume you can find hidden meanings in ...Don't presume you can find hidden meanings in what I say. I said "he missed the call" and I meant "he missed the call". You can't act like no umpire has ever made a call that bad before. Umpires are people and people make mistakes. Sometimes they're ridiculously bad mistakes but they're still mistakes. You have brought forth no evidence that suggests this or any other situation had any level of malicious intent whatsoever so I suggest that you lay off the conspiracy theories until you have something with which to back up your position.<br /><br /><br />Regarding ability: I haven't seen the PitchFX numbers themselves and only the graphical maps so I know I'm not able to take into account the system inaccuracy on borderline pitches but I put the numbers for Hernandez's strike zone together anyway. You can double-check them if you'd like as I've only given them a quick glance, but it appears Hernandez missed twelve pitches during the course of the game; six in favor of the Dodgers and six in favor of the Rockies, which of course means neither team was being favored in terms of the overall strike zone. His accuracy was 91% which isn't good (I seem to recall MLB wants 92%+) but isn't awful, though he was quite inconsistent.<br /><br /><br />In summary: An isolated call is not indicative of an umpire's ability. There is no evidence to support malicious intent. Hernandez's strike zone accuracy was below average and fairly inconsistent for this game but overall favored neither team.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-82192355006050555382014-04-26T18:22:50.292-07:002014-04-26T18:22:50.292-07:00So you mean to tell me you think he is that bad? ...So you mean to tell me you think he is that bad? A pitch from a left handed pitcher that is outside to a right handed hitter that never even passed through the strike zone....is called a strike. A high school umpire would get this one right.<br /><br />And here is the answer to your question. Kemp knows that Hernandez is supposedly a good umpire that should not miss a call that bad...so he lets him know the call was bad and that he knows Hernandez more than likely blew it on purpose (like the instant replay call last year). If it takes him getting tossed to make his point that him and the dodgers aren't going to take it from him anymore, than so be it.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-13176845518147618892014-04-26T18:09:41.482-07:002014-04-26T18:09:41.482-07:00Hey Tyler when do expect to get the call to the sh...Hey Tyler when do expect to get the call to the show?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-58411632913280893552014-04-26T17:55:40.852-07:002014-04-26T17:55:40.852-07:00Considering the complete lack of evidence for the ...Considering the complete lack of evidence for the former and the latter being both the simplest solution and the most likely out of the two options, I'd have to say he simply missed the call.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-34602961636058790672014-04-26T17:52:44.006-07:002014-04-26T17:52:44.006-07:00It's either one or the other...he either had a...It's either one or the other...he either had a vendetta or actually thought that was a strike - which do you think it was?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-84642974712659636522014-04-26T12:13:20.468-07:002014-04-26T12:13:20.468-07:00I wagged no fingers. I asked a question and have y...I wagged no fingers. I asked a question and have yet to receive an answer.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-13299164978334012622014-04-26T12:11:58.995-07:002014-04-26T12:11:58.995-07:00No one derailed anything, they are all responses t...No one derailed anything, they are all responses to you wagging your finger at the wrong personLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-46621276038590740342014-04-26T11:05:42.837-07:002014-04-26T11:05:42.837-07:00Silly announcers. Not knowing that the ball bounci...Silly announcers. Not knowing that the ball bouncing into the stands would have been a 2-base TOP award if the foul call was overturned.yawetaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577662156616896471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-81013413425361656612014-04-26T11:01:27.836-07:002014-04-26T11:01:27.836-07:00You'd have a point if you weren't the one ...You'd have a point if you weren't the one who took us off-topic in the first place. I was talking about Kemp. You could have added a new comment of your own but instead felt that derailing mine was the best idea.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-39696969166865920242014-04-26T10:55:16.670-07:002014-04-26T10:55:16.670-07:00Pretty on topic when discussing Angel!Pretty on topic when discussing Angel!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-20740802340528740162014-04-26T10:50:51.904-07:002014-04-26T10:50:51.904-07:00About the same as the number of commenters it take...About the same as the number of commenters it takes to be on-topic, I think.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-67250696009849932322014-04-26T10:46:48.104-07:002014-04-26T10:46:48.104-07:00How many umpires does it take to get a replay revi...How many umpires does it take to get a replay review correct?<br /><br />We still don't know!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-74699423819852715842014-04-26T10:32:52.253-07:002014-04-26T10:32:52.253-07:00So all you have is an assumption backed up by exac...So all you have is an assumption backed up by exactly zero pieces of evidence?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-61291075387869932582014-04-26T10:28:53.727-07:002014-04-26T10:28:53.727-07:00* - should NOT be in the show...typo!* - should NOT be in the show...typo!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-70985026028581143942014-04-26T10:27:38.369-07:002014-04-26T10:27:38.369-07:00Because at any point if he thinks that pitch is a ...Because at any point if he thinks that pitch is a strike, he should be in the show...only logical explanation is that he has a rub with the Dodgers - similar to the playoffs last year.<br /><br />I'm sure you could look up the plots from the prior two batters that struck out - wonder if there was some hangover from questionable calls.<br /><br />Of course you are too busy to see this as a possibilityLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-72511455585164895042014-04-26T09:59:36.544-07:002014-04-26T09:59:36.544-07:00All right, you've piqued my curiosity. What ex...All right, you've piqued my curiosity. What exactly makes you think this was anything more than a simple missed call?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-69086194089332819422014-04-26T09:58:48.868-07:002014-04-26T09:58:48.868-07:00No, not quite. I'm just a triple.No, not quite. I'm just a triple.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-21300646464320075042014-04-26T09:57:34.336-07:002014-04-26T09:57:34.336-07:00Because you are a homer...Because you are a homer...Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-40604858474216674412014-04-26T09:56:52.272-07:002014-04-26T09:56:52.272-07:00Yep, that should be the question...Yep, that should be the question...Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-83584054260765701522014-04-26T09:31:03.982-07:002014-04-26T09:31:03.982-07:00Nope, I can see no reason to ask such a loaded que...Nope, I can see no reason to ask such a loaded question.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-37360351781227025252014-04-26T09:25:57.336-07:002014-04-26T09:25:57.336-07:00Shouldn't the question be what is Angel trying...Shouldn't the question be what is Angel trying to prove here?<br /><br />That pitch wasn't even close....Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-67755627399434027292014-04-26T07:17:08.760-07:002014-04-26T07:17:08.760-07:00What exactly does Kemp expect to accomplish here?What exactly does Kemp expect to accomplish here?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-76309977710561142172014-04-26T06:55:54.275-07:002014-04-26T06:55:54.275-07:00Would like to do an over/under on Balkin' Bob&...Would like to do an over/under on Balkin' Bob's turn over rate for the season ! 😜<br />Does MLB do sobriety tests before the game ?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.com