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Saturday, August 18, 2018

MLB Ejection 127 - Cory Blaser (3; Craig Counsell)

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HP Umpire Cory Blaser ejected Brewers Manager Craig Counsell (warnings) in the bottom of the 1st inning of the Brewers-Cardinals game. W...

Fan Inter-Beer-ence - Baseball's Neutral Zone

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Friday's Replay Review that upheld umpires' home run and fan interference no-call in San Diego upset Arizona after video conclusivel...
Friday, August 17, 2018

MLB Ejection 126 - James Hoye (1; Nick Ahmed)

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HP Umpire James Hoye ejected Diamondbacks SS Nick Ahmed (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 3rd inning of the Diamondbacks-Padres ...

MLB Ejection 125 - Ben May (1; Don Mattingly)

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HP Umpire Ben May ejected Marlins Manager Don Mattingly (strike three call; QOCN) in the top of the 4th inning of the Marlins-Nationals ga...

Statcast - Umpire Manny Gonzalez's Bat Flip Catch

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We've seen home plate umpires snare discarded catcher's masks on foul balls in the past, so when we saw HP Umpire Manny Gonzalez c...

Plate Meeting Podcast Ep 3 Teaser - Brian Hertzog

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Announcing Episode 3 of The Plate Meeting, a LF Umpire Podcast from CloseCallSports.com , which will debut Monday. Tmac & Gil are join...

Replay Review and the Seven-Minute Balk Call

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A botched pickoff attempt and balk call against Toronto in Kansas City turned into a seven-minute delay as 2B Umpire and acting Chief Marvin...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

Commentary Critique - Ball is Live After Missed Base

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Welcome back to Commentary Critique, where we respond to a broadcaster's statement about the rules of baseball with book-supported analy...
Wednesday, August 15, 2018

MLB Ejections 123-124 - Nauert, Fairchild (2, 2; MIA-ATL)

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3B Umpire Paul Nauert ejected Braves Manager Brian Snitker (fighting) and HP Umpire Chad Fairchild ejected Marlins pitcher Jose Ureña (t...

2018 Instant Replay - Status Report at Review No. 1000

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Wednesday's first manager's challenge of the day marked MLB's 1,000th Replay Review of the 2018 season, a decision that overtu...