iaefebs
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Strike zone info for geeks only. 1)About once a game, an at-bat ends in something other than a strikeout even when a third strike should have been called. Umpires want to make the right call, but they also don’t want to make the wrong call at the wrong time. Ironically, this prompts them to make bad calls more often.
2) To put it another way, on close calls, umpires are unlikely to call a fourth ball, a third strike, or a second strike in a row.
I first learned this through a different study that I think I posted earlier in this thread. The main thing I grew to understand is relax... it's not some umpire trying to screw your team.http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/four-strikes-and-youre-out/
It's a statistical non biased study based on a million pitches. It happens, and when you understand it happens, it can be predictive, you will see it, and even appreciate it because you'll know it's baseball when everyone else is screaming about a blown pitch call.
2) To put it another way, on close calls, umpires are unlikely to call a fourth ball, a third strike, or a second strike in a row.
I first learned this through a different study that I think I posted earlier in this thread. The main thing I grew to understand is relax... it's not some umpire trying to screw your team.http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/four-strikes-and-youre-out/
It's a statistical non biased study based on a million pitches. It happens, and when you understand it happens, it can be predictive, you will see it, and even appreciate it because you'll know it's baseball when everyone else is screaming about a blown pitch call.