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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Then my next question would be do they know the rules that apply to the calls they consider "close" or not.
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That was my thought, and that could skew the data one way or the other.
For example, during the televised segment on ESPN, as an example of a "blown call" they showed the recent foul ball call by Bob Davidson that was discussed here last week. Apparently to support that this close call was "missed", they froze and zoomed in on the shot of the ball hitting a few inches inside the line in the outfield AFTER it had passed the bag- which, if you know the rule, is totally irrelevant in determining fair or foul.