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Originally Posted by Charlie Hough
This all hinges on one very pathetic factor: umpires are making mistakes, and if this starts influencing player personnel decisions and the related analysis starts to proliferate, you will see MLB crack down on this quickly. It will start enforcing more accountability on the umpires.
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I wouldn't call human fallibility pathetic. I would say that personnel decisions are being made based on this ability. The article says as much. I would enjoy watching MLB try to make umpires more accountable and to automate calling balls and strikes. Partly because I would like to see more accuracy, partly because in my heart, I'm a geek, and the technology used would be fascinating, and partly to watch the ensuing hijinks when powerful interests collide in the collective bargaining process.