re: Ron Kulpa (MLB Ump) is at it again

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Why do They let him continue to get away with this?

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Umpires have improved over the past decade or so thanks to modern evaluation practices, and they haven’t gotten much credit for it (public perception, ironically, is probably to the opposite effect since our TVs show us a much better picture now, exposing new flaws to us). They have improved overall and they get as much or more shite for their mistakes, so they’re kind of fighting back.

That’s my theory.

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Hitter would have to adjust. A perfectly called strike zone would improve hitters ability to hit if they know exactly what will be called a strike.

If pitchers learn to make pitches a strike that are nearly unhittable, amend the strike zone to the middle of the plate.

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I'm with you, but progressing toward this utopia would involve radical change in the short run that wouldn't be good for baseball in the long run.

Without the success of the baseball players union, we wouldn’t have access to so much baseball on tv.

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Without the success of the baseball players union, we wouldn’t have access to so much baseball on tv.

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Without the success of the umpires union, we wouldn’t have power tripping asshats with absolute authority and no accountability whatsoever. I get it, it’s a give and take thing, but I’ll always be on the side that doesn’t give people the “right” to keep a job that they are clearly terrible at.

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a job that they are clearly terrible at.

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There’s only like 3 bad MLB umpires.

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Damn it, I’m being trolled aren’t I?

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No.

Umpires have gotten better year after year, and the umpires union has played a part in it.

Karma.

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There needs to be a system where mlb umps get sent down to burb little leagues to do deal with some a-hole dad that’s even more of a failed baseball player

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that wouldn't work. Those dads don't watch enough MLB to know who the umps are

Dam that’s bad