MLB Rules & Umpire Ejections - Know the Rule w/ Lindsay of Close Call Sports

Lindsay Imber of Close Call Sports visits BaseballBiz On
Deck & analyzes MLB Ejections with a breakdown on the process
& the rules that may have been broken. She shares a humorous
& informative look at baseball league ejections on the
Close Call Sports YouTube channel 


On YouTube channel, Close Call Sports, Lindsay analyzes
recent baseball plays using the MLB  rule book.


Becoming a member of the Close Call Sports
community

Controversial play w/ Tommy Pham


Pham's path to home plate was in fair territory

Home plate collision rule & runner restrictions.


Rule Changes & Interpretations:

Mound visit rules, including catcher-initiated visits and
unintended pitching changes.


Pitching Changes & Ejections:

Example, involving the Tampa Bay Rays' pitching coach
Kyle Snyder and mound visits count. 

Explanation of rule requiring an ejection for an
unintended pitching change without a replacement ready




Rule Confusion & Clarification: between MLB's press
releases & MLB rule book

Importance of understanding the rule book to avoid
misunderstandings 




Hidden Ball Trick: Examples at college, high school, MLB

Process for creating videos, focusing on ejections & rule
situations

Balance between ejection & educational rule videos for
fan education


"Ejections of the Year Awards" Best Umpire,
Ejections of the Year, Promising Umpires, Honorable Umpire,
Fill-in Umpire and more.

Avoidable ejections due to poor game management

Avoiding unnecessary confrontations & ejections.


Post-game ejection of the Padres manager, Mike
Shildt

The importance of umpires walking away to avoid conflict.

How are ejections evaluated




Challenges of Automatic Ball-Strike systems (ABS)

The future of baseball with robo-umps & potential
impact on ejections and game management. 

Stress w/ umpires who must still be prepared to make
calls if the system fails.

Differences between fully automated systems &
challenge system

Issues with ABS, such as post-game data changes affecting
call accuracy.

Transition to robo-umps in MLB will be complex &
interesting to watch.





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