2021-08-18: Brewers (Peralta) at Cardinals (Flaherty) [Brewers win, 6-4 in 10 innings -- Freddy leaves game with shoulder discomfort; Bullpen covers 8 masterful innings as Crew completes comeback in extras]

[JRob1125]

What a BS call. The ump has been pure garbage tonight

[Bulldogboy]

Its time to drop Yelich in the order. I still am in the camp that he is going to start hitting better but time to let him get going in the bottom half. Would much rather have Garcia, Rowdy, or Narvaez get a shot there.

 

Yelich's OBP and speed are nice at the top, but his walk rate is declining and teams shift so effectively against him that lead-off probably isn't a great spot either. Drop him to 7th and hope he forces his way back up

Agreed every time the guy comes up there is two men on and you need a hit. Times up on that.

[Eye Black]

In no universe was that a strike. Forget the shadowed box graphic, that one crossed Escobar above the letters. Just brutal.

[roadcrew3]

Ump has dinner reservations

[rondoman]

What an absolute BS call. MLB umps make games borderline unwatchable.

[StearnsFTW]

Lol nice ump. Just awful all night.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

My goodness.

 

So many bad calls. Both teams. But wow. That's a huge break for the Cards.

[phnxcrew]

If rowdy was hitting, that’s a strike. Unfortunately rowdy is 8 inches taller than Escobar, I believe

[wOOgiE22]

Umps are freakin horrendous!! In no way was that a strike.

[wildcat2237]

Norris.....this should be fun....

[HarveysWBs]

I keep hearing commentators say that umpiring has never been better, but wow some of these scorecards are just brutal. Best of times, worst of times I guess.

[rickh150]

Robots please

 

It’s coming. Robots would also revolutionize the big curveball pitcher who nips the bottom edge of the zone with the catcher catching it about 8 inches off the ground…., an obvious ball to umps now but actually a strike.

[pacopete4]

Never fun for a player to work a great at bat to be rung up on complete crap.

[Bulldogboy]

Bullpen has been fantastic. Would suck to lose it but Woodruff v Lester better be a match up in your favor tomorrow.

[roadcrew3]

I keep hearing commentators say that umpiring has never been better, but wow some of these scorecards are just brutal. Best of times, worst of times I guess.

 

It would be interesting to watch games from 20 years back but with the zone outline and gamecast pitches on the screen to compare. Can't say if umps are better or worse today, but having every call analyzed in real time definitely hurts todays umps

[Eye Black]

Robots please

 

It’s coming. Robots would also revolutionize the big curveball pitcher who nips the bottom edge of the zone with the catcher catching it about 8 inches off the ground…., an obvious ball to umps now but actually a strike.

I actually think we’ll see many more walks with the automated strike zone. Pitchers currently get a lot of calls just outside the zone, and hitters will have more confidence in laying off those pitches in the age of robot umps.

[tmwiese55]

Yea I'd still guess umps are better now than 25 years ago due to the technology kind of forcing them to be better since they're graded on it. We just see the scrutiny in real time whereas years ago we had no way of knowing. Off the top of all our heads, just think of the 3-6 inches Maddux/Glavine used to get off the plate. But, that doesn't mean it can't easily be improved by robots. I'm all for it. This guy has been rough tonight, both ways.

[oldguy]

Uh Oh. Do you know what usually happens when you have a chance to make a play and you don’t

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Robots please

 

It’s coming. Robots would also revolutionize the big curveball pitcher who nips the bottom edge of the zone with the catcher catching it about 8 inches off the ground…., an obvious ball to umps now but actually a strike.

I actually think we’ll see many more walks with the automated strike zone. Pitchers get a lot of calls just outside the zone, and hitters will have more confidence in laying off those pitches.

 

This is the unintended consequence I worry about too.

 

I do think pitchers will also learn to pitch to the bottom of the zone more, though, and that might counterbalance some of the impact.

[Eye Black]

Uh Oh. Do you know what usually happens when you have a chance to make a plan you don’t

Daniel Norris just mows down the next guy instead?

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Hopefully that builds some of Noriss' confidence.

[markedman5]

Nice work by Norris after the botched double play

[HarveysWBs]

Before robot umps happen, they need to roll this out in the minors for a good long while and work out the kinks. I’d suspect an offensive explosion at first, so adjusting the zone downward, as others have said, would seem a likely fix.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Alex Reyes is very good.

 

Hader is significantly better. Lucky to have Josh in the 9th inning.

[JET15]

Nice line for the bullpen so far... 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 SO