The strike zone is ruining baseball. Not the enforcement of it, or the size of it, but its appearance on baseball broadcasts. These days, every broadcast has the strike zone overlay over home plate. It's one of those advancements in technology that seemed like a great idea at the time but is dumbing down the sport in record time.During Game 2 of the World Series Tuesday night, the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros combined to throw 272 pitches. , of those 272 pitches, 10 pitches that were pretty clearly balls were called strikes, while no pitches that were clearly strikes were called balls. In other words, home plate umpire Ron Kulpa made the right call 96.3% of the time. Gue s what most of the conversation I saw on Twitter was about? CBS Sports HQ Newsletter Your Ultimate Guide to Every Day in Sports We bring sports news that matters to your inbox, to help you stay informed and get a winning edge. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in
Pat Sims Jersey box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Yep, the 3.7% of the pitches he got wrong. Granted, I don't think being correct 96.3% of the time is an above-average rate for umpires, but it's not like Kulpa was making a million mistakes. Yet, now that a viewer can judge every pitch at home with the benefit of a strike zone display, it's what gets the most attention. There are Twitter accounts that .There was a time earlier this season when a national broadcast I was watching didn't have the strike zone overlay. I don't think it was intentional as much
Brandon Thompson Jersey as they were having problems getting the graphic up. And you know what? It was one of the most enjoyable broadcasts of a MLB game I'd seen. You were able to just focus on the flow of the baseball game taking place rather than di secting whether each and every pitch was called correctly. I wish it would become the norm again. . . . .All right, I'm going to try getting 96.3% of my bets right from now on and see if the only ones I hear about are the 3.7% I get wrong. The Hot Ticket Latest Odds: Green Bay Packers +6.5 The Pick: Packers +6.5 (-110): It is not often we get the chance to bet on as this considerable an underdog, but I'm happy to trust the plucky up-and-comer tonight. Yes, the Arizona Cardinals are undefeated, and yes, the Packers will be without . I don't care. This is not the first time that Davante Adams has had to mi s a game. He mi sed two last season and four in 2019. The Packers went 6-0 in those games without him as Rodgers threw for 1,865 yards, 17 touchdowns and one interception. Davante Adams is awesome, but Aaron Rodgers isn't reliant on any one receiver.Now, when this line opened initially, the Cardinals were three-point favorites. Then the news that Adams was placed on the COVID list moved the line to where it is now. I love Adams, but he's not worth 3.5 points by himself, and, as I just documented, Rodgers and the Packers have been just fine
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