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Originally Posted by JayP
MLB batter's OPS in 3-1 counts - 1.050
MLB batters OPS in 2-2 counts - .585
One bad call can completely submarine an entire at bat - the numbers change so drastically. The Jays had it happen back to back with the season on the line. It gets magnified when you facing the best closer in the league too. And this doesn't factor in that you have expand the zone to compensate for the brutal calls. Navaro got the same pitch with 2 strikes - there's no way he hacks at that without the ump calling it on him the pitch before.
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I pine for the day when balls and strikes are called by technology.