A’s @ Astros, May 21, 2023 Altuve: A New Hope

Ok…bases drunk for Abreu…good fucking grief ump

Good lawd all mighty.

This idiot behind the plate has no clue. None.

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Abreu grounds into double play to kill that inning

2-0 Astros

I don’t think the ump is completely to blame for Abreu’s and Bregman’s averages.

Abreu swings at ball 4 because he knows the idiot behind the plate would probably call it strike three.

Fuck fuckiddy fuck.

No, but he’s to blame for those called strikes three ft off the plate.

Apparently some people love it.

Well, I sure don’t. I can’t wait until these blind ass mother fuckers are replaced by the tech.

I would gladly settle for accountability.

Oh I sure as hell would too. I’d much rather have a system where bad umpires are replaced than to go with tech, but that it never going to happen. So, go with the tech.

All you need to do is fire bad umpires and replace them, and it would get better, but no, we can’t have that.

Middle of eight…2-0 Astros

To the 9th…2-0 Astros

Framber at 89 pitches…9-1-2 due up

Leadoff single for Allen

Ruiz bunts, Framber makes the play. One out, Allen to 2B

So, if the data here is to be believed, the new umpires that have entered the league are more accurate, and with the pitch tracking data, overall accuracy has been improving. So, despite what we all complain about, umpiring as a whole appears to be improving. Curious what Mark makes of this.

We May Never Find Out How Good Umpires Can Be | FanGraphs Baseball

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Billy Beane just punched a wall over that bunt.

Rooker grounds out 6-3, Allen to 3B