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You still need an ump at the plate which remains one of four bases at which a play can occur suddenly. Plus, I would think that the HP ump would be relaying the ABS call with his usual vigorous display; the alternative being distracting bright lights at field level in various spots around the ballpark — in order to be instantly visible from various player angles — or bellowing from the P.A. system which may yet be inaudible. All the more reason, then, to bring on this change and in a hurry.
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My theory has a goat in a bikini w/a crack pipe, but I think we are on the same track if not identical trains.
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Alternative theory: Angel Hernandez is actually a great umpire, but he tries to be so bad that he gets actually fired, then cries discrimination and files a $15M lawsuit.
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Careful. Putting those words together in that order could cause a universal anti-matter explosion.
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I just realized how vulnerable that post is to willful misquotation
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Someone needs to put it in their sig. :P
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I couldn't do that to my worst enemy. He'd have to change his username & go off the grid in shame.
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The strike zone is supposed to be a 3d area shaped like home plate, so not exactly a cube.
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Robo umps might rid us of Angel Hernandez but would rob us of Ron Luciano ("Mr Carew thought it was a ball" )
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They're still going to have a bad location, a roof, and turf. What's different? Sure, the ballpark inside will hopefully be better, but what really stands out is all the development around the ballpark. Maybe that's just where the real money is to be made now. It's disappointing as I think many of us prefer to see full stadiums, but if they can make more money in other ways, should we blame them? I suppose it's better that than seeing a fanbase, including those watching from elsewhere, lose their team to another city.
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Some pitches, as we know, cross the plate (the front of the plate?) as strikes but end up outside of the strike box by the time the catcher snags them. This does not excuse the egregious mistakes that we see in those videos but some of the closer ones, well, just how accurate is that strike box? Here's a thought: Does anybody know if the strike box is adjusted for batter height (and stance?) or is it always the same for every batter? For, we must remember that TV studios provide this for our enjoyment (or wrath), not for the sake of MLB, players, or umpires.
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It's not just the missed calls. Its that a portion of the umps carry grudges & are spiteful.
Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 These are just the ones posted for September. Having a bad day is one thing. Being bad is another thing. Being bad & getting butthurt when it is pointed out is completely uncalled for & beneath the profession & the game. It's not the awful skill that's the concern for me. It's the awful skill that is never given impetus to get better. And worse, gets coddled & protected. And then is allowed to carry out their petty vengeance. I'm ready for R2D2.
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Blake Snell, who has never gone eight innings, totally fine with being pulled after 7IP, 0H, 104 pitches
The gutless baby was even whimpering "It's going to be a lot of pitches" on the bench between innings, because he valued his fear of throwing fewer than 50% of the pitches Nolan Ryan once did* over his chance to make history, not to mention his team needing him to help win the ****ing game, which was scoreless at the time. *—to be fair, that 235-pitch game damaged Ryan's arm so much that Nolan was only able to pitch for another 20 seasons. So caution is clearly merited. To be even more fair, modern pitchers throw really hard, whereas Ryan…er, never mind. (19Ks in 13 innings. Cecil Cooper goes 0-for-8, 6Ks. WTF even is six whiffs? A Palladium Sombrero?) Reports that Snell had crawled under the bench, huddled in a fetal position as he sucked his thumb, could not be confirmed, however. (Mostly because I just made that part up. But even so.) Last edited by Amazin69; 09-20-2023 at 07:57 AM. |
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The following is only from memory so may have some things wrong, but my understanding is if/when implemented every player has their strike zone box custom made based on measurements of their last 50(?) plate appearances. IOW it is not static but being remeasured and redone continuously. IOW the "network strike zone" you now see is not the zone that will be used when the system is in place. They currently measure things like ball fight angle, distance, in all sports (live in golf) along with distance a player runs and speed being applied to replays. My guess is almost all of this could be done live if they wanted to clutter up the screen. Imagine 22 football players being tracked all at once? ![]() Zones will become somewhat static with both batter and pitcher knowing what to expect. If they aren't perfect? Well we certainly tolerate non-perfection now, don't we? ![]() I'm sure I'm oversimplifying this, but I do believe the tech is there if they choose to use it. |
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Heck a week or so back Seattle's George Kirby whined because his manager made him go back out for the 7th inning.
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