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Tag: Umpires

Won’t Somebody Think Of The Umpires

January 27, 2021 Ben Carter Baseball, Opinion

Man vs machine. A battle as old as time. Or at least as old as machines. Robot umpires have been a part of the baseball conversation for several years now, as increasingly reliable PITCHf/x and Statcast data gives us immediate

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Challenge Everything

February 5, 2020 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball

Do you know how well your team does at challenging calls? I don’t know how well the Indians do. I was listening to a podcast last week and was surprised to hear them say that MLB’s instant replay challenge system

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The Impact of the Home Plate Umpire on Run Expectancy

January 23, 2020 Russell Eassom Baseball

Imagine you’re a pitcher in the majors and you’ve done everything you can to prep for a game so that you’re in the best condition. You’ve gone through the game plan with the catcher and coaches, to know where to

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The Compassionate Umpire or The Cold Automated Zone

November 12, 2018 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball

At the half way point and at end of the season Jeff Sullivan from FanGraphs does pieces on the worst call ball and strike of the season so far. These are usually quite bizarre calls that have some unusual circumstances

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