Monday night versus Houston: First inning, Altuve leads off with a shot to third. Burger does not even have to step, right to him, ball deflects off his glove. Base hit. Isn't this the Big Leagues¿
Commenting on a couple of items from this post. Anecdotally, I will add my belief that official scorers are more lenient that ever, although a directive/advisement to do so is a stretch. Announcers acknowledge the "gifts" of hit rulings without reticence and often with the same sad shrugs StatCast has highlighted regarding home plate umpires. Yesterday's game (Saturday, the 12th) elicited open scorn for Angel Hernandez's calls. Tommy Hutton noted that swinging and missing Sandy's pitches at least removed Hernandez's decisions. Pete Simonetti of NYYNewsTV called the game for Yankee fans (I listened to this airing) and openly stated New York should not have scored, but for obvious missed calls. The league's overall BA is not up much, although many categories (including so-called advanced metrics) are up. Lastly, the Marlins farm system is quite obviously near bottom. It is stunning to me what Marlins' fans in various platforms believe trades of several seriously flawed minor leaguers could return. Example: Burdick and Amaya for Gleyber Torres.
Monday night versus Houston: First inning, Altuve leads off with a shot to third. Burger does not even have to step, right to him, ball deflects off his glove. Base hit. Isn't this the Big Leagues¿
Commenting on a couple of items from this post. Anecdotally, I will add my belief that official scorers are more lenient that ever, although a directive/advisement to do so is a stretch. Announcers acknowledge the "gifts" of hit rulings without reticence and often with the same sad shrugs StatCast has highlighted regarding home plate umpires. Yesterday's game (Saturday, the 12th) elicited open scorn for Angel Hernandez's calls. Tommy Hutton noted that swinging and missing Sandy's pitches at least removed Hernandez's decisions. Pete Simonetti of NYYNewsTV called the game for Yankee fans (I listened to this airing) and openly stated New York should not have scored, but for obvious missed calls. The league's overall BA is not up much, although many categories (including so-called advanced metrics) are up. Lastly, the Marlins farm system is quite obviously near bottom. It is stunning to me what Marlins' fans in various platforms believe trades of several seriously flawed minor leaguers could return. Example: Burdick and Amaya for Gleyber Torres.