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Showing posts with label MLB Instant Replay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MLB Instant Replay. Show all posts
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Monday, November 17, 2014
MLB Considering Instant Replay Changes to Speed Up the Game
From the Associated Press:
PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Torre was pleased with the first season of baseball’s replay challenge system, even if teams were not always sure what could be reviewed.
What the Major League Baseball executive vice president could have done without was all the on-field lingering by managers.
A successful first season in the books, MLB might look at tweaking replay challenges to prevent managers from stalling in the middle of the diamond while someone on the bench signals whether a call should be contested.
“When we first talked about challenges, if you got out of the dugout you couldn’t challenge, but I didn’t want to take away from the fact that the manager could run out there and argue,” Torre said Wednesday at the general managers’ meetings.
“I didn’t really plan on them meandering out there and having a conversation, but you live and you learn,” the Hall of Fame manager said.
MLB instituted a new replay system allowing a manager one challenge per game, another if that one is successful. Reviewable plays covered everything from force and tag plays to fan interference and home runs.
Though the new system was occasionally criticized for making long games even longer, most managers and players were pleased with the system — they just wanted the correct calls to be made.
But because a lot of the plays happen so quickly, managers would routinely go out to discuss a call on any close play to give their own video people time to run back the play. Some got carried away, lingering on the field, pretending to discuss the call with the umpires while awaiting word from the dugout whether to challenge the play or not.
Baseball is trying to cut down on the length of games, not add to them, so Torre said the rules committee has discussed ways to prevent that from happening.
“That’s one area we’ll do something differently,” he said. “I’m not sure what that is, but certainly we will eliminate some of that standing around because 10 seconds is a long time in our game.”
Length of games has been an issue in baseball for years and MLB is looking at way to speed up.
Baseball has been experimenting with pitch clocks in the Arizona Fall League, requiring hitters to stay in the batter’s box and pitchers to throw their next pitch within 20 seconds.
Some players in the league have complained about feeling rushed, but the games have been quicker, so MLB will take a look at possibly implementing some elements of the pace-of-play measures.
“This has been, just from all the evidence we have from the Fall League, a real positive as far as gathering information,” Torre said. “And that’s what we have to do in determining whether this will work.”
Baseball may also tweak the blocking-the-plate rule. The measure seems to have cut down on collisions and injuries, but has led to confusion on exactly what’s allowed.
Baseball clarified the rule late in the season, saying umpires should not call runners safe on a blocking call if the ball clearly beats them.
“Right now, we’re going to discuss in the rules committee and, along with the players’ association, see if we can make it a little clearer,” Torre said.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
The Daily Dozen - August 6, 2014
The Daily Dozen - August 6th, 2014 Edition
(Twelve Takeaways from Last Night's Game)
I am late on this again...so sue me!
1. Remember when a 1-run lead used to be an automatic win for Verlander? Justin's record now sits at 10-10 with a 4.57 ERA. This after a very good 7 inning outing in which he only gave up 2 earned runs. It really stinks that someone had to lose the game as both starters pitched very well.
2. Andrew Romine strikes again! The guy goes 2 for 4 last night to RAISE his batting average to .219. He's batting 8th for the Tigers and he got 40% of their hits. Go figure.
3. Jacoby Ellsbury breaks up the perfect game in the 4th inning. How often do you see a pitcher go perfect for several innings and then after that first hit, things fall apart? Verlander didn't fall apart per say, but he did allow a follow up walk to Teixeira. But of course...no runs out of it.
4. Chris Capuano was dealing last night! The only run given up was in the first and it was unearned due to a Jeter error, a wild pitch, and a sacrifice fly by Miguel Cabrera (more on him later). If you would have told me that Capuano was going to pitch 6-2/3 innings with 0 earned runs and 8 strikeouts this late in the season, I would have told you to sign him to a free agent deal for 10 million a year in the offseason.
5. Errors are absolutely killing the Yankees...well not really, but they should be. The Yankees made another 3 errors in last night's game but only 1 led to a run. But I can tell you, it is giving everyone ulcers because seemingly every pitch matters.
6. Derek Jeter sits at 3,429 hits. Only 1 from tying Honus Wagner for 6th all-time on the career hits list. He may just break the 3,430 mark today during the game that I won't be able to watch. Such a shame. I wonder if he gives out a gift basket for every hit? That would be epic.
7. If Mark Teixeira were a free agent next year would you sign him for $25 million a year? When does the .230 batting average become worth it? Is 19 home runs enough to make up for the low average or the frequent injuries. I'm not buying it, although he came up clutch to provide an insurance run in the 8th inning.
8. YES YOU McCANN! It isn't just a catchy political slogan anymore. Brian McCann hit his (un)lucky 13th dinger last night to put the Yanks up 2-1 and put a loss on Verlander's record. He still has a year in my book to live up to expectations after a lofty offseason free agent deal, but he's also in the Teixeira zone with 49 RBI (to Mark's 52) and a .239 batting average.
9. Adam Warren was effectively wild in the 8th inning. I say effectively wild because he threw 13 balls and 14 strikes total of which many were foul balls. But when it mattered most he kept the Tigers from scoring with both Cabrera and VMart on base. This took away any chance for a momentum swing and allowed the Yankees to tack on some insurance later in the inning.
10. There was a ton of speed on the basepaths in the 8th inning last night. Which is the way we want it...well we got it. And we've got it for years to come in the tandem of Brett Gardner and Jacoby Ellsbury. How great will it be to have those 2 messing with pitchers while sluggers such as McCann and Beltran try to drive them home? Not to mention their stellar defense. Kudos to the front office on those two guys who have an equal shot at being the next Captain in my humble opinion.
11. The challenge paid off for the Yankees in the 8th. Here's my problem with the challenge. The manager is allowed to saunter out to the umpire delaying the game in order for someone upstairs to look at a replay to say whether they should challenge or not. In this case it worked in the Yankees favor, but the team shouldn't have access to the replay...they should have to go with their gut just like in the NFL.
12. Day games suck! Working people can't go to or watch a day game. It's time to get rid of weekday games before 7 pm. Seriously...unfortunately I won't be writing a Daily Dozen for August 7th, because I won't know of which I am speaking without "watching" the game. See you Friday night!
(Twelve Takeaways from Last Night's Game)
I am late on this again...so sue me!
1. Remember when a 1-run lead used to be an automatic win for Verlander? Justin's record now sits at 10-10 with a 4.57 ERA. This after a very good 7 inning outing in which he only gave up 2 earned runs. It really stinks that someone had to lose the game as both starters pitched very well.
2. Andrew Romine strikes again! The guy goes 2 for 4 last night to RAISE his batting average to .219. He's batting 8th for the Tigers and he got 40% of their hits. Go figure.
3. Jacoby Ellsbury breaks up the perfect game in the 4th inning. How often do you see a pitcher go perfect for several innings and then after that first hit, things fall apart? Verlander didn't fall apart per say, but he did allow a follow up walk to Teixeira. But of course...no runs out of it.
4. Chris Capuano was dealing last night! The only run given up was in the first and it was unearned due to a Jeter error, a wild pitch, and a sacrifice fly by Miguel Cabrera (more on him later). If you would have told me that Capuano was going to pitch 6-2/3 innings with 0 earned runs and 8 strikeouts this late in the season, I would have told you to sign him to a free agent deal for 10 million a year in the offseason.
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| Come at me bro! (Photo Credit: NY Post.com) |
5. Errors are absolutely killing the Yankees...well not really, but they should be. The Yankees made another 3 errors in last night's game but only 1 led to a run. But I can tell you, it is giving everyone ulcers because seemingly every pitch matters.
6. Derek Jeter sits at 3,429 hits. Only 1 from tying Honus Wagner for 6th all-time on the career hits list. He may just break the 3,430 mark today during the game that I won't be able to watch. Such a shame. I wonder if he gives out a gift basket for every hit? That would be epic.
7. If Mark Teixeira were a free agent next year would you sign him for $25 million a year? When does the .230 batting average become worth it? Is 19 home runs enough to make up for the low average or the frequent injuries. I'm not buying it, although he came up clutch to provide an insurance run in the 8th inning.
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| "I will consistently deliver you 30 home runs and a .230 average." |
8. YES YOU McCANN! It isn't just a catchy political slogan anymore. Brian McCann hit his (un)lucky 13th dinger last night to put the Yanks up 2-1 and put a loss on Verlander's record. He still has a year in my book to live up to expectations after a lofty offseason free agent deal, but he's also in the Teixeira zone with 49 RBI (to Mark's 52) and a .239 batting average.
9. Adam Warren was effectively wild in the 8th inning. I say effectively wild because he threw 13 balls and 14 strikes total of which many were foul balls. But when it mattered most he kept the Tigers from scoring with both Cabrera and VMart on base. This took away any chance for a momentum swing and allowed the Yankees to tack on some insurance later in the inning.
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| I think I might start calling him Mr. Warren G... |
10. There was a ton of speed on the basepaths in the 8th inning last night. Which is the way we want it...well we got it. And we've got it for years to come in the tandem of Brett Gardner and Jacoby Ellsbury. How great will it be to have those 2 messing with pitchers while sluggers such as McCann and Beltran try to drive them home? Not to mention their stellar defense. Kudos to the front office on those two guys who have an equal shot at being the next Captain in my humble opinion.
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| Ichiro: "Hey guys...wait up for me...!" (Photo Credit: SportsWorldReport.com) |
11. The challenge paid off for the Yankees in the 8th. Here's my problem with the challenge. The manager is allowed to saunter out to the umpire delaying the game in order for someone upstairs to look at a replay to say whether they should challenge or not. In this case it worked in the Yankees favor, but the team shouldn't have access to the replay...they should have to go with their gut just like in the NFL.
12. Day games suck! Working people can't go to or watch a day game. It's time to get rid of weekday games before 7 pm. Seriously...unfortunately I won't be writing a Daily Dozen for August 7th, because I won't know of which I am speaking without "watching" the game. See you Friday night!
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