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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