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  1. jersey cubs fan
    I get that it is pitch f/x data, but how reliable is that for determining the strike zone in every stadium? Each stadium is obviously uniquely designed which makes their systems at least questionable as to the accuracy of how it is measuring strikes. It is one thing to judge speed and movement of any one pitch, but the strike zone is fluid throughout the league, from ump to ump, batter to batter. There are a whole bunch of reasons why a pitch that any one stadium's system determines to be in the zone may be called a ball.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Pitch f/x Which is sourced how?
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Why do you believe this? Blaming it all on framing is silly. But before you even get into the other reasons why a strike can be called a ball, how trustworthy is the data they are working with?
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Soon as you start actually reading the information and taking it for what it is. What is determining non-called strikes? How do they judge that? Does the system vary from stadium to stadium?
  5. jersey cubs fan
    20% of their in-strike-zone calls have been balls. That's crazy. There's no way that's entirely about framing. Agreed. Part of that must be due to the wildness of Cubs pitchers. Guys like Veras and Strop won't be getting any favors from umpires. I'm thinking the built in respect for the Yankees and complete opposite for the Cubs is going to be in play.
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  7. jersey cubs fan
    20% of their in-strike-zone calls have been balls. That's crazy. There's no way that's entirely about framing.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    You're trying too hard.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Agreed. Haven't the Blackhawks had some success against the bully teams in the playoffs? Boston, Philly, etc. They've lost when the opposing goalie gets hot or they are simply just the lesser team.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Because media members are terrible at judging each others' work. Rick Reilly is routinely praised as some sort of genius, but only by other writers. These people are worse than ballplayers when it comes to the "if you have been around a long time you are awesome and deserve to stay around forever" mentality.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    yes
  12. jersey cubs fan
    Actually yeah, the point is they are safer. That doesn't necessarily make them better.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    viewtopic.php?f=3&t=61925&p=3051949#p3051949
  14. jersey cubs fan
    the Yankees closer went on the DL (no idea who he is), very big news for the Cubs next week.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    It'd be about perception. Fans that think the game is currently too long might reactively check out a shorter game. It's less subtle than other attempts, and thus more attention getting. any one inning will last just as long, if not longer. You won't get rid of the 25 man roster, and will still have a lot of relievers. The manager can come out in the 4th/5th and change relievers repeatedly for matchups, slowing everything down. Plus, it would be ridiculously low scoring.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Here's the full Olney piece, although it's insider only... http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/buster-olney/post/_/id/5683?ex_cid=InsiderTwitter_Olney7innings I'm anything but a traditionalist, but no [expletive] way. I think it could go a long way to winning some more casual fans. At the same time, [expletive] them. I can't see how it would help gain fans. People who don't like the sport aren't going to start liking it if it ends at an arbitrarily earlier point in the contest.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    What does that even mean? Kreutz was a highly paid player who dominated the locker room. It sucked that the Bears "best" lineman was a freaking center, even when he was good. Garza is a fairly compensated mediocre lineman who is not guaranteed the starting job for game 1, let alone the entire season.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    He's a primadonna because he doesn't want to accept less money than he's worth? He's a primadonna because he thinks he worth more than he can get. Many not the right descriptor for him, but he seems to have an inflated sense of worth. I'm not saying I blame him. He thinks he's worth more than the Cubs are offering, not necessarily what he can get. I'm sure he could get what he wants on the open market. And since he already has "set for life" money there is no motivation to sign early. Plus, he plays for a terrible team that looks to remain terrible for a while, which is even less incentive to sign for anything shy of market value.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Major Wright doesn't really want to be recognized signing his contract.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Are you talking about the graphics that start the broadcast? I mean...my 7yo notices that stuff, but I could care less about it. I remember the mid 80's openings too, but that's because I was 7yo at the time. You were 7 throughout the mid-80's? Crazy.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    There's no way they asked the opposing manager to wear the home uni for the first pitch. The strategy of grooming a new generation of fans with free superstation access with very limited competition from other entertainment sources is no longer a viable business strategy and is pointless and silly.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    That's a whole bunch of unnecessary words.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    The Cubs don't want to pay him what he thinks he is worth and playing on a team that loses the majority of the time they play is depressing as hell.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    I love an onion on a burger, but a burger can absolutely stand on its own without an onion.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    What doesn't make sense? The Bears resigned Garza when they didn't know who would be available and what they could afford. Obviously the league doesn't view this guy as a starter otherwise he'd have a bigger contract. So the Bears lay low and get him late and cheap and he is a great backup. So now he's available in case Garza doesn't make it to game 1, or if he doesn't last the season. How does this not make sense? I'm guessing DLP wanted a long term deal and centers are undervalued right now. He's a starter. Well, he may have the ability to start, but the league valued him as a backup, considering the contract he signed.
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