Fake Outrage Over a Borderline Pitch Misses Baseball’s Point

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An OutKick columnist argues the postgame uproar over the WBC semifinal’s final pitch is overblown, contending the pitch was close but not a disaster, that you don’t take a two-strikes pitch, and that blaming the umpire misses baseball’s inherent imperfection—despite ABS/AI tech—and the DR’s squandered chances. He also emphasizes the standard, team-wide message after losses and calls out the outrage mob for lacking baseball experience.
Topics:sports#abs-ball-strike-system#baseball#major-league-baseball#sports#umpires#world-baseball-classic
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