2023 StL Game #41: Sunday, May 14 at Red Sox

With a 5 run lead, I’d genuinely rather see a lead-off tater hit into the upper deck than a lead-off BB…

Umps can’t see home plate or the foul pole. Just make it up as you go, I guess.

Interesting that one of the the ESPN announcers said Cabrera got a called strike on the 3-0 pitch, only because the count was 3-0. And yes, savant shows it was a ball, the first bad strike call for the Cards tonight. Announcer said it would’ve been called a ball on an 0-2 count. Then they started talking about the human nature/element of it all and how umps are influenced by the situation into making calls that don’t always reflect accuracy. Basically, it was an indictment that umps suck. All the more reason to bring on the robos.

I would rather listen to fingernails on a chalkboard than watch Burleson play the OF.

In his defense, the wind is blowing the ball around pretty good. But still, I hold my breath too.

Jnevel, with Burleson there is no defense. That is the problem.

With a 5 run lead, I’d genuinely rather see a lead-off tater hit into the upper deck than a lead-off BB…

Me too, I hate a walk in that situation. I forget the who/when details, but in the last year or so I heard a former pitcher saying they would get fined for a walk in that type of situation. I’m not sure it was a “formal” fine because that might not fly, but I think it was something like they had to make a $100 donation to the slush jar when that happened.

I would rather listen to fingernails on a chalkboard than watch Burleson play the OF.

Is it healthy to hold your breath and pause your heartbeat for 3 or 4 seconds?

But slug matters. And something about clarity. Just ask Mo.

He get’s the “Boob of the Year Award”

Redbirds should make up good ground on the first 2 teams they have to hurdle on the long climb to the top, but no help from either KC or the O’s. That’s okay…as timing and fate would have it, starting tomorrow we get 3 games at home and a chance to pick up ground in the best manner available.

Yep 1td, umps have been getting some things wrong for a long time. I think it’s worse now, but who knows. It might just be we see it so much more with every game on TV with so many different cameras. But I think part of it with balls and strikes is the pitches are faster with more movement these days. It’s hard for a human to get it right consistently.

Regardless, the strike zone shouldn’t vary based who’s umping, what “his” strike zone is, what the count is, what the inning is, how loud the home fans are cheering, etc.

Yeah, you could see Nado emerging from the lull in his rip for the last few games. It’ll be nice to have both him and Goldy ripping the baseball vs. MIL.

Cubs lost 16-3 today. 🙂