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Great game last night.

Great game last night.

Why the Giants must win tonight:

A team called ‘The Braves,’ whose cheer is the ‘Tomahawk Chop,’ cannot win on Columbus Day.

The triumph of data is that we make less mistakes. The tragedy of data is that we make less mistakes. Yes, we’re still discussing the Galarraga’s near-perfect game, if only because it’s become a focal point for the discussion wider instant replay usage in baseball. I strongly believe the statement above applies to all aspects of life, but I think it doubly applies to baseball where the risks aren’t life or death. Which story would you rather pass onto your kid? A pitcher throws a perfect game for 26 outs. On the last out, the umpire blows the call. The pitcher is happy to have pitched the best game of his life, but the umpire is nearly moved to tears as he apologizes during a later press conference. The pitcher forgives him, accepting his apology, and the players later vote the umpire as the best in the league. A pitcher throws a perfect game for 26 outs. On the last out, the umpire blows a call and everybody stares at a recording for next 5 minutes and the call is reversed.

The triumph of data is that we make less mistakes. The tragedy of data is that we make less mistakes.

Yes, we’re still discussing the Galarraga’s near-perfect game, if only because it’s become a focal point for the discussion wider instant replay usage in baseball. I strongly believe the statement above applies to all aspects of life, but I think it doubly applies to baseball where the risks aren’t life or death.

Which story would you rather pass onto your kid?

  1. A pitcher throws a perfect game for 26 outs. On the last out, the umpire blows the call. The pitcher is happy to have pitched the best game of his life, but the umpire is nearly moved to tears as he apologizes during a later press conference. The pitcher forgives him, accepting his apology, and the players later vote the umpire as the best in the league.
  2. A pitcher throws a perfect game for 26 outs. On the last out, the umpire blows a call and everybody stares at a recording for next 5 minutes and the call is reversed.

Ozzie Guillen signs a Cleveland Indians fan’s baseball.

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