It would be very very helpful to be able to see this system used in a live action game, at any level.
It would be very very helpful to be able to see this system used in a live action game, at any level.
You've already been corrected on the true percentages to use. You clearly want to use old data to justify your point of view.
The point that was being made is that technology is getting more and more accurate all the time. Every year the excuses for not using the technology get weaker and weaker.
As others have said, detecting whether or not a pitch is a ball or a strike is really rather easy by modern technological standards. Tech companies are routinely doing far more difficult measurements throughout many industries.
The technology is available if the leadership of MLB chooses to implement it. I think they will eventually, likely soon.
Forget robotic umpires, we need to focus on exchanging Stubbs for a computer that won't chase the first two pitches down and away and then look at strike 3 down the middle.
I must say the system in tennis looks quite impressive and seems to work quickly.
Is a fixed strike zone feasible? One size fits all?
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It should happen. Yes, there are complexities. No, that's not a reason not to do it.
Oh it will happen, maybe in years, but count on it being there someday, my point is that hardware/software + people + cost will make the process slower than most want
I think most owners will not want their money going to it, they'd prefer to use it on their team or themselves
It's going to have to come from a general fund, be mandated and tested at lower levels
Never?
Never say never
The only real thing keeping it from happening is people (umpires saying no way, players perhaps being wary about it, the higher ups in baseball resisting change). The money is already spent. The hardware and software is already in place and has been in every MLB stadium for 5+ years now (or however long a given ballpark has been open that is newer than that).
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