08/10/2023 1:10 pm EDT Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers

[Jim Cowan]

3 games in a row in which they did not self-destruct, that must be approaching a season high.  Sure, it's only the Twins, but it's a pleasant change.

[1776]

31 minutes ago, Adullin said:

Umpires just making a case for automatic strike zones 

I’ve got to believe the ABS moves to MLB next year.

Would this have to involve MLBPA or the umpires union? 
Anyone?

[Tiger337]

1 minute ago, 1776 said:

I’ve got to believe the ABS moves to MLB next year.

Would this have to involve MLBPA or the umpires union? 
Anyone?

There was some talk about making the automatic strike zone like the replay reviews where a team can only call for limited pitches to be reviewed.  I'd much rather they just go to straight automatic strike zone on every pitch, but I'm sure MLB will **** this up somehow.  

[Tiger337]

5 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said:

3 games in a row in which they did not self-destruct, that must be approaching a season high.  Sure, it's only the Twins, but it's a pleasant change.

Only the Twins who are best team in this hapless division!

[Jim Cowan]

4 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Only the Twins who are best team in this hapless division!

True but they're still not very good.

[Sports_Freak]

4 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Only the Twins who are best team in this hapless division!

Remember that year the Tigers were in 1st place and the Twins went crazy and won something like 35 out of 42 or something to steal the division from us? How sweet would that be?

[1776]

3 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

There was some talk about making the automatic strike zone like the replay reviews where a team can only call for limited pitches to be reviewed.  I'd much rather they just go to straight automatic strike zone on every pitch, but I'm sure MLB will **** this up somehow.  

After seeing several games this season with the Challenge system and the ABS system, I’m a proponent of either over the status quo. I could see year one being the Challenge system for the sake of the fans. Call it a visual demo of the ABS system for the casual fans and how it will work. I think a year of the Challenge system might help the transition to the ABS. 
 

We attended a game this year where the ABS was being used. Several fans didn’t have any idea that that umpire was simply communicating what the system was telling him. These guys were riding the ump about how he was missing the calls. It was a funny, all things considered. 

[Tigeraholic1]

2 hours ago, Tigermojo said:

We need to harness Javy's windmill swing to produce electricity.

 

[Dave Christian]

12 minutes ago, 1776 said:

After seeing several games this season with the Challenge system and the ABS system, I’m a proponent of either over the status quo. I could see year one being the Challenge system for the sake of the fans. Call it a visual demo of the ABS system for the casual fans and how it will work. I think a year of the Challenge system might help the transition to the ABS. 
 

We attended a game this year where the ABS was being used. Several fans didn’t have any idea that that umpire was simply communicating what the system was telling him. These guys were riding the ump about how he was missing the calls. It was a funny, all things considered. 

You should see how pathetic the home plate umpire is in the LLWS game that I'm watching.

LL even needs ABS.

[RandyMarsh]

BTW this is the first time we have won 3 straight games since May 5th.  

[gehringer_2]

49 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

BTW this is the first time we have won 3 straight games since May 5th.  

We've got Skubal tomorrow. Do we dare hope?

[Tigeraholic1]

1 hour ago, RandyMarsh said:

BTW this is the first time we have won 3 straight games since May 5th.  

Wow, that is not great but would not have guessed it had not been that long.

[Jim Cowan]

40 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

We've got Skubal tomorrow. Do we dare hope?

Uhhh - lefthander in Fenway Park...YES LET'S DO IT EVERYBODY FOLLOW ME AAAAAÀAAAAAH