Non-Mariners In-Season Stuff

[NWinAZ]

In 1969 the Oakland A's introduced ball girls to sit along the foul lines and shag baseballs in foul territory. One of the first ball girls they hired was Debbi Fields, future founder of Mrs. Fields Bakeries.

 

[wazzu31]

Pirates continue to piss of their fans.

Well maybe I was totally wrong on the Pirates. It’s like these cheap owners are all tone deaf.

 

[cezero]

Angels starting pitcher Tyler Anderson had a no hitter through 5.2 against the Astros. Just broken up by Alvarez with a double.

But Anderson was at 88 pitches so I doubt they would've left him out for a complete game anyway.

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

Funny how baseball works

 

[cezero]

guardians won their 5th in a row today to get to 2 over .500 after a rough start. i'm pleased.

o's are getting there with a good win today over the blue jays.

o's, guardians, and m's all have monday off. what will i do with myself?

 

[NWinAZ]

Payback

 

[PolarVortex]

He turned 'nonchalant' into a hyphenated word: 'non-chalant'.

 

[PolarVortex]

Ty France is off the a good start. Took a while for him to recover from Mariner Disease after getting traded to Cincy. But he's back in 2021-2022 from for the Twins. Figures.

Kelenic, on the other hand, remains his own worst enemy.

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[wazzu31]

Ty France is off the a good start. Took a while for him to recover from Mariner Disease after getting traded to Cincy. But he's back in 2021-2022 from for the Twins. Figures.

Kelenic, on the other hand, remains his own worst enemy.

If he doesn’t turn it around this year, he needs to hang up his cleats and enlist in the marines

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

Gotta say those were some very close pitches.

 

[NWinAZ]

Gotta say those were some very close pitches.

Thought the same but I also get the bitching when it is 80% on one team. All they have to do is have the challenge rule and all this shit goes away. Or my idea of just posting the box on the big screen and the ump can change it in a millisecond.

What has always bothered me is that with no immediate video, they will continue the game being wrong. I assume they think they are right when missing the same calls over and over so let them see it so they can correct it then and there.

 

[wazzu31]

Thought the same but I also get the bitching when it is 80% on one team. All they have to do is have the challenge rule and all this shit goes away. Or my idea of just posting the box on the big screen and the ump can change it in a millisecond.

What has always bothered me is that with no immediate video, they will continue the game being wrong. I assume they think they are right when missing the same calls over and over so let them see it so they can correct it then and there.

Always seemed like the Astros cheating scandal proved players can wear the sensors that shows their exact strike zone. Thats my only gripe with the ABS is that it appears to be a generic one. Samad Taylor’s isn’t the same as Locklear’s but it looks the same.

 

[cezero]

Always seemed like the Astros cheating scandal proved players can wear the sensors that shows their exact strike zone. Thats my only gripe with the ABS is that it appears to be a generic one. Samad Taylor’s isn’t the same as Locklear’s but it looks the same.

Hawkeye's cameras are crazy accurate down to a few millimeters. Each player gets their height precisely measured without shoes on, and that gets fed into the system for creating an individualized vertical strike zone. Width of the zone is the same for each player.

I've been a fan of Hawkeye since they first started using it in tennis 20 years ago. They started with a challenge system as well, but it's been pretty widely adopted as the official line caller rather than using line judges. Took FOREVER for them to finally come to their senses. Everything moves so much faster in tennis now and there's no more matches cost by horrific line calls.

 

[cezero]

orioles and guardians start a 3-game set today. i'm torn because i'm loving the vibe i'm getting from the guardians, but I really want the o's to get above .500

i'll be flipping back and forth a lot today between that game and the m's/reds since they start almost the same time.

 

[wazzu31]

Hawkeye's cameras are crazy accurate down to a few millimeters. Each player gets their height precisely measured without shoes on, and that gets fed into the system for creating an individualized vertical strike zone. Width of the zone is the same for each player.

I've been a fan of Hawkeye since they first started using it in tennis 20 years ago. They started with a challenge system as well, but it's been pretty widely adopted as the official line caller rather than using line judges. Took FOREVER for them to finally come to their senses. Everything moves so much faster in tennis now and there's no more matches cost by horrific line calls.

Is that what baseball uses? I truly don’t know, like I said my only gripe is strike zones aren’t all the same and it appears they use a generic one but I could be off.

If baseball goes full ABS does Greg Maddux have to give back his Cy Young’s and the Braves give back their 1995 WS?

 

[cezero]

Is that what baseball uses? I truly don’t know, like I said my only gripe is strike zones aren’t all the same and it appears they use a generic one but I could be off.

If baseball goes full ABS does Greg Maddux have to give back his Cy Young’s and the Braves give back their 1995 WS?

like i explained, it's not a generic strike zone. it's individualized based on player height.

the ones they show on broadcasts right now are generic. those aren't generated using the hawkeye technology. it'll be interesting to see how the tech develops and how broadcasters will use it. shouldn't be too hard. the NFL has used hawkeye cameras at each game for a long time to generate precise metrics for tv viewers. they're using 8K cameras now. very cool.

MLB isn't going full ABS. Like tennis, for reasons passing understanding, they're going to use a challenge system. Took 15 years of the challenge system for a tennis tournament (US Open) to finally get rid of human line judges altogether. I'm betting it'll never happen in MLB.

 

[NWinAZ]

like i explained, it's not a generic strike zone. it's individualized based on player height.

the ones they show on broadcasts right now are generic. those aren't generated using the hawkeye technology. it'll be interesting to see how the tech develops and how broadcasters will use it. shouldn't be too hard. the NFL has used hawkeye cameras at each game for a long time to generate precise metrics for tv viewers. they're using 8K cameras now. very cool.

MLB isn't going full ABS. Like tennis, for reasons passing understanding, they're going to use a challenge system. Took 15 years of the challenge system for a tennis tournament (US Open) to finally get rid of human line judges altogether. I'm betting it'll never happen in MLB.

I think even the generic is better than man.

Even the NFL is going away from chains and using electronics to determine first downs.

 

[NWinAZ]

Off the special sauce.