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Posted: Sep 22, 2023 - 7:51pm

 GeneP59 wrote:
Our wheels fell off again as our helm captain was tossed overboard!   


We’re in the basement!
We’re in the basement!
We’re in the basement!
We’re in the basement!

3rd time in 4 years. 


Hey, it could always be worse. You could be a Mets fan. 

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Posted: Sep 22, 2023 - 9:52am

 GeneP59 wrote:
Our wheels fell off again as our helm captain was tossed overboard!   


We’re in the basement!
We’re in the basement!
We’re in the basement!
We’re in the basement!

3rd time in 4 years. 


It's not often that a last-place team is only 2 games under .500 this late in the season.  Tough division - Baltimore and Tampa have had good seasons.

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Posted: Sep 22, 2023 - 9:04am

Our wheels fell off again as our helm captain was tossed overboard!   

We’re in the basement!
We’re in the basement!
We’re in the basement!
We’re in the basement!

3rd time in 4 years. 
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Posted: Sep 22, 2023 - 8:02am

 Red_Dragon wrote:


A fully-automated system could be error-free - no need for reviews.


safe/out will always need to have umpires make the first call, at least for the foreseeable future, because malfunctions happen and we will want to prove to everyone that there's not a way to game the system.

I think the balls/strikes we see on TV are always going to be subjective, even with that K-zone whatever box they put up, because parallax doesn't show us whether the ball literally did just clip the corner of the "cylinder" but appeared to be outside of the box. An umpire with two functioning eyeballs is constantly creating that cylinder in his mind using his powers of 3D perception, and for now has the potential advantage over that 2D box we see. So on close calls that look like balls but are called strikes, I figure the ump is probably right.

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Posted: Sep 22, 2023 - 7:27am

 rgio wrote:

There are...but only for "big" plays...outs, fair or foul balls, fan interference, home runs.  The balls and strikes are 100% human.

I was against replacing umps for a long time, but if you've watched the US Open tennis tournament, they have proven that we (to date) only need humans to hit and retrieve balls, and operate the equipment.

VAR is a major part of every soccer match globally now.

Baseball will follow suit soon.


They are apparently testing out a system with some AAA games - something like 10 cameras and sensors and such.  MLB is waiting to see how reliable it is and may try it out in 2025 according to what I've read about it.

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Posted: Sep 22, 2023 - 7:04am

 miamizsun wrote:


are you union busting?
because if you are...

isn't there a room full of unknown hair-splitters somewhere looking at these cameras?
can't they over-ride or overturn a call on the field?
i'm not sure but this seems logical


A fully-automated system could be error-free - no need for reviews.
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Posted: Sep 22, 2023 - 6:43am

 miamizsun wrote:
are you union busting?
because if you are...

isn't there a room full of unknown hair-splitters somewhere looking at these cameras?
can't they over-ride or overturn a call on the field?
i'm not sure but this seems logical

There are...but only for "big" plays...outs, fair or foul balls, fan interference, home runs.  The balls and strikes are 100% human.

I was against replacing umps for a long time, but if you've watched the US Open tennis tournament, they have proven that we (to date) only need humans to hit and retrieve balls, and operate the equipment.

VAR is a major part of every soccer match globally now.

Baseball will follow suit soon.

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Posted: Sep 22, 2023 - 6:26am

 Red_Dragon wrote:

I am 100% in support of abolishing the home-plate umpires and replacing them with cameras.



are you union busting?
because if you are...

isn't there a room full of unknown hair-splitters somewhere looking at these cameras?
can't they over-ride or overturn a call on the field?
i'm not sure but this seems logical
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Posted: Sep 22, 2023 - 5:42am

I am 100% in support of abolishing the home-plate umpires and replacing them with cameras.
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Posted: Sep 21, 2023 - 1:13pm


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Posted: Sep 20, 2023 - 10:02am

These recaps are only fun if you’re trying to wallow in the muck of the game you just watched. And even then, “fun” is about as apt a descriptor as “fielder” is when Joc Pederson is thrown onto the grass with a mitt on his right hand.
And if you’re reading this recap then you almost surely have watched the Giants entire season unfold, because why else would you be reading this article, unless you’re a confused soul who came here through a deeply-buried google search because I put “Danny Trejo” in the URL just to see what would happen.

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Posted: Sep 18, 2023 - 8:12am

 JrzyTmata wrote:

Harper is so Philly, it's like he was birthed from the Liberty Bell.



 Kerrang!
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Posted: Sep 18, 2023 - 7:22am

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:


Phillies are his hometown team, for sure. Harper loves playing there, right? I imagine Moreno might even have to eat some of his contract to make him more palatable to someone Trout's willing to play for. 

Harper is so Philly, it's like he was birthed from the Liberty Bell.
We love him here. We have a really good team this year. it' been fun to watch.
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Posted: Sep 17, 2023 - 8:36pm

Giants had 4 games in Denver. Rainout Thursday, then Friday, Doubleheader Saturday, and today. Rockies won easily on Friday, Saturday, and *checks notes* Saturday. But today, the Giants shot out to a 9-to-nothing lead. Wound up winning that game 11-10. Giants are technically still alive but nobody wants them to suddenly rally and make the third Wild Card spot. Ick.

So it looks like the only race left is Baltimore and Tampa? I should watch those guys.
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Posted: Aug 25, 2023 - 3:35pm

 rgio wrote:

If he's going anywhere, I think that Trout might ask for a trade to the Phillies.  He's here when he's not playing, and he would fit in well with the "Harper Bros" thing they got going.  The Phillies are printing money right now...near sell-outs...big viewership...they are loved in an Eagles town, and that's not easy to do.  This town loves Trout...even if we almost never see him play.  They are here next week...we'll see how it goes.

He has a no-trade...and the Phillies already have some huge long-term contracts that might make them unwatchable in a few years...but what the hell, it's not my money.



Phillies are his hometown team, for sure. Harper loves playing there, right? I imagine Moreno might even have to eat some of his contract to make him more palatable to someone Trout's willing to play for. 
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Posted: Aug 25, 2023 - 3:23pm

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Or not, but if I were Trout, and if I wanted to win a World Series, I'd demand a trade.

If he's going anywhere, I think that Trout might ask for a trade to the Phillies.  He's here when he's not playing, and he would fit in well with the "Harper Bros" thing they got going.  The Phillies are printing money right now...near sell-outs...big viewership...they are loved in an Eagles town, and that's not easy to do.  This town loves Trout...even if we almost never see him play.  They are here next week...we'll see how it goes.

He has a no-trade...and the Phillies already have some huge long-term contracts that might make them unwatchable in a few years...but what the hell, it's not my money.

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Posted: Aug 25, 2023 - 2:10pm

 rgio wrote:

Statistically, no second TJ surgery patient has returned to their previous form.

He may be different...but there was already a lot of talk that it would be foolish to pay him for doing both things long-term. 

I'm going to guess that he stays with the Angels, who offer him a 2 part contract.  They'll pay him like Aaron Judge in a long-term deal, and then add a "pitching" clause where they will pay him based on performance... a year or two at a time. 


I understand Moreno's logic of hiring stratospherically great players and some banjo pickers to fill the lineup: put an entertaining product on the field plus some magnetic draws=profitable team. But with Peak Trout having come and gone, I think they're going to have to let Ohtani go and put some cash toward assembling a more complete team, just to stay in the black (if they can possibly be there now—I don't know). Anyway, if I were the Angels, I would be talking to teams about taking on Trout—who is absolutely still a draw, and still amazing (caveat: when healthy /caveat). With the money they save, they could pay half a dozen All-Stars.

Or not, but if I were Trout, and if I wanted to win a World Series, I'd demand a trade.
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Posted: Aug 25, 2023 - 1:55pm

 steeler wrote:


If he has second Tommy John surgery, I think he becomes even more Ruthian.


Thing I read yesterday says a second TJ isn't as successful but yep, I think we all knew the pitching would end sooner than the hitting.
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Posted: Aug 25, 2023 - 1:55pm

 steeler wrote:
If he has second Tommy John surgery, I think he becomes even more Ruthian.

Statistically, no second TJ surgery patient has returned to their previous form.

He may be different...but there was already a lot of talk that it would be foolish to pay him for doing both things long-term. 

I'm going to guess that he stays with the Angels, who offer him a 2 part contract.  They'll pay him like Aaron Judge in a long-term deal, and then add a "pitching" clause where they will pay him based on performance... a year or two at a time. 
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Posted: Aug 25, 2023 - 1:43pm

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Whoever winds up signing Shohei just saved a quarter of a billion dollars...



If he has second Tommy John surgery, I think he becomes even more Ruthian.
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