2024 MLB thread

[muto]

The umpires missed calls for both teams throughout the series. That umpire in particular had 95% accuracy, which is pretty damn good.

https://mobile.twitter.com/UmpScorecards

[ProphetFlume]

There’s a based ball game on television btw. If dodgers don’t make it I can root for Boston. If not I can root for not astros.

Both AL teams beat the dodgers in the ws recently so there’s a nice revenge aspect, and I’m sure the media is creaming themselves over the story if it’s astros, but losing to them again in the ws would be a dagger. As if it would somehow vindicate the earlier win.

[draynay]

The umpires missed calls for both teams throughout the series. That umpire in particular had 95% accuracy, which is pretty damn good.

https://mobile.twitter.com/UmpScorecards

The two worst calls were the two that phaelix is talking about. You aren't good at this.

[muto]

The two worst calls were the two that phaelix is talking about. You aren't good at this.

There were bad calls in all the games all year, every year. You aren't good at this.

Even the best umpires aren't perfect.

In the Houston-Boston game tonight there was one at bat where the 3 balls in a row were all called strikes. I want to say it was in the 5th inning? I'll have to see if I can find it.



https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/co...ut_on_strikes/

[Ursus]

The home plate ump in the Red Sox/Astros game last night was calling balls four inches outside off the plate as strikes, but he wasn't even consistent about it. Sometimes it'd be a ball, sometimes a strike.

I know people complain about the umpires/refs in all 4 major sports leagues, but MLB umps have the easiest job by far of the 4 sports and yet somehow they seem to fuck up the most. Not to mention how completely incompetent umpires like Joe West and Angel Hernandez have managed to keep their jobs for decades.

[Ursus]

The Red Sox are absolutely destroying the Astros 9 - 0 already in the 3rd inning. With this being the first of three games in a row, Dusty Baker should just have position players pitch the rest of the game to save his pitchers for the next two games.

[ProphetFlume]

I blinked and Houston was up in the series 3-2 while the braves are up in this games 3-0

[PhaelixWW]

It’s the first ever… sooooo…

...and now it's forever tainted by the umps.

[draynay]

Have I mentioned how awful the TBS broadcasters are?

...and now it's forever tainted by the umps.

I can't say I agree, but if it gets them to change things I can pretend to agree.

[ProphetFlume]

Last night I figured it was time for the every-few-games dodgers blowout where they win by 4-9 points then can’t muster 2 the next game. Not that I’m complaining. Braves fans must be getting ptsd flashes of last year.

[Logwyn]

Balls and strikes should just be called into the home plate ump’s ear. All he looks at is the swing/catch. Pitch tracking is crazy these days. Everything else should be challengeable(?).

How will Angel Hernandez keep his job with that going on

[ProphetFlume]

Ugh, Astros.

Dodgers pitcher rhythm really got knocked just off center by that failed urias save, forcing everyone to pitch with a day’s less rest. What kills me about his start was Atlanta used the bullpen for it and still crippled the dodgers offense. That strat is usually a wash attempt where you hope for the best but if it doesn’t work you can accept it with rested starters.

[draynay]

How will Angel Hernandez keep his job with that going on

Somebody still needs to fuck up calls at first.

[Logwyn]

Somebody still needs to fuck up calls at first.

TRUE!!! Gotta fill Wests empty spot

[PhaelixWW]

TRUE!!! Gotta fill Wests empty spot

I don't think there's a shortage of people out there who are qualified to make bad ump calls...

Also, it feels weird to be rooting for the Braves, but there it is.

[muto]

Let’s go Braves. Beat the Cheatstros!!

[Gestopft]

Let’s go Braves. Beat the Cheatstros!!

I'll second that: they aren't my team (which hasn't even been to the playoffs in forEVER), but they are the local team for me. And yeah...Astros.

[ProphetFlume]

Barry bonds and the astros. Dusty bakers career is intermittent asterisks.

[PhaelixWW]

Barry bonds and the astros. Dusty bakers career is intermittent asterisks.

Why would Dusty Baker have an asterisk for Barry Bonds?

[Smash Adams]

Managed to not see the game tonight, how many brain dead decisions was Dave Roberts responsible for tonight?