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MLB Rules & Umpire Ejections - Know the Rule w/ Lindsay of Close Call Sports
Manage episode 422872099 series 2790783
Lindsay Imber of Close Call Sports visits BaseballBiz On Deck & analyzes MLB Ejections with a breakdown on the process & the rules that may have been broken. She shares a humorous & informative look at baseball league ejections on the Close Call Sports YouTube channel
- On YouTube channel, Close Call Sports, Lindsay analyzes recent baseball plays using the MLB rule book.
- Becoming a member of the Close Call Sports community
- Controversial play w/ Tommy Pham
- Pham's path to home plate was in fair territory
- Home plate collision rule & runner restrictions.
- Rule Changes & Interpretations:
- Mound visit rules, including catcher-initiated visits and unintended pitching changes.
- Pitching Changes & Ejections:
- Example, involving the Tampa Bay Rays' pitching coach Kyle Snyder and mound visits count.
- Explanation of rule requiring an ejection for an unintended pitching change without a replacement ready
- Rule Confusion & Clarification: between MLB's press releases & MLB rule book
- Importance of understanding the rule book to avoid misunderstandings
- Hidden Ball Trick: Examples at college, high school, MLB
- Process for creating videos, focusing on ejections & rule situations
- Balance between ejection & educational rule videos for fan education
- "Ejections of the Year Awards" Best Umpire, Ejections of the Year, Promising Umpires, Honorable Umpire, Fill-in Umpire and more.
- Avoidable ejections due to poor game management
- Avoiding unnecessary confrontations & ejections.
- Post-game ejection of the Padres manager, Mike Shildt
- The importance of umpires walking away to avoid conflict.
- How are ejections evaluated
- Challenges of Automatic Ball-Strike systems (ABS)
- The future of baseball with robo-umps & potential impact on ejections and game management.
- Stress w/ umpires who must still be prepared to make calls if the system fails.
- Differences between fully automated systems & challenge system
- Issues with ABS, such as post-game data changes affecting call accuracy.
- Transition to robo-umps in MLB will be complex & interesting to watch.
Support Close Call Sports w/ Patreon
Mark is on x.com @TheBaseballBiz & at http://www.baseballbizondeck.com
Just remember to subscribe, follow and rate the show. Thank you.
BaseballBiz can be found on iheartradio, Stitcher, Apple, and Spotify
246 episodes
Manage episode 422872099 series 2790783
Lindsay Imber of Close Call Sports visits BaseballBiz On Deck & analyzes MLB Ejections with a breakdown on the process & the rules that may have been broken. She shares a humorous & informative look at baseball league ejections on the Close Call Sports YouTube channel
- On YouTube channel, Close Call Sports, Lindsay analyzes recent baseball plays using the MLB rule book.
- Becoming a member of the Close Call Sports community
- Controversial play w/ Tommy Pham
- Pham's path to home plate was in fair territory
- Home plate collision rule & runner restrictions.
- Rule Changes & Interpretations:
- Mound visit rules, including catcher-initiated visits and unintended pitching changes.
- Pitching Changes & Ejections:
- Example, involving the Tampa Bay Rays' pitching coach Kyle Snyder and mound visits count.
- Explanation of rule requiring an ejection for an unintended pitching change without a replacement ready
- Rule Confusion & Clarification: between MLB's press releases & MLB rule book
- Importance of understanding the rule book to avoid misunderstandings
- Hidden Ball Trick: Examples at college, high school, MLB
- Process for creating videos, focusing on ejections & rule situations
- Balance between ejection & educational rule videos for fan education
- "Ejections of the Year Awards" Best Umpire, Ejections of the Year, Promising Umpires, Honorable Umpire, Fill-in Umpire and more.
- Avoidable ejections due to poor game management
- Avoiding unnecessary confrontations & ejections.
- Post-game ejection of the Padres manager, Mike Shildt
- The importance of umpires walking away to avoid conflict.
- How are ejections evaluated
- Challenges of Automatic Ball-Strike systems (ABS)
- The future of baseball with robo-umps & potential impact on ejections and game management.
- Stress w/ umpires who must still be prepared to make calls if the system fails.
- Differences between fully automated systems & challenge system
- Issues with ABS, such as post-game data changes affecting call accuracy.
- Transition to robo-umps in MLB will be complex & interesting to watch.
Support Close Call Sports w/ Patreon
Mark is on x.com @TheBaseballBiz & at http://www.baseballbizondeck.com
Just remember to subscribe, follow and rate the show. Thank you.
BaseballBiz can be found on iheartradio, Stitcher, Apple, and Spotify
246 episodes
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