Bob, I’m not gonna argue in favor of the three true outcomes game that baseball has become. Not a huge fan of the home run derby era but it’s not really much we can do about that one.
But I mean, seriously. I don’t watch major league baseball for life lessons. I watch it to see the best athletes at their particular skill set battle against each other and I want the victor to be declared based on who actually won - on each individual matchup and ultimately the individual games as the sum total of those matchups.
And let’s not pretend like robot umps are gonna be showing up at your local rec league field where 90% of young kids are playing. Youngsters playing baseball will still have plenty of chances to get negatively impacted by the human element you claim is so vital to the sport.
And PS, if you’re expecting Major League Baseball to teach your kid life lessons, you’re gonna be disappointed.