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Originally Posted by mostpost
Question for those of you who watch baseball on a fairly regular basis. Are umpires as bad as I think on balls and strikes? Based on Pitchcast or Pitch Trax they get the close ones wrong as often as they get them right. I'm talking about pitches that are on the line or near the line high or low or inside or outside.
An example from today's Cubs/Braves game. With Atlanta batting and the count 3 and 2 on the batter, the Cub's pitcher threw a pitch which registered almost entirely (90%) in the lower right hand corner of the Pitchcast box. It was called ball four. The very next inning with the Cubs at bat, the Atlanta pitcher threw a pitch which was completely low and outside the lower right hand corner of the Pitchcast box. It was strike three.
Sometimes a pitch will be called a ball and the next pitch which is superimposed on the first is called a strike. One of those is wrong.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying the Umps are biased against the Cubs. Their mistakes hurt both teams. I gave the example above because it is the Cubs that I watch, but I am certain every team is affected.
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I watched one inning last night of the Orioles and saw two very questionable calls on balls and strikes in just one half inning. Luckily it was early in game and not game changing YET. Having umpired fast pitch softball, it's difficult to get them all correct on too high or too low when borderline. I think the young fans of today would be okay with some technology being used on b/s's. Maybe in another 50 years before the traditionalists give the okay. Color of the cleats is more important at the moment.
