#Umpires

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I read "vampires" instead of "umpires"... You're welcome

whoever made the decision to make umpires wear cameras... you are a legend

this is genuinely the funniest thing i've ever seen

[charlespaolino]

You're lookin' swell, Dolly!

September 17, 1932 I use this photo as wallpaper on my computers, because it is one of the best baseball action shots I have ever seen. The play took place on September 17, 1932 at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. The airborne player is Dick Bartell of the Phillies. The catcher, waiting to make the tag, is Gabby Hartnett of the Cubs. His teammates, visible in the first-base dugout, seem rather…

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Pak vs Ban, Live Updates; पाकिस्तान बनाम बांग्लादेश के मैच से पहले अंपायर करेंगे पिच का निरीक्षण, जानें क्यों हो रही देरी

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Match, Live Update: पाकिस्तान बनाम बांग्लादेश (PAK vs BAN) दो मैच की टेस्ट सीरीज का आगाज 21 अगस्त यान��� आज से होने जा रहा है। सीरीज का पहला मैच आज रावलपिंडी में खेला जाना है। इस मुकाबले में हर किसी की नजरें बाबर आजम पर रहेगी। शान मसूद की कप्तानी वाली पाकिस्तान टीम के लिए विश्व टेस्ट चैंपियनशिप फाइनल में जगह बनाने का शान���ार मौका होगा। दूसरी ओर, बांग्लादेश के लिए भी यह सीरीज…

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Minnesota Twins Recap vs the Detroit Tigers - April 19th, 2024

The Minnesota Twins may be starting a Tortured Blow-It Department soon if this losing streak doesn’t end soon. They’ve lost 4 straight after losing the finale in Detroit then getting swept by Baltimore with the last game ending in a walkoff home run. We do know they will never stop battling and we think they’ve established a good clubhouse culture & they expect to have a great season in…

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#From Coin Flip To DRS Disputes: Are Umpires Mumbai Indians' 12th Man In IPL 2024? | Cricket News #TATAIPL #IPL24

#IPL24 # Mumbai Indians continued their resurgence in IPL 2024 with a hard-fought 9-run victory over the Punjab Kings on Thursday. However, the match was overshadowed by several umpiring decisions that sparked allegations of bias towards the five-time champions. After winning the toss, Punjab Kings opted to field first at the picturesque Mullanpur Cricket Stadium. Despite losing Ishan Kishan…

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MLB officials reportedly told umpires Wednesday to crack down on obstruction calls in the 2024 season.

Full Story Here: https://usports.org/mlb-expected-to-crack-down-on-obstruction-plays-in-2024/

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AFL Top 100: The Umpires

Craig Bradley had a magnificent career of senior football. Starting at SANFL Club Port Adelaide in 1981, he moved to Carlton in 1986 and by the time his career was over in 2002 he had amassed a total of 501 games of senior football. This extraordinary achievement is unlikely to ever be achieved again, particularly when you realise that Collingwood champion Scott Pendlebury is the only player…

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EVERTHING WRONG WITH MAJOR LEAGUE #BASEBALL (#MLB) in 2023

EVERTHING WRONG WITH MAJOR LEAGUE #BASEBALL (#MLB) in 2023 Baseball is in my family. My dad’s father, Sam “Seed” Fleischmann, and his brother, Saul “Sakie,” played in the minors for the St. Louis Browns, and Sakie briefly played for the Browns. I am named after him. My grandpa taught my brother, Jon, and me (we are 13 months apart in age) to play whiffle ball, then slow pitch baseball before we…

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why do men who ump feel the need to make little girls cry?

[cowboymenace]

There's pros and cons to robo umps but the Tampa Bay vs Pittsburgh 5/4/2023 game had the worst umpire crew I've ever seen

Not telling Pittsburgh's Manager why they were being fucky with the pitch clock

Telling TB Pitcher Elfin he has to take off his rubber wedding ring that he wears on his throwing hand, a ring that hasn't been an issue with other crews

Umpire Manny Gonzalez had an overall 88% accuracy, -4.5 below expected. He had 3 impactful missed calls, which the philosophy of Umpires is to avoid being impactful on the game.

This crew along with their crew chief were not only bad at calling the game, but also going on power trips antagonizing anyone giving them proper pushbacks. These umps are protected by a union, and they know it. 99.9% of the time I am pro union, but that .1% of anti-union is in regards to the Police Unions and The Umpire Union which both protects bad actors.

In this video we see a breakdown of umpires age vs their accuracy. Typically, younger umps have better accuracy, meaning that the old guard is more wrong and it's a good justification to urge their retirement. Your reflexes dull as their years go on, but since the Umpire Union is full of these fossils, they're gonna hang on for as long as they can and frustrate the hell out of players, coaches, managers, and most of all, the fans.

I'd like to see the Robo Umps in the Minor Leagues before they roll them out in the MLB but I'd rather not have these too relaxed in their position umpires have <90% accuracy games.

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AFL: What S**** Me About The Game & Broadcasts

AFL has been messed with by former players and luminaries of the game to serve up a version their sensibilities are happy with. They wanted to turn the clock back to more high scoring and less ferociously defensive AFL games of the 1980s and 1990s. However, there are always side effects that come with any fixes – just ask the medical/pharmaceutical fraternity. AFL: What s**** me about the game and broadcasts. What we have in season 2023 is the ball carrier walking on water in terms of being protected by the umpires. Holding the ball has just disappeared from the umpire’s rules book it seems. Players must not attempt to fight off the tackle but just hang onto the ball for a ball up to be whistled. The obvious ramifications of this are the spate of dangerous tackles, as the tackler attempts to dislodge the ball and/or incapacitate the ball carrier because he cannot get a free kick for the now obsolete holding the ball rule. Players are getting head injuries and being suspended for dangerous tackles, as a consequence of this change to rule interpretation.

AFL Footy in 2023

The game no longer rewards the defender in a bid to always encourage the ball carrier and forward. We now have 4 umpires on the field and this results in a plethora of tiggy touchwood free kicks for slight indiscretions like over the shoulder tackles and numerous marking infractions. However, there is little consistency from umpire to umpire and in game to game on this. You can watch  a game where these things are stringently adjudicated on and another where they are let go in the spirit of letting the game flow, it is frustrating to watch as a spectator. I do agree that AFL is an increasingly difficult game to umpire because of the speed of play and the many rule changes over the last few seasons in particular.

Umpiring AFL Rules & Interpretations

Balls getting knocked out of hands during the tackle are another area of high inconsistency. Sometimes this is awarded a free kick to the tackler, as dropping the ball, and many other times it is ignored because the ball carrier is king in AFL. Then, there is the ridiculous stand on the mark rule, where the player with the ball wanders off the line of the mark without penalty and has so much advantage over the defensive team it is a joke really. How can defenders fairly do their job in the current environment? It is so stacked against them that it bastardises the game.  As a long time AFL spectator I have serious misgivings about how the game has been manipulated by former players in decision making positions wishing to make the current game in their image. Too Many Verbose Commentators Ruining The Game There are too many loud voices in the sport's media. Listening to the over-supply of former players in commentary roles the AFL viewer is assailed with calls for high scoring matches. My own preference is for neither, I enjoy a hard fought game on whatever terms are being dished up. The tight defensive matches played out in the noughties were enthralling contests, especially those between the Eagles and Swans. The endeavour shown by AFL players is almost always ferocious and worth watching. I do not feel that the game needs to be manipulated by players from another era in order to get bums on seats and eyeballs on screens.

Former Players’ Opinions Too Loud & Ever Present There are way too many commentators engaged for each game broadcasted on 7 and Fox. As a viewer and listener I do not want to be lectured to by these past players about what teams are doing wrong on the day. I watch the contest and find that the endless commentary detracts from the natural excitement of a hard fought match. These blokes and the odd female member of the commentary team are trying to justify their inclusion with what they have to say but I don’t want to hear it. I want to watch the game without all the guff. I regularly turn off the sound because the commentary is so OTT but I then miss the sound of the crowd in the stands. Perhaps, the broadcasters could offer a crowd-sounds only aural option. AFL: What s**** me about the game and broadcasts. Smug commentators opining endlessly during games. Booing by the crowd at games. A good example of this was the constant booing by St Kilda supporters of Jason Horne-Francis. A 19 year old kid who never even played for St Kilda but wanted to go home to South Australia gets maligned by a bunch of terminal losers in the stands, disgusting effort. Adam Goodes and the racist AFL supporters booing the Australian of the Year out of the game. Booing is mob rule! ©WordsForWeb Read the full article