I'd not seen this before today....
http://www.vegasinsider.com/mlb/stats/umpire-report/
HaverDad/Brussels
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That is pretty interesting stuff. I will bet that MLB tracks this stuff over the long haul and then does a statistical analysis on some of the key stats to see if any of their umps are more than two standard devs from the mean.
Any umps out there know how they use this data?
Any umps out there know how they use this data?
I would really like to see this broken down for the Eric Gregg era.
HaverDad/Brussels
HaverDad/Brussels
I hope you are not waiting on any of us umpires to comment on this...........
This is information compiled by gamblers for gamblers and not something any umpire associates himself with......
Although I have no doubt these tendencies are based in fact, I believe you would get an official denial of any relevance or even reference to, these facts from PBUC or MLB........
This is information compiled by gamblers for gamblers and not something any umpire associates himself with......
Although I have no doubt these tendencies are based in fact, I believe you would get an official denial of any relevance or even reference to, these facts from PBUC or MLB........
piaa:
Any idea whether MLB tracks similar stats on umpires in order to identify any who might be outliers in one or another statistical category? Seems to me that it is simply quality control - not to check for cheating or anything, but if one umpire, over long periods and many games, calls a lot more BB's or K's, (such that it is a statistically significant difference) then it seems as if that would be relevant info.
Any idea whether MLB tracks similar stats on umpires in order to identify any who might be outliers in one or another statistical category? Seems to me that it is simply quality control - not to check for cheating or anything, but if one umpire, over long periods and many games, calls a lot more BB's or K's, (such that it is a statistically significant difference) then it seems as if that would be relevant info.
MLB uses a system of umpire evaluators and the electronic system (questec). It is my understanding that the questec results are reviewed and are factored in with in person evals.
I would have no doubt that the statistics shown in the website above are quite similar to what MLB comes up with on thier own.
My position on relevance comes from a postion that anyone who would bet on a baseball game solely because the HP umpire calls 1.1 more "K" per game (over a season) is reaching.......If the NY Yankees are playing the KC Royals I'd bet on the Yankees regardless of who is behind the plate....
I would have no doubt that the statistics shown in the website above are quite similar to what MLB comes up with on thier own.
My position on relevance comes from a postion that anyone who would bet on a baseball game solely because the HP umpire calls 1.1 more "K" per game (over a season) is reaching.......If the NY Yankees are playing the KC Royals I'd bet on the Yankees regardless of who is behind the plate....
PIAA is correct. MLB uses the Questec system as well as regular video. The PU is given a copy of any material they have to go over what he is doing or not doing. Every professional sport are using personal evaluators and electronic backups to improve and teach current umpires. They do this with all the crew members. I have been to clinics where a pro ump would show some footage on ejections or strange plays to show what they did and explain why they did it or why what they was wrong.