MLB Instant Replay Review 386: Brian O'Nora (06)

Instant Replay Review overturned 1B Umpire Brian O'Nora's safe call in the top of the 3rd inning of the Rays-Blue Jays game. With one out and one on, Rays batter Yunel Escobar hit a 1-2 fastball from Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle on the ground to second baseman Brett Lawrie, who threw to shortstop Jose Reyes to first baseman Adam Lind as Escobar arrived at first base, R1 Jose Molina out at second. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons, O'Nora's ruling was reversed, the call was incorrect. At the time of the review, the contest was tied, 0-0. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 9-6.

This is Brian O'Nora (7)'s sixth Instant Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Crew Chief Brian O'Nora's 16th supervised Replay Review of the 2014 Regular Season.

This is the 386th Instant Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons' 20th Replay Review of 2014.
Umpires are now 202/386 (.522 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews during the 2014 MLB season.

Wrap: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 5/27/14
Video: Play overturned; Double play gets Toronto out of the inning on challenge at first base (TOR)

MLB Ejection & Replay: Ron Kulpa, L Barrett (2, 07)

HP Umpire Ron Kulpa ejected White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers for arguing a strike three call in the bottom of the 4th and Instant Replay Review upheld 2B Umpire Lance Barrett's out call in the top of the 6th inning of the Indians-White Sox game. In the 4th, with two out and none on, Flowers took a 1-2 fastball from Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and knee-high (px -.784, pz 1.585 / sz_bot 1.570) and that all pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the White Sox were leading, 3-1.

In the 6th, with one out and one on, Indians batter Ryan Raburn hit a 1-1 changeup from White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana on a line drive to right fielder Moises Sierra, who threw to shortstop Alexei Ramirez as Raburn slid into second base. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Indians Manager Terry Francona, Barrett's rulings was affirmed, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the White Sox were leading, 3-2. The White Sox ultimately won the contest, 6-2.

This is Ron Kulpa (46)'s second ejection of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Lance Barrett (94)'s seventh of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
Ron Kulpa now has 3 points in the UEFL Standings (-1 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 3).
Crew Chief Ron Kulpa now has -1 points in the UEFL's Crew Division (-2 Prev + 1 Correct = -1).
This is Crew Chief Ron Kulpa's sixth supervised Replay Review of the 2014 Regular Season.*
*Ron Kulpa served as -cc for this contest, evidenced by Replay procedure (Mike Everitt stayed out).

This is the 61st ejection of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is the 27th player ejection of 2014. Prior to ejection, Flowers was 0-2 in the contest.
This is the 385th Instant Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is the White Sox's 2nd ejection of 2014, T-1st in the AL Central (CWS, DET, KC 2; CLE, MIN 1).
This is Tyler Flowers' first career MLB Ejection.
This is Ron Kulpa's first ejection since May 17, 2014 (Fredi Gonzalez; QOC = N [Fair/Foul]).
This is Indians Manager Terry Francona's 14th Replay Review of 2014.
Umpires are now 202/385 (.525 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews during the 2014 MLB season.

Wrap: Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago White Sox, 5/26/14
Video: Flowers argues CLE's 7th strikeout—"Finally...'That is that, I've had enough'" (CLE)
Video: Play stands; Raburn's RBI single results in an out as Ryan attempts to stretch his hit (CLE)

MLB Replay Reviews 383-384: Nauert, Cooper (03, 03)

Instant Replay Review confirmed HP Umpire Paul Nauert's out call in the top of the 4th and upheld 1B Umpire Eric Cooper's safe call in the top of the 8th inning of the Padres-Diamondbacks game. In the 4th, with none out and none on, Padres batter Seth Smith hit a 2-1 sinker from Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon McCarthy on a fly ball to left fielder Cody Ross, who threw to shortstop Chris Owings to third baseman Martin Prado as Smith slid into third base. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Padres Manager Bud Black, Nauert's ruling was affirmed, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the Diamondbacks were leading, 2-0.

In the 8th, with two out and one on, Diamondbacks pitcher Brad Ziegler threw to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt in an attempt to pick off Padres baserunner R1 Chase Headley. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Diamondbacks Manager Kirk Gibson, Cooper's ruling was affirmed, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the contest was tied, 5-5. The Diamondbacks ultimately won the contest, 7-5.

This is Paul Nauert (39)'s third Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Eric Cooper (56)'s third Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Crew Chief Eric Cooper's third, fourth supervised Replay Review of the 2014 Regular Season.

This is the 383rd, 384th Instant Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Padres Manager Bud Black's 10th Replay Review of 2014.
This is Diamondbacks Manager Kirk Gibson's seventh Replay Review of 2014.
Umpires are now 201/384 (.523 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews during the 2014 MLB season.

Wrap: San Diego Padres vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, 5/26/14
Video: Play confirmed; Padres run into an out on attempted triple in the fourth inning (SD)
Video: Play stands; Pickoff attempt is unsuccessful on a close play at first upheld by review (ARI)

MLB Replay Review 381-382: Diaz, Fagan (04, 05)

Instant Replay Review overturned HP Umpire Laz Diaz's Rule 7.13 (home plate collision) no-call (out) in the bottom of the 5th and upheld 1B Umpire Clint Fagan's out call in the bottom of the 7th inning of the Pirates-Mets game. In the 5th, with two outs and two on, Mets batter Daniel Murphy hit a 0-2 sinker from Pirates pitcher Brandon Cumpton on a line drive to right fielder Josh Harrison, who threw past third baseman Pedro Alvarez, to catcher Russell Martin as Mets baserunner Juan Lagares slid into home plate. Upon Replay Review as the result of a request by Mets Manager Terry Collins and initiation by Crew Chief Jeff Nelson, Diaz's ruling was reversed, the call was incorrect. At the time of the review, the Mets were leading, 1-0.

In the 7th, with two outs and none on, Mets batter Lagares hit a 2-2 sinker from Pirates pitcher Jared Hughes on the ground to third baseman Alvarez, who threw to first baseman Ike Davis as Lagares arrived at first base. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Mets Manager Collins, Fagan's ruling was affirmed, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the Mets were leading, 2-0. The Pirates ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

This is Laz Diaz (63)'s fourth Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Clint Fagan (82)'s fifth Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Crew Chief Jeff Nelson's 14th, 15th supervised Replay Review of the 2014 Regular Season.

This is the 381st, 382nd Instant Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Mets Manager Terry Collins' ninth, 10th Replay Review of 2014.
Umpires are now 199/382 (.519 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews during the 2014 MLB season.

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets, 5/26/14
Video: Play overturned; Run scores as home plate collision rule is invoked, Martin blocks plate (NYM)
Video: Play stands; Mets lose a challenge to end the seventh inning on long out at first (NYM)

MLB Replay Reviews 379-380: DiMuro, Estabrook (05, 05)

Instant Replay Review overturned HP Umpire Mike DiMuro's safe call in the bottom of the 1st and upheld 1B Umpire Mike Estabrook's out call in the bottom of the 6th inning of the Rangers-Twins game. In the 1st, with two out and none on, Twins batter Oswaldo Arcia hit a 0-0 fastball from Rangers pitcher Nick Tepesch on a fly ball to right fielder Alex Rios, who threw to second baseman Rougned Odor to third baseman Adrian Beltre as Arcia slid into third base. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Rangers Manager Ron Washington, DiMuro's ruling was reversed, the call was incorrect. At the time of the review, the Twins were leading, 1-0.

In the 6th, with two out and one on, Twins batter Josh Willingham hit a 2-2 fastball from Rangers pitcher Tepesch on the ground to third baseman Beltre, who threw to first baseman Mitch Moreland as Willingham arrived at first base. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire, Estabrook's ruling was affirmed, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the Rangers were leading, 4-2. The Rangers ultimately won the contest, 7-2.

This is Mike DiMuro (16)'s fifth Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Mike Estabrook (83)'s fifth Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Crew Chief Jerry Layne's 16th, 17th supervised Replay Review of the 2014 Regular Season.

This is the 379th, 380th Instant Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Rangers Manager Ron Washington's 14th Replay Review of 2014.
This is Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire's 10th Replay Review of 2014.
Umpires are now 198/380 (.520 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews during the 2014 MLB season.

Wrap: Texas Rangers vs. Minnesota Twins, 5/26/14
Video: Play overturned; Rangers end the inning on an overturned rotation play at third base (TEX)
Video: Play stands; Twins challenge to a lack of evidence that Moreland's foot was off the bag (MIN)

MLB Instant Replay Review 378: Larry Vanover (07)

Instant Replay Review upheld 2B Umpire Larry Vanover's safe call in the top of the 12th inning of the Yankees-Cardinals game. With none out and one on, Yankees baserunner Jacoby Ellsbury attempted to steal second base off Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny, Vanover's ruling was affirmed, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the contest was tied, 3-3. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 6-4, in 12 innings.

This is Larry Vanover (27)'s seventh Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Crew Chief Larry Vanover's 25th supervised Replay Review of the 2014 Regular Season.

This is the 378th Instant Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny's eighth Replay Review of 2014.
Umpires are now 197/378 (.520 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews during the 2014 MLB season.

Wrap: New York Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 5/26/14
Video: Play stands; Yankees set wheels in motion by positioning the winning run at second (STL)

MLB Instant Replay Review 377: Chris Segal (03)

Instant Replay Review upheld 2B Umpire Chris Segal's safe call in the bottom of the 8th inning of the Cubs-Giants game. With one out and one on, Giants baserunner Angel Pagan attempted to steal second base off Cubs catcher Wellington Castillo, who threw to second baseman Darwin Barney as Pagan slid into second base. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Cubs Manager Rick Renteria, Segal's ruling was affirmed, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the Cubs were leading, 8-4. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 8-4.

This is Chris Segal (96)'s third Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Crew Chief Mark Wegner's 10th supervised Replay Review of the 2014 Regular Season.

This is the 377th Instant Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Cubs Manager Rick Renteria's MLB-leading 21st Replay Review of 2014.
Umpires are now 196/377 (.519 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews during the 2014 MLB season.

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants, 5/26/14
Video: Play stands; Giants steal a benign base in the eighth inning of upheld safe call (CHC)

MLB Instant Replay Review 376: Jim Reynolds (13)

Instant Replay Review upheld 2B Umpire Jim Reynolds' out call in the top of the 6th inning of the Marlins-Nationals game. With one out and one on, Nationals pitcher Tanner Roark threw to shortstop Ian Desmond in an attempt to pick off Marlins baserunner Casey McGehee at second base. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Marlins Manager Mike Redmond, Reynolds' ruling was affirmed, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the Marlins were leading, 3-0. The Marlins ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Jim Reynolds (77)'s MLBU-leading 13th Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Crew Chief Fieldin Culbreth's 24th supervised Replay Review of the 2014 Regular Season.

This is the 376th Instant Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Marlins Manager Mike Redmond's 16th Replay Review of 2014.
Umpires are now 195/376 (.519 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews during the 2014 MLB season.

Wrap: Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals, 5/26/14
Video: Play stands; Marlins are picked off at second on Replayed attempt in the 6th inning (MIA)

MLB Ejection & Replay Review Stats: Week 8 Sabermetrics

Ejection & Instant Replay Review Statistics and Sabermetrics are now available for MLB Week 8. As the numbers and trends begin to form, Close Call Sports and the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League continues with the strategic statistics reporting, the first measure of umpire-centric sabermetrics in professional baseball. Visit Instant Replay Review Statistics 101: Week 1 Sabermetrics for an introduction to Ejection & Replay Review definitions and terms, including Review Affirmation Percentage (RAP), also known as QOC (Quality of Correctness), Replay Percentage of Success (RPS), alternatively, 1.000 - RAP = RPS, and Manager's Challenge Success Percentage (CSP). Also included is Team Success Percentage (TSP), which includes all Replay Reviews; both Manager's Challenges and Crew Chief Reviews.

With Week 8 of the MLB Regular Season in the books, the UEFL recaps traditional ejections, plus professional baseball's "this time it counts" living experiment with Instant Replay Reviews.

NEW! We begin this week's sabermetric analysis with umpire ejections. Our sample size is n=60.
"Team most active" (Team with most Ejections): Tampa Bay Rays, NY Yankees - 5.
"Team least active" (Team with least Ejections): 9 Tied - 1.
"Manager ejections leader" (Manager ejected most often): Rick Renteria - 3 (1.000 QOC Y).
"Player ejections leader" (Player ejected most often): Daniel Murphy - 2 (.500 QOC Y).
"Umpire leader" (Umpire with most Ejections): Toby Basner, Fieldin Culbreth - 4 (Both 1.000).
"Crew most active" (Crew Chief whose crew has most Ejections): Fieldin Culbreth - 8 (.750).
"Most accurate umpire" (Umpire with greatest Simple QOC): Basner, Tim Timmons - 1.000 in 3/3.
"Overall QOC percentage" (Overall QOC Y value): .750 (33 Y / 11 N) + 16 Irrecusable = 60 Total.
"Team Status Pre-Ejection" (Winning-Losing-Tied [W-L-T] Record prior to Ejection): 11-32-17.
"Team Status Post-Ejection" (Game Record [W-L]): 19-41. (Delta: 8-9; WPCT: .471).

Next up is the category of Instant Replay Reviews. Our sample size is n=375.

Key bullet points:
"Team Most Used" (Made use of Replay Review most often): Chicago Cubs, Oakland A's - 20.
"Team Least Used" (Least use of Replay): Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles - 6.
"Manager's Challenge Leaders" (Most challenges filed): Rick Renteria - 19 (.526 CSP)
"Most successful Manager" (Manager with highest CSP): Mike Redmond - .909 in 10/11.
"League average Manager" (Average CSP for all Managers): .522
"Least successful Manager" (Manager with lowest CSP): Bryan Price - .250 in 2/8.
"Most successful team in review" (Team with highest TSP): Atlanta Braves - .800.
"Least successful team in review" (Team with lowest TSP): Cincinnati Reds - .182.
"Umpire most questioned" (Most Replay Reviews): Jim Reynolds - 12 (.583 RAP).
"Crew most questioned" (Crew Chief whose crew has most Reviews): Larry Vanover - 24 (.292).
"Most accurate umpire" (Umpire with greatest RAP): Bellino, Carapazza - 1.000 in 5/5.
"Umpire of greatest overturn" (Umpire with lowest RAP): Hoberg, Scott, Tumpane - .000 in 0/3.
"Overall affirmation or QOC percentage" (Overall RAP): .517 (194/375 Affirmed Replay Reviews).
Team Status Pre-Review (Winning or Losing prior to review [Win-Loss-Tied]): 124-156-93.
Team Status Post-Review (Game Record [W-L]): 181-192. (Delta: 57-36; WPCT: .613).

Actual data (Raw Data for Replay Reviews):

MLB Replay Reviews 374-375: Fletcher, Muchlinski (04, 03)

Instant Replay Review upheld 2B Umpire Andy Fletcher's out call in the top of the 1st and HP Umpire Mike Muchlinski's out call in the bottom of the 7th inning of the Angels-Royals game. In the 1st, with none out and one on, Royals baserunner Jarrod Dyson attempted to steal second base off Angels catcher Chris Iannetta, who threw to shortstop Erick Aybar as Dyson slid into second base. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Royals Manager Ned Yost, Fletcher's ruling was affirmed, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the contest was tied, 0-0.

In the 7th, with two out and two on, Angels batter C.J. Cron hit a 0-2 fastball from Rangers pitcher Kelvin Herrera on a line drive to right fielder Lorenzo Cain, who threw to catcher Salvador Perez as Angels baserunner R2 Albert Pujols slid into home plate. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Angels Manager Mike Scioscia, Muchlinski's ruling was affirmed, the call was correct. At the time of the review, the contest was tied, 3-3. The Angels ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

This is Andy Fletcher (49)'s fourth Replay Review of 2014.
This is Mike Muchlinski (76)'s third Replay Review of 2014.
This is Crew Chief Mark Wegner's eighth, ninth supervised Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.

This is the 374th, 375th Instant Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is Royals Manager Ned Yost's 10th Replay Review of 2014.
This is Angels Manager Mike Scioscia's 14th Replay Review of 2014.
Umpires are now 193/375 (.515 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews during the 2014 MLB season.

Wrap: Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 5/25/14
Video: Play stands; Dyson slides past second base on a ruling affirmed by Replay Review (KC)
Video: Play stands; Pujols is tagged out at home temporarily denying ANA the tying run (LAA)