Comments on: Yanks have legit complaints against Marty Foster

By: Another Problem with Marty Foster | Bronx Baseball Daily

Another Problem with Marty Foster | Bronx Baseball Daily — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:28:43 +0000

[...] From River Ave Blues: There was an incident the day before, though, one I think that many people forget. [...]

By: Poor umpiring an unwanted playoff sub-plot | River Avenue Blues

Poor umpiring an unwanted playoff sub-plot | River Avenue Blues — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:02:03 +0000

[...] we’ve seen plenty of umpire issues this year. These complaints range from the Yankees legitimate beef with Marty Foster to general outrage over the strike zone. TBS isn’t helping the latter situation with its [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:41:15 +0000

I imagine Umpire discipline is treated differently because they hold an “authority” position on the field rather than merely a “performer” position. To publicly announce their discipline would undermine that authority because players and managers would develop manners of verbal attack to provoke umpires into exactly the actions that could/would get them disciplined. You would then see players/managers immediately turn and walk back to the dugout with a grin on their faces because they “punished” the umpire for disagreeing with them. And baseball is not going to come out and say “Umpire X is calling too many low strikes” because then you will have the pitchers complaining instead of the hitters every time they don’t get that call. Like it or not, SOMEONE has to have final say and the authority to carry it through or we would be watching Jerry Springer every game. Baseball has to back their umpires.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:09:24 +0000

Two games in two different-dimension ballparks with different weather each with lineups of different sized players necessitating different sized strike zones. Very consistent. All I ask is that each umpire be consistent in how he calls the zone in-game and game-to-game. His reputation will precede him and what is a disadvantage to some hitters will be an advantage to others….just like some like hot days and some like cool days.

By: aerod500

aerod500 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:38:09 +0000

I respect A-Rod and Jeter and I still think Foster is not very good.

By: nilnil

nilnil — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:12:51 +0000

There is a link for Umpire stats, I cannot understand. Anybody can help?
http://www.sbrforum.com/Stats/.....ports.aspx

By: toad

toad — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:43:10 +0000

Nothing like an 8-hour game to keep your interest up. The best solution short of electronic pitch-calling is, as many here have suggested, strengthening the incentives for umps to get it right.

By: ShuutoHeat

ShuutoHeat — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:28:25 +0000

Foster is a prick, I wouldn’t even go as far as saying he is blind and that he can’t see. He’s just a bad ump, period. Nothing to do with his eyesight, just his lack of integrity. He’s on a whole dominance high the whole “if I’m the ump, I get to do what I want thing”. Fuck him.

By: Former RAB Lurker

Former RAB Lurker — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:47:57 +0000

Hahahahaha…the Onion’s a fantastic source of news.

By: Tank Foster

Tank Foster — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:18:47 +0000

I thought one of the things that QuesTec was being used for was to assess accuracy, and to reward only the most accurate umpires with playoff games. Anyone else heard that?