EssentiallySports on MSN1d
“Rigged So Bad” – MLB Umpire Faces Intense Backlash as Controversial Calls Fuel Debate Over Red Sox’s Defeat
There’s a little extra spark when the Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers play one another, sometimes leading to arguments with ...
Blue Jays manager calls out umpire in hilarious hot mic moment: ‘How the f–k are you gonna call that?’
Blue Jays manager John Schneider was not happy with a first-inning call on Friday night. And everyone at home heard him.
Intelligencer on MSN5d
Is This the Last Season Baseball Umpires Really Matter?
Baseball has been undergoing some pretty dramatic changes. The sport may still be timeless in a sense, but it is now timed.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider drops F-bomb in hot mic moment with umpire
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider voiced his displeasure with home plate umpire Will Little's call in the first inning ...
Former First Baseman Keith Hernandez Dumbfounded By First Base Umpire’s Strange Positioning
In the image above, Tom Hanahan shows the positioning that is usually taken when an umpire is working first base. Which is ...
Sports Illustrated5d
MLB’s Umpire School Is Adapting to a New Era of Increased Scrutiny
Nothing unites baseball fans of ... spend the afternoon making calls in simulations on the field. It’s a delight for the instructors, all current or former umpires, now role-playing as ...
SFGate18d
When algorithms take the field – inside MLB’s robo-umping experiment
In their 2016 book “Bad Call,” researchers Harry Collins ... balance between machine precision and the human element of baseball is crucial. Players’ and managers’ efforts to work the umpires to ...