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1 minute ago, Uli2001 said:

I speak only for myself. This is how I feel. I didn't say that you or anyone else should feel the same. So please, and I say this with all due respect, stop telling me how to be a fan. This team has been an emotional roller-coaster these past two weeks, even when they win. For me.

Ok.

I truly feel bad for someone who can't enjoy a 95-59 record because of the 59 losses. 

What would it take for you to enjoy a baseball season?

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2 minutes ago, jdwilde1 said:

Outside pitch has been called all night, but that last one against O’Hearn was the most egregious.  Probably 8 inches off the plate.

They really need to go to an automated strike zone system, human umps are just terrible at it

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4 minutes ago, NCRaven said:

I was an umpire.  Extreme difficult job.  O’Nora has still been awful on pitches outside.  

I propose a new rule. If an ump keeps missing outside pitches, a team can protest and make the ump move his stance a little more that direction. I don't know how the rest of the rule should go, maybe people can add to this 😆

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