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IcePhoenix posted:gently caress the Yankees is true, but also gently caress the Red Sox, as demonstrated by this Twins Fact™ As a sox fan living in the twin cities I was actively rooting for the Twins there. 
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Brian Moran (Marlins) in his Major League debut faced his brother Colin Moran (Pirates) and struck him out. https://www.mlb.com/video/must-c-moran-brothers-face-off
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IcePhoenix posted:gently caress the Yankees is true, but also gently caress the Red Sox, as demonstrated by this Twins Fact™ The rare reverse walk off
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Joe West was nearly immobile during last nights game. Like he didn't have the energy, or worse, the ability to move well. He can't position himself for calls anymore. It was like watching someone call a game while underwater. He's 66. Joined the league in 1976. Had a great career, seen everything, but there doesn't seem to be much more left in his tank. I don't see him coming back next season. He shouldn't come back next season. Regardless of his flaky zone, his terrible calls, it's a career to be celebrated. By someone. But it should be over.
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"Had a great career" I guess that's true from the job side of it
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Intruder posted:"Had a great career"
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Sep 6, 2019 14:33
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Joe West is just a compiler
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So why, exactly, are MLB umpires accountable to no one no matter how obviously and quantitatively terrible they are
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I'm not sure that counts as breaking anymore, popes toes
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zoux posted:So why, exactly, are MLB umpires accountable to no one no matter how obviously and quantitatively terrible they are They're basically cops.
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Popete posted:Brian Moran (Marlins) in his Major League debut faced his brother Colin Moran (Pirates) and struck him out. Get a brain, morans
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zoux posted:So why, exactly, are MLB umpires accountable to no one no matter how obviously and quantitatively terrible they are They have a very strong union and represent a fairly small labor pool. From what I understand umpires are graded behind the scenes and there is some incentive to do well as it plays into who gets on post season umpiring crews, but it doesn't sound like there's any form of relegation or discipline for being particularly awful.
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Sydin posted:They have a very strong union and represent a fairly small labor pool. From what I understand umpires are graded behind the scenes and there is some incentive to do well as it plays into who gets on post season umpiring crews, but it doesn't sound like there's any form of relegation or discipline for being particularly awful. Call the dang Pinkertons!
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Robo umps won't change anything because the home plate ump has final discretion and you know Cowboy Joe is going to override as many close calls as possible
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Austin Riley is back up tonight specifically for another righty bat against Corbin. I guess the hope is everyone just forgot the book on him in the meantime?
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Tonight is Framber Valdez vs TBD Put all your cash on TBD
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tadashi posted:I would love for anyone trying to poo poo on her articles to write enough articles per week (or w/e the pace is) that get enough clicks to keep a roof over their heads. Writing about baseball for 8 months a year must be loving brutal, thankless, and pays poo poo for taking up so much of your time. I mean this is a dumb hill to die on but I'm surprised good baseball writers aren't constantly thinking themselves out of the logical plain of existence more often. But if you think about it, if you write all those articles and don't get paid enough to keep a roof over your head, your articles are more valuable.
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IcePhoenix posted:I'm not sure that counts as breaking anymore, popes toes I guess that happened when the county took a backhoe to my internet.
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Joe West's calls may be terrible but have you considered he makes a lot of them?
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Intruder posted:Joe West's calls may be terrible but have you considered he makes a lot of them? I would love for anyone trying to poo poo on his calls to get enough pitches per week (or w/e the pace is) that get enough blown calls to keep a roof over their heads.
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I am reasonably certain that with like a one day crash course in training I could call balls and strikes as well as Joe West and Angel Hernandez
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Inspector_666 posted:I would love for anyone trying to poo poo on his calls to get enough pitches per week (or w/e the pace is) that get enough blown calls to keep a roof over their heads. I can’t quite parse this sentence, but if I’m understanding it correctly it’s saying that because we aren’t umps we can’t poo poo on bad umpires. I’d say that’s a Bad Take, but I can’t really judge since I’ve never had a good post. Also, having never played baseball I am now disqualified from criticizing any MLB players’ performances. Congratulations, 2019 Detroit Tigers! You are flawless! Pancakes fucked around with this message at 15:44 on Sep 6, 2019 |
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IcePhoenix posted:I am reasonably certain that with like a one day crash course in training I could call balls and strikes as well as Joe West and Angel Hernandez https://www.milbumpireacademy.com/
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Pancakes posted:I can’t quite parse this sentence, but if I’m understanding it correctly it’s saying that because we aren’t umps we can’t poo poo on bad umpires. I’d say that’s a Bad Take, but I can’t really judge since I’ve never had a good post. I just reworded somebody's defense of the Molly Knight article. I figured it was a reach. (You're right about the underlying logic though, and why it's dumb.)
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you know it is more difficult statistically to become an MLB umpire than it is a player
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That's because players get released when they're terrible
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Inspector_666 posted:I would love for anyone trying to poo poo on his calls to get enough pitches per week (or w/e the pace is) that get enough blown calls to keep a roof over their heads. This is 
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Intruder posted:That's because players get released when they're terrible  (and 100% correct)
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I wish I could be as bad at my job as Joe West, Angel Hernandez, CB Bucknor are at theirs and have absolutely no fear of repercussions whatsoever.
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join a union
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Kirios posted:Work public sector Can confirm.
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Dolphins would probably make good umps. They have excellent vision both under and above water. Then for a strikeout the dolphin ump could do a flip or something. I just think that would be cooler than what we have now.
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This professional sports union that represents like 80 people making an average of $200K a year sucks, therefore all unions are bad. 
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Tom Gorman posted:Dolphins would probably make good umps. They have excellent vision both under and above water. Then for a strikeout the dolphin ump could do a flip or something. I just think that would be cooler than what we have now. All robo umps are now the Marlins Dinger Machine with the Marlins replaced by dolphins.
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Kirios posted:Work public sector
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The Pussy Boss posted:This professional sports union that represents like 80 people making an average of $200K a year sucks, therefore all unions are bad. Unfortunately that's probably what most people think, yes.  Hell even taking the umpires union into account the good of unions and their ability to shift some of the overwhelming power advantage that employers naturally hold back to employees is worth every ounce of the bad side of unions and then some. Part of my job is banging my head against four different unions to get things done and yeah sometimes it's loving insufferable how incompetent and insubordinate people can be because they know the union will get them off the hook for any consequences, but the alternative is a right to work hellscape where wages are even more stagnant and the average person has even less job security. Anyway sorry I know this isn't D&D but wanted to make sure I'm clear my take wasn't meant to be anti-union.
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Ned Colletti has been hired as a scout... for the San Jose Sharks https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1170023841814515714?s=21
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