No. This is not an April fools joke. And it’s about Damn time.
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A bold solution to a non-existent problem.So make the safe or out sign isn't sufficient? How does this improve the process?
Can you share as to why you think this is a big deal?No. This is not an April fools joke. And it’s about Damn time.
Its baseball. They'll go with something much more doleful, like James Earl Jones.This will be awesome if they do with Howard Finkel-like delivery.
It's a bigger deal for fans at the park. There's no announcement for what's being challenged and then no explanation of what the call was. This will help.Yeah, this is pretty much a nothingburger. "Upon review we see that the runner did in fact touch first base before the first baseman caught the ball. Runner is safe." 99% of calls don't really require much beyond that. I guess once in a while there's some important call--did fan interfere or some such, but generally speaking we can figure it out.
Can you share as to why you think this is a big deal?
It will help occasionally. It wont be used only occasionally.It's a bigger deal for fans at the park. There's no announcement for what's being challenged and then no explanation of what the call was. This will help.
I'd say that 99% of the time the fans know. A guy is called out at 1st, there's a challenge, it's pretty obvious the team is saying he was safe, the ump takes the headphones off and makes the safe or out sign, we move on.It's a bigger deal for fans at the park. There's no announcement for what's being challenged and then no explanation of what the call was. This will help.
I don't think wasting time is the key issue. It's the general stupidity of coming up with a solution when there's no problem.Three sentences! That’s at least 10 seconds, plus 10 seconds to get to the mic. And that’s, what, twice a game? Pace of play is already a big problem for baseball. Those extra 40 seconds a game will really, uh, add up over the course of the season.
Jerry Remy must have mentioned about once a week how he'd like the umpires to tell everyone what they're looking at. Not everyone thinks there's no problem.I'd say that 99% of the time the fans know. A guy is called out at 1st, there's a challenge, it's pretty obvious the team is saying he was safe, the ump takes the headphones off and makes the safe or out sign, we move on.
I don't think wasting time is the key issue. It's the general stupidity of coming up with a solution when there's no problem.
I don't think anyone is really complaining about any added time. That said, in all the baseball talk here, has there really been much talk about MLB needing to fix this?Jerry Remy must have mentioned about once a week how he'd like the umpires to tell everyone what they're looking at. Not everyone thinks there's no problem.
This won't take any time, either. While the umps are sitting with the headsets on and their thumbs up their asses, one of them can announce who called for the challenge of what. When the call comes in, they just say whether the call was upheld, overturned, or the evidence was inconclusive. It may add 5 seconds to the process.
I was going to mention that before Ed Hochuli interrupted my train of thought. I remember a few games, including post-season ones, where the announcers were saying "I don't know what they could possibly be looking at here", leading to minutes of replays and random speculation -- "are they saying that his foot may have come off the bag too soon?" ... where no one was really sure what they should be looking at.This should have been a thing years ago, there's really no reason for the umps not to briefly explain why upon review they made the decision they did
Yeah, or the times when the announcers seem convinced of a decision, and then it goes the other way and no one knows why, because the umps noticed something that no one else did. It'll take at most an extra minute and it'll make things easier to understand, I don't see any downside.I was going to mention that before Ed Hoculii interrupted my train of thought. I remember a few games, including post-season ones, where the announcers were saying "I don't know what they could possibly be looking at here", leading to minutes of replays and random speculation -- "are they saying that his foot may have come off the bag too soon?" ... where no one was really sure what they should be looking at.
Yeah this was my point. I have no issue with the speed of games. I couldn't care less about pitch clocks or minimizing pitching changes. So my comment about this had nothing to do with wasting time. This simply wasn't a problem that needed fixing. They should focus on actual issues like calling pitches 4 inches off of the plate strikes.I don't think anyone is really complaining about any added time. That said, in all the baseball talk here, has there really been much talk about MLB needing to fix this?
To me it's just a big "meh, okay."
Hereafter known as "Guest referee Ed Hochuli" a la Mick Foley.I am eagerly awaiting the Ed Hochuli of baseball who over-explains everything.
I've always felt if the umps cannot make a decision within 2 minutes, the call on the field/court/ice stands. And, yes, the simplest explanation is always the best one.The umps just need to be quick about it.
"Upon further review, the runner's foot came off the bag while the tag was still being applied; therefore the runner is out."
That's it. There need not be anything more than this.
I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw a manager argue a call window replay was implemented.I wonder how long it will take for an Ump to accidentally leave their mic on while a manager is going on a tirade while swearing like a sailor
It’s happened before, but I’m also talking about an ump “accidentally” turning on the mic when a manager argues any call. (Ie what happened during a Mets game a few years ago)I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw a manager argue a call window replay was implemented.