Murphy knows what he's doing, he didn't set the lineup arbitrarily. Will it work? We'll soon find out.
I want this win today, bad. I want to beat them in illinois in front of their fans.
I feel for folks in Central/Eastern. But selfishly, being in AK time zone I love the late start. Unlike yesterday, I'll get to watch the Brewers shut down the cubs season today. I can't wait!
re: the extra innings rules. I realize I'm in the minority, but I wish they'd have just left it alone. Yeah sometimes extra innings games go long. Oh well, the way she goes, boys.
Those success rates track with what I read on MLB's data on it from spring training too. But what I was specifically thinking out loud about was overall challenges, regardless of success.
I agree with your thoughts about catchers adding value by challenges and success rate. Inside/outside any catcher ought to have a good grasp on. A keen eye and understanding of the top/bottom of the zone as it pertains to the size of each batter could be where some guys really shine. It'll be interesting.
It will be interesting to see how the percentages play out for amount of challengers (batter vs pitcher vs catcher) as it would seem to me that the pitcher and catcher should generally be the ones with the highest confidence that the call was incorrect. The catcher should definitely know.