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A thread where we can all dunk on MLB umpires having a bad day, or in the case of Angel Hernandez – a bad career.
Check out his strike zone today. He actually called pitch 6 a strike lol.
https://twitter.com/robncypress57/status/1379539301806006273/photo/1
I would love to see something on tonight’s game, where Reyes got squeezed badly on two pitches in a row.
I dont like it but I am afraid the electronic strike zone is only 2-3 years away in the big leagues.
r/Esteemed Rat
This is likely the last no DH year, which is okay by me. The game has been played with the DH at just about all levels for over a generation now, so time for the NL to get with the times.
And as Rat said, we are probably close to the electronic balls and strikes umpire. Then I am not sure how you set up the umpires. Does the third base ump cover home on close plays? Or do you keep a home umpire and have him stand around off to the side for most of the game?
Maybe you put him his regular spot, and he still announces the pitch as a ball or strike, but instead of him making the decision he is set up with some sort of electronic device that sends him the call from the robot.
If that is the case, would he still do the big exaggerated strike out gestures that they often perform? My thinking is yes – gotta add some creativity to the job.
Maybe you put him his regular spot, and he still announces the pitch as a ball or strike, but instead of him making the decision he is set up with some sort of electronic device that sends him the call from the robot.
This is what will happen, no doubt.
And it can’t come soon enough, in my opinion.
I have a feeling that calling balls and strikes electronically is going to have a lot more effect on the game than anybody realizes. It will diminish the spoken, and unspoken, interaction between the pitcher and the catcher and the batter. Somehow I don’t think that’s a good thing. I think it would be better if they would use the electronically called balls and strikes as a way of evaluating umpires. If the ump can call balls and strikes accurately, say, 95% of the time, he gets to stay. If he doesn’t, he gets suspended from umpiring behind the plate. He gets more chances to umpire behind the plate, but if he never seems to be improving, he doesn’t get to keep umpiring at the major league level. And BTW, the umpire working behind the plate should get paid substantially more when he is behind the plate compared to working anywhere else on the field simply because it’s a harder job to do. Then, add to that, if the umpire calls balls and strikes with an accuracy greater than 95%, he would get a bonus, maybe $100 for every percentage point above 95%.
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