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May 12, 17, 06:47 PM #16
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I'd rather cuss this guy than a damn robot ...
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Because of rule changes , we no longer get to enjoy this...
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May 12, 17, 07:10 PM #22
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Take some more fun and human element from the game, why don't you:
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May 13, 17, 05:34 AM #23That's an awful comparison. The umpires don't guess guess or estimate pitch speed. Tell me @Jumper_Dad, how do police officers determine if you are swerving or cross the center line? What kind of technology do they use for that?
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May 13, 17, 06:40 AM #24
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My example was that police officers used to eye ball speeding in the old days before radar. Technology got rid of the human element of guessing the speed. Umpires eyeball strikes and as we all know are not only inconsistent between umpires, can be inconsistent between innings of the same game.
A strike should be a strike and a ball should be a ball, regardless if it's Greg Maddox or a rookie pitcher. I HATE it when superstar hitters or pitchers get a favorable strike zone from the ump that another hitter or pitcher doesn't. Level the playing field...there is simply no reason not to do this except for nostalgia.
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May 13, 17, 06:51 AM #25
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The test that I saw didn't slow it down at all...not sure how a consistent strike zone would screw up the game.
Do you have HBO? If you do look for the Real Sports episode a few months ago where they did a test on this. Bryant Gumbel was just like you and didn't like it but couldn't say why except for that it wasn't what he was used to. Players (hitters and pitchers) and managers both preferred it.
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May 13, 17, 08:54 AM #29
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May 13, 17, 08:55 AM #30
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