Jump to content
Brewer Fanatic

2018-05-10: Brewers (Chacín) at Rockies (Márquez) 7:40 PM CDT [Brewers win, 5-2]


TooLiveBrew

I’m sure as a country we’re pretty much over the 1972 Olympics, but it still would have been nice if they had gotten it right.

 

In a vacuum yes it would have been better, however, considering the tradeoff of sucking the excitement out of every single time a close call goes your way forever I can live with the mistakes.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 161
  • Created
  • Last Reply

I’m sure as a country we’re pretty much over the 1972 Olympics, but it still would have been nice if they had gotten it right.

 

In a vacuum yes it would have been better, however, considering the tradeoff of sucking the excitement out of every single time a close call goes your way forever I can live with the mistakes.

 

Personal preference I guess, I can understand your viewpoint, guess “justice” just trumps everything else in mine. So it’s not too surprising I’ve supported calls for electronic strike zones.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I’m sure as a country we’re pretty much over the 1972 Olympics, but it still would have been nice if they had gotten it right.

 

In a vacuum yes it would have been better, however, considering the tradeoff of sucking the excitement out of every single time a close call goes your way forever I can live with the mistakes.

 

Personal preference I guess, I can understand your viewpoint, guess “justice” just trumps everything else in mine. So it’s not too surprising I’ve supported calls for electronic strike zones.

 

Justice is very great, but sports is not real life. Plenty of other luck involved for championship teams, why should we allow line drive outs? If the exit velocity is above 105 mph, the batter should just get a hit. Why should they get an out, just because that's the way its always been? So at some point I think its just best to leave this stuff alone and enjoy the games.

 

I would be ok with electronic umps maybe but only if the calls happen with absolutely zero delay.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Another chance to break this wide open for Yelich. Really does not seem to feel comfortable versus a lefty.
"This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have no problem with instant replay. I have a huge problem with scrutinizing every insignificant close play all year long.

 

Take a look at 2-3 slow mo replays. If you can’t obviously tell the call was wrong, leave it alone and move on. You wouldn’t even need to stop the game, have some guy in NY watch the replays and stop the game when needed.

 

And if you want to painstakingly review close calls in the playoffs...fine. I’m not for it, but I’d get it.

 

But to review a bang-bang play at first in the 4th inning of a game in May is a waste of time and excitement while not changing who wins the World Series, much less almost never impacting who actually wins any given game. And we do it over and over all season long.

I am not Shea Vucinich
Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

It has nothing to do with the Yankees, look at any major sport and how much replay has evolved in the sport the last 20 years or so.

 

I would say it is getting worse, football now has automatic reviews on most scoring plays? Please keep that out of baseball.

 

Even seemingly clear cut Touchdowns, my initial reaction is to wonder if it will stand. Not that instant jubilation. Same thing in baseball. Wow what a play by Arcia!! No, let's wait 5 minutes to see if it was. I really hate replay, and would rather have that instant thrill back and live with bad calls.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Good chance this run scores anyway but that was really dumb.
"This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I don't understand how everyone doesn't do the college football model. Best way of doing it imo. Stick a guy up in the booth every game, if he needs a couple quick looks at it, he buzzes down. Takes 4-5 looks at it, boom done. It's really that easy. And in most cases of baseball with the dead time you don't have to stop anything, he'll get his 4 looks in while prepping for the next pitch. And in baseball you tell them no dicking around staring at the ump like the managers do now. just go on like normal, if he needs a look he/she will stop it.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Even seemingly clear cut Touchdowns, my initial reaction is to wonder if it will stand. Not that instant jubilation. Same thing in baseball. Wow what a play by Arcia!! No, let's wait 5 minutes to see if it was. I really hate replay, and would rather have that instant thrill back and live with bad calls.

 

This

I am not Shea Vucinich
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have no problem with instant replay. I have a huge problem with scrutinizing every insignificant close play all year long.

 

Take a look at 2-3 slow mo replays. If you can’t obviously tell the call was wrong, leave it alone and move on. You wouldn’t even need to stop the game, have some guy in NY watch the replays and stop the game when needed.

 

And if you want to painstakingly review close calls in the playoffs...fine. I’m not for it, but I’d get it.

 

But to review a bang-bang play at first in the 4th inning of a game in May is a waste of time and excitement while not changing who wins the World Series, much less almost never impacting who actually wins any given game. And we do it over and over all season long.

 

College football has it right. No reason for mlb not to do it that way.

"I wasted so much time in my life hating Juventus or A.C. Milan that I should have spent hating the Cardinals." ~kalle8

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Man, Braun is running into some tough luck again.
"This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Gees, Arcia. That was kinda bush. He needs to grow up.

 

Did you mean his throw or pushing Shaw? Throw was terrible, but Shaw was called off and needs to move

Pushing Shaw. Arcia doesn't need to call off a guy who is camped under the ball. It's not like Shaw was running for position, he literally was standing there waiting for the ball and Arcia just pushed him out of the way. Just because he made a stupid mistake doesn't mean he has to do a jerk move like that to redeem himself. If I was Shaw I'd have a couple four letter words for him.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Gees, Arcia. That was kinda bush. He needs to grow up.

 

Did you mean his throw or pushing Shaw? Throw was terrible, but Shaw was called off and needs to move

Pushing Shaw. Arcia doesn't need to call off a guy who is camped under the ball. It's not like Shaw was running for position, he literally was standing there waiting for the ball and Arcia just pushed him out of the way. Just because he made a stupid mistake doesn't mean he has to do a jerk move like that to redeem himself. If I was Shaw I'd have a couple four letter words for him.

 

meh, the SS makes the call, Shaw should just know his role and be a team player

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Gees, Arcia. That was kinda bush. He needs to grow up.

 

Did you mean his throw or pushing Shaw? Throw was terrible, but Shaw was called off and needs to move

Pushing Shaw. Arcia doesn't need to call off a guy who is camped under the ball. It's not like Shaw was running for position, he literally was standing there waiting for the ball and Arcia just pushed him out of the way. Just because he made a stupid mistake doesn't mean he has to do a jerk move like that to redeem himself. If I was Shaw I'd have a couple four letter words for him.

 

Shaw smiled a bit before he was pushed, almost like he was messing with Arcia. Probably an inside joke.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Not a good debut for Logan. With as good as our pen is if you're going to earn a spot in it on the sole ability to come in and face one single lefty you had better be damn near perfect at retiring him.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

The Twins Daily Caretaker Fund
The Brewer Fanatic Caretaker Fund

You all care about this site. The next step is caring for it. We’re asking you to caretake this site so it can remain the premier Brewers community on the internet. Included with caretaking is ad-free browsing of Brewer Fanatic.

×
×
  • Create New...