On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 12:38 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> It's well known that each umpire has his own strike zone and ball/strike > calls can be very subjective. Some people call for an electronic strike > zone so calls can be consistent and accurate while others want to preserve > the human aspect of the game. As a result the PitchTrax could show that a > called strike was clearly out of the strike zone, or vice versa, and the TV > announcer won't call attention to it. If he says anything, it will be that > the pitcher has to learn this ump's strike zone. > This is one of my biggest gripes of national baseball broadcasters: no one will outright say that an umpire has botched a strike/ball call. One thing that's worth noting is that we've done a full rotation of the umpires, meaning Larry Vanover will be behind the plate tonight. He called Game 1, and to say he had a horrible night is an understatement. Fox repeatedly showed called strikes clearly outside the zone, which he proceeded to seemingly make up with a strike call for a ball that was four ball widths outside. And yet Buck and Smoltz refused to outright say that these calls were bad, preferring to dance around the issue. It's not like these are amateurs. You'd point out bad calls otherwise from other umpires. Admit they kicked a few pitches. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
