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VolPack22 said:
I understand some of you like the human aspect of the game but this is 21 minutes of strikes that were called balls from the 2021 season. Several times the batter starts walking to the dugout thinking they were struck out. That’s when you know it’s bad. This is the reason the automated strike zone will be in the majors within a few years.

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Frustrating to say the least. Home plate umpires have to be accountable for their dumbness.
 
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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
Frustrating to say the least. Home plate umpires have to be accountable for their dumbness.
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And then they want to eject players and coaches for their missed calls. Baseball umpires have more authority than any other referee in other sports. That’s why they fought tooth and nail against instant replay and this ABS ball/strike system. They didn’t want to lose their authority. They seriously got an increase in salary to implement the ABS and replay system that seems to only work half the time. MLB had to reward the umpires for their bad calls as a compromise. It’s lunacy.
 
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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
I loved that guy. I also loved a player the Braves had .... Brett Butler ---> in the 80s.
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I just glanced at his stats. He is 25th all-time in stolen bases. Must have been pretty fast. You would think someone with that many hits and stolen bases would be in consideration for the HOF. I guess he is in the Hall of Very Good?
 
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VolPack22 said:
I just glanced at his stats. He is 25th all-time in stolen bases. Must have been pretty fast. You would think someone with that many hits and stolen bases would be in consideration for the HOF. I guess he is in the Hall of Very Good?
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Butler was a very popular player w/the Braves. They traded him to the Cleveland Indians for a pitcher which pissed off the whole Braves nation at the time. I'm still pissed over it.
 
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volz2wallz said:
Grew up watching cubs games after school on wgn...then we got braves games on tbs..then my uncle got me into Yankees in late late 80s and he taught me alot..braves fan secretly but Yankees fan in heart...he would be excited this yr like me...
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Didn't anyone ever tell you to stay away from that crazy uncle?
 
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Man, while mowing the yard, a bunch of yellowjackets got after me and lit my @$$ up!! They got my legs about 10 times and they are still hurting!
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