GDT 10/26/21: Braves @ Astros - World Series Game 1

I mean - How the **** can you be so bad behind the plate?

If this **** continues snitker needs to get thrown out of a game.
 
lmao. I knew it was going to be bad but holy ****y.

Every god damn game is like this against the Braves. The only game in the NLCS that wasn't ridiculous was the Dodger blowout game. So ****ing lame.

It gets old. It really really does
 
Competence isn't a prerequisite for being an MLB umpire. Willingness to play ball is.

I don't think it is a question of competence. I think it is a question of larger market bias. Teams in larger markets get the close calls and larger zone overall, especially in a home game. It helps with TV ratings.
 
Interesting how 8 missed calls can result in 1.6 runs.

Can someone explain the math behind this? I know pitch framing is a immensely valuable skill but 1.6 runs in a single game seems… a lot?

Well the call in the bottom of the 9th turned a 1 out nobody in situation into a 1 on nobody out situation.

You can look up the expected runs scored in those 2 scenarios, and I bet the difference is close to 1 run just on that call alone.
 
Interesting how 8 missed calls can result in 1.6 runs.

Can someone explain the math behind this? I know pitch framing is a immensely valuable skill but 1.6 runs in a single game seems… a lot?

They're using run expectancy instead of actual runs, so it's probably a good idea to view the precise runs calculation with a little skepticism. So, for example, the number one missed call single-handedly converted a bases empty, one out situation into a runner on first and no outs. The difference in run expectancy between those two situations is pretty significant -- probably something like half a run or so, maybe more (I could Google this, but...eh). The second missed call turned what should have been a one out, runner on first situation into two outs with no one on base, which, again, is not a small difference.
 
The second worst one:

1 out 1 on is .509 runs.

2 out 0 on is .098 runs.

That’s another .4 runs in a single incorrect call.

Those 2 alone were a full expected run.
 
Interesting how 8 missed calls can result in 1.6 runs.

Can someone explain the math behind this? I know pitch framing is a immensely valuable skill but 1.6 runs in a single game seems… a lot?

Probably has some relation to the circumstances of the game. A walk on a blown strike call with two outs and the bases loaded is going to have more effect than the same pitch with two outs, bases empty.
 
I mean, the ump just so happened to blow a few calls at bad times for the Braves. It’s a little cry baby ish to claim it was intentionally screwing the Braves.

Go look at the ball call against Smith. It was perhaps the worst framing job ever by TDA.
 
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