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In response to "I don't like the absoluteness of it. It seems too mechanical. I know that sounds strange but to me it's part of baseball -- nm" by oblique

I used to agree with this, but it's gotten so bad and umpires are so bad at this I can't argue on this side anymore.

Posted by Jim (aka Jim) Oct 8 '15, 07:23

Get it right

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How much of that is bias *because* you have something supposedly showing you what a ball/strike is? It seems SO bad because there's a line drawn by a - oblique Oct 8, 07:25 5
- I'd agree that it hasn't really gotten worse, we're just in a much better position to recognize it. - Ender Oct 8, 07:33
- In some cases, really bad. Again, the better pitchers get the calls. Catchers who are better at framing pitches get the calls. - Jim Oct 8, 07:28 2
  - And that's been recognized since the days of Walter Johnson. -- nm - Reagen Oct 8, 08:19 1
    - ....and and Honus Wagner, Cap Anson and Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown -- nm - prayformojo Oct 8, 08:23
- It was awful long before pitch tracker. - David Oct 8, 07:27

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