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Old 09-19-2023, 12:36 PM   #899
MathBandit
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Originally Posted by kq76 View Post
My biggest concern with the challenge system are selfish players challenging when they really shouldn't. And in case someone doesn't know, it's not just batters who can challenge, but the battery can too. I'd much rather it be up to the manager or someone else. And I realize that might take too long, but what if the player first made the signal to challenge, then the manager got 10 seconds to accept or reject it based on what his video coordinator told him
See, to me, that's the best part of a challenge system: Bryce Harper (or insert other player name here) challenging a strike right down the middle in a 1-1 count in the bottom of the 3rd inning, which then means the team loses their challenge for the game.
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