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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Spring Training Ejection - Hunter Wendelstedt (Frias)

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HP Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ejected Astros P Edison Frias for throwing at Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the...
Friday, February 24, 2017

First Play of the Spring - Overthrown Two Base Award

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On this first day of Spring Training, we're already into the rulebook as an overthrow in Florida led to a Little League home run for Yan...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Four-Pitch Intentional Walk, Potential Flubs, Abolished

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Baseball is saying goodbye to its four-pitch intentional walk—and antics of an intent ball gone wrong—in favor of pace-of-play-friendly du...
Monday, February 20, 2017

Phil Cuzzi Fulfills Promise to Late Friend Luongo

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Phil Cuzzi's friendship with Belleville classmate Robert Luongo transcends baseball, reminding us of the brand of people that often gr...
Thursday, February 16, 2017

2017 MLB Spring Training Umpire Roster

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MLB's umpire roster for Spring Training 2017 is now available. Comprised of 102 umpires, including 76 full-time MLB + 26 minor league ...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Proposed 30-Second Replay Time Limit Under Review

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MLB's latest replay review proposal is a 30-second time limit for manager delay, or 'hold' strategy, that has been used by t...
Monday, February 13, 2017

2017 UEFL Registration, Draft, Appeals Board

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Registration, draft, now open for the 2017 Umpire Ejection Fantasy League season. Links: Register & Draft Umpires for the 2017 UEFL ...
Friday, February 10, 2017

Umpire Calling Tendencies vs the Shrinking Zone

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How do umpires currently call pitches at the bottom of the proposed shrinking strike zone? Statistics are more than plentiful, with a sample...
Thursday, February 9, 2017

MiLB to Test Extra-Inning Run Scoring Procedure

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First WBC and now MLB. Baseball will test an extra inning tie breaker mitigation strategy by forcing teams into a situation that should lo...

2017 World Baseball Classic Rules Mods Released

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New rules for the 2017 World Baseball Classic will take effect at the quadrennial tournament in March. In general, the WBC uses the same O...