QuesTec Poll
by 82Special on May 9, 2009 8:19 PM EDT
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I've wondered about this issue for quite awhile, and the inconsistency of tonight's home plate umpire made me think this was as good a time as any to try a poll. I'm usually a baseball traditionalist, but until the Cards start to be the team getting the calls instead of the team consistently getting hammered, I'm wondering if a more impartial system shouldn't be used to call balls and strikes. I'd like to know what you think. Hence, the poll:
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Combine the two
Still have an umpire, but a robot one.
by DiscoJer on May 9, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
5) Fire the bad umpires.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
by SleepyCA on May 9, 2009 10:03 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
My vote,
and I think the Umps should start positioning themselves in the middle of the plate not over the inside corner. Tonight’s Ump called a pretty consistent game, but 5 inches off the plate is absurd!
by chicagocardfan on May 9, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ding!
It’s all about accountability. Umps that do a bad job shouldn’t work or should face sanctions of some kind.
"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.
by redbirdnation8206 on May 10, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
since they don't use questex anymore, can we vote for something else?
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
by gdm426 on May 9, 2009 11:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah seriously
St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008
by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAHA
Let the batters call balls and strikes. wtf?
St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008
by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 1:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
AJ Pierzinski's OBP is suddenly 1.000
Space.
It's a problem we face.
So we never go anywhere.
We just stay in one place.
by hazel on May 12, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A congressional oversight committee on that freaking blown call.
by notmorganfreeman on May 10, 2009 2:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kyle Lohse and Yaddi
I blame these two for not taking advantage of the strike zone…
The Reds had some questionable strikes called against them as well. Harrang was just smart enough to notice the corner was being called and he just pounded it.
Sometimes I wonder if Duncan/Yadi/pitcher get too caught up in the “game” plan and don’t adjust to an ump who has a rather large zone.
by ICbirdfan on May 10, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is a good point
here’s an interesting bit: Lohse has had a faster fastball than harang every single year of his career (both have been MLB pitchers from 2002-2009).
I had a long reply typed where I said something to the effect of “harang can get away with missing up in the zone more, because he throws harder”, until I looked it up.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
by SleepyCA on May 10, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't vote
because there was no option to use Questec to monitor the performance of the umpires
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 12:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that's why you just vote for the fourth option
and call it a day.
On with the (good) youth movement!
by aet15 on May 11, 2009 4:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Human element
Its what makes the game so great. MLB umpires are the best officials in pro sports and they do a pretty decent job of policing bad calls and bad umps. Each team during any given year has calls go its way and against it. It all evens out. Get rid of Instant Replay!
by backtocali on May 15, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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