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9/13/2018 2:45:51 PM
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I think human error is part of the game....and "Perfect is the enemy of good enough".
Just like the change they made in forcing middle infielders to have hang in there on double plays and actually step on the bag? All that has done is result in more of them getting injured, and has done nothing to actually improve the game.
Anyone who is playing at the professional level **should** be a skilled enough player to ADAPT to whatever is the strike zone that day.
While there may be inconsistency from one umpire to the next.....any umpire working at the professional level **should** be able to call a PERSONALLY consistent strike zone.
...and that's all the game needs.
As a pitcher you can adapt your pitch selection and targeting to that zone.....and you can do the same as a hitter.
Good pitching stops good hitting. Always has...and trying to force a "perfect" strike zone won't change that.
If you want to LEVEL the playing field between pitchers and hitters....don't monkey around with the strike zone. LIMIT the number of pitching changes you can make.
What has lead to the dominance of pitching is the rise of pitching specialization, and aggressive use of relief pitching. The MORE pitches that a pitcher has...and the FEWER at-bats you get to look at him....the more HE has the advantage. He's fresh....you have fewer data points to judge his performance for that day....and he has more options in his bag to fool you.
IN years past, it was that third or fourth times seeing him where you really started to catch up to him, and really started to do work.
But pitching coaches have learned to count pitches, and get starters out of game and put in a middle-reliever by that point.
So now the whole things resets....and the batters are once again trying to figure out a new arm.
By the time they start to catch up to that guy.....in comes the late guy or the closer.
So you've now created a situation where hitter are constantly seeing a parade of fresh arms, and different looks. So the mark of a good hitter has been driven from .300 down to about .250 to .275 at the major league level.
Want to see more hitting? Then go after this change in strategy and management of pitchers.
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I’m not talking about more hitting, I’m talking about the need to a consistent strike zone. Different umpires have different zones but the problem lies with consistency. The human error is also the worst part of the game. This is why review and challenges now exist. The human error is annoying to watch and annoying for the players. An automated strike zone benefits both batters and pitchers. Batters who are able to learn whether a pitch will result in a ball or strike will benefit, and pitchers able to precisely throw strikes are rewarded. The blown calls affect where pitchers can throw and what batters may swing at. The human error of the game ruins it, it’s time to finally do something about it.
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1. Human error is PART of the game, and managing it is PART of the skill of playing the game. 2. "Reviews and Challenges" have not improved the game, in the sports that have them. Perfect is the Enemy of Good Enough. 3. Players at professional level ALREADY KNOW that. Major leaguers franchises will compile a "book" on the tendencies of umpires and the players they will face. So (if I've done my homework), I know going into game that "Zac Johnson" is behind the plate today. He tends to call the zone more low and to the outside. So as a hitter I can shade him a bit on pitches up-and-in....and lay off close pitches. If' I'm catching, then I'm going to give him a very short look at anything off the plate down and away, and see if I can influence him to give us the call. On inside pitches and high pitches, I'm going to want to really "frame" the pitch...and give him a long look at it... Again to see if I can influence the call. If'm I'm pitching I'm going to want go aggressively at hitters down-and-away...especially if that is their weakness as a hitter.. While I'll want to be cautious going up-and-in. In fact, I may only want to go there if I'm "wasting" a pitch to see if I can get an undisciplined hitter to chase a pitch. 4. Baseball players only talk about "blown calls" on the base paths. Everyone who has ever played the game at a high level understands that calling balls-and-strikes is an art form....and all you ever ask is that an umpire calls a CONSISTENT zone...and calls it for both sides. In fact, one of the game's "unwritten rules" is that you NEVER argue balla-and-strikes with an umpire. Get in an umpire's face about them as a pitcher...and you'll get a warning.... ...and if you're a manager and the home plate umpire even THINKS you're coming out onto the field to argue the zone he's calling that day,? Many umpires will toss you the moment you step onto to the field that is so taboo.
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Human error is part of the game and ruins the game. Reviews and challenges make the game way better, especially when it allows those clear outs and safes to be corrected. And telling me that perfection is the opposite of good enough doesn’t give me any reason to change my mind. I’m not going to settle with good enough. Settling on a consistent strike zone for every umpire would be better, that way pitchers and hitters aren’t preparing for multiple strike zones. The unwritten rule, that no one should argue strikes and balls, is just as dumb as the others. No one follows that crap, that’s why batters, pitchers, and managers still get tossed because an umpire made the wrong call. Those ejections wouldn’t happen unless there were automated strike zones, because then the umpire wouldn’t be at fault for messing up the pitch, only the pitcher and batter can be blamed for either not pitching in the strike zone or not swinging at a strike.
