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Originally Posted by Boomcoach
One commentary I read mentioned that since the technology tracks the entire 3D strike zone, you end up with pitches called strikes that have never been strikes before. Balls that just cross the plate at the back of the zone, or the top of the zone, were the biggest changes that were mentioned.
Don't know if I think that is good or bad, but I never like it when technology that is supposed to make things more accurate actually changes things.
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I think I read that somewhere myself. It brings up a bigger question of the role the plate plays. If I read the rule correctly, the strike zone is relative to where the ball crosses the plate based on where the batter is standing. Can the technology account for that? Which if that is how the rule reads is a major question that needs to be answered before the technology gets implemented.