MLB: ***2026 MLB Season Thread***
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Would be interested to know what % the 14,441 missed calls is of total pitches. My rough, rough guess is 410,000. So umps missed 3.5% of calls. And 22% of the 14,441 were actually overturned upon review.
Part of me says umps are doing solid job being right 96.5% of time (my guestimate).
But I could also argue for robo ump 100% of time as 78% of missed calls aren't reviewed because not agregious and teams only have 2 reviews.
If robo umps are going to be the ultimate arbiter on balls and strikes, and they can get the call instantly, there is literally no reason not to go to it all the time. It's my understanding the calls are instantaneous and they already have a system that can notify umps on balls and strikes immediately. The challenge system is stupid and pointless.
Balls and strikes rates just like safe and out calls are not a great measure of how well the game is called because 95% of the time, it's an easy and obvious call one way or another. It's the remaining 5% of calls that separates the good umpires from the horrible ones. I like the challenge system, it's fast and seems accurate, so next year, just do it for all the balls and strikes. The more they can automate the better off the game will be.
