OT: GDT: Blue Jays vs Royals Game 6 ALCS

[Koonta]

Dammit...

Well it a nice run and a very exciting season....


that BS strike call changed that entire bat...the water cooler took a beating over that one.

Well I hope the Mets crush the Royals dreams now.

 

[BigZ65]

Missed a balk that would have tied the game too. Some pretty significant errors by the home plate umpire.

 

[JC Numminen]

Runners at 3rd and 1st, no out, and couldn't even get a ****ing sac fly.

Was still an unreal season.

 

[mcpw]

Kay, that's baseball for this year.

Focus on hockey now.

 

[KingBogo]

Dammit...

Well it a nice run and a very exciting season....


that BS strike call changed that entire bat...the water cooler took a beating over that one.

Well I hope the Mets crush the Royals dreams now.

I just caught the last part of the game and since most of the series seemed to be played in the afternoon I didn't catch much of the series as a whole. But I noticed that they showed the pitch location most of the time, but not for the most controversial pitch. Is that normal for the coverage? I was waiting to see if it actually came close to the strike zone.

 

[bustamente]

They need to get rid of showing the strike zone outline as all umpires have different strike zones.

 

[BigZ65]

They need to get rid of showing the strike zone outline as all umpires have different strike zones.

Not anymore. They (MLB) are assessing them based on the pitchtrax.

 

[bustamente]

Not anymore. They (MLB) are assessing them based on the pitchtrax.

Then they might as well put a robot back there

 

[Ducky10]

They need to get rid of showing the strike zone outline as all umpires have different strike zones.

And that's the problem, I think robots for balls and strikes isn't such a bad idea. There should be no grey are for balls and strikes.

 

[Koonta]

I just caught the last part of the game and since most of the series seemed to be played in the afternoon I didn't catch much of the series as a whole. But I noticed that they showed the pitch location most of the time, but not for the most controversial pitch. Is that normal for the coverage? I was waiting to see if it actually came close to the strike zone.

They do usually show the pitch location so not sure why they didn't. On MLB.com I saw a visual representation of the pitch location (tracked by computer/radar whatever) and it wasn't even close like half a foot off the plate.

 

[KingBogo]

And that's the problem, I think robots for balls and strikes isn't such a bad idea. There should be no grey are for balls and strikes.

I've always thought that myself. The technology is a breeze. Have a zone and if the ball touches it - strike - if not ball. Umps can make all other judgement calls. Not that dissimilar if a puck is over the goal line or not. You could have a electronic signal for a goal as well in hockey.

 

[KingBogo]

They do usually show the pitch location so not sure why they didn't. On MLB.com I saw a visual representation of the pitch location (tracked by computer/radar whatever) and it wasn't even close like half a foot off the plate.

Thanks. That is how I saw it, but wanted to see the confirmation.

 

[Yukon Joe]

Wow. Damn.

My hometown Jets will have to wait a week or so. The Royals are in the World Series again! **** yeah!

You know, for a lot of reasons, I'm a bigger hockey fan than I am a baseball fan, but weirdly, the Royals are my oldest fan favourite. Them winning the WS back in'85 probably had a lot to do with it.

Royals vs Mets. I think my boys can get this.

 

[sully1410]

Wow. Damn.

My hometown Jets will have to wait a week or so. The Royals are in the World Series again! **** yeah!

You know, for a lot of reasons, I'm a bigger hockey fan than I am a baseball fan, but weirdly, the Royals are my oldest fan favourite. Them winning the WS back in'85 probably had a lot to do with it.

Royals vs Mets. I think my boys can get this.

How can you be excited that Canada's team lost?

In any case, should be an interesting off season for them lots of guys to re-up, or try to anyways. Donaldson, Tulo, Price. Hope they come back to try again.

 

[Ducky10]

How can you be excited that Canada's team lost?

In any case, should be an interesting off season for them lots of guys to re-up, or try to anyways. Donaldson, Tulo, Price. Hope they come back to try again.

The only FA in that bunch is Price, Donaldson and Tulo are locked up. A few guys have options that need to be picked up and they need to qualify Estrada, that's about it. They won't resign Price and it looks as if they're ready to let Stroman lead the staff, although he's no David Price.

With Beeston leaving the biggest question mark is Anthpolous.

 

[Halloween Jack]

Now A.A. will have some free time to watch the dynasty he helped build in NY win a World series!

 

[bustamente]

There will be a overhaul in the pitching staff and they do have some important decisions to make as new president Shapiro comes in. Anybody know when natural grass will be installed in Rogers, that new turf is a joke.

 

[Derfel*]

And that's the problem, I think robots for balls and strikes isn't such a bad idea. There should be no grey are for balls and strikes.

We had a long conversation about this the other day - why not put the "plate" empire behind a computer screen that tracks (Pitchtrax?) the strike zone?

 

[Board Bard]

I just caught the last part of the game and since most of the series seemed to be played in the afternoon I didn't catch much of the series as a whole. But I noticed that they showed the pitch location most of the time, but not for the most controversial pitch. Is that normal for the coverage? I was waiting to see if it actually came close to the strike zone.

The games on Fox were kind of hit and miss with the strike zone graphic, lots of pitches without it. I hate to say it, but the Sportsnet method was better, IMO, with the graphic in the bottom right of the screen for every pitch.