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MLB 2024: robot umps, please

dxmnkd316 said:
I honestly don't know how 2028 is possible. Like... WHAT? ENtirely new stadiums are built in less time than that. Am I missing something here?
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There’s some politics going on with the funding. It was agreed upon but wasn’t technically going to be voted on until later. Now there’s some issue with the council both current and elected one coming in that might not be able to pass it.
 
MLB is going to test run their Ball/Strike challenge system at 13 Spring Training sites next March.

Basically this will determine if we get this full-time in '26.

I think what they had in AAA was about as good as you can have:

- Umpires still call every pitch
- Only Batter/Pitcher/Catcher can call for a challenge
- Each team gets 3 "wrong" challenges. As long as the person issuing the challenge is correct, the challenge doesn't count against you.
- Results shown on the scoreboard
- System can be voluntarily "ignored" by teams in the late innings of blowout games (big issue with fully automated Ball/Strike calling)
 
This doesn't make sense:

System can be voluntarily "ignored" by teams in the late innings of blowout games (big issue with fully automated Ball/Strike calling)

isn't that just saying they don't have to challenge?
 
dxmnkd316 said:
This doesn't make sense:

System can be voluntarily "ignored" by teams in the late innings of blowout games (big issue with fully automated Ball/Strike calling)

isn't that just saying they don't have to challenge?
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Fully automatic balls and strikes at lower levels mean you can't expand the zone in blowouts to speed up the game. Which is technically correct (the best kind of correct) but no one wants to watch a team up 10 runs get a bunch of walks against the mop up duty pitchers.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
This doesn't make sense:

System can be voluntarily "ignored" by teams in the late innings of blowout games (big issue with fully automated Ball/Strike calling)

isn't that just saying they don't have to challenge?
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While testing the fully automated system in AAA there were several games where position players came in to close out blowouts and ended up walking in several runs. Because of the arc on their low velocity pitches (50-60MPH) and just general inaccuracy, it made the zone extremely difficult to hit.

In these situations, players don't swing a ton since they know they have a glorified BP pitcher in the game. The only real swings come on 2-strike counts.
 
Kepler said:
I'm glad Philly is out. I can't see TOR being able to stay in the mix. I guess after the dollar goes into freefall...

60% Yankees, 30% Dodgers (guh), 9% Mets, 1% Racists.
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Rogers has Scrooge McDuck money even with the CAD being weak. They’re either a monopoly or duopoly up there and just spent a bunch to poor money into the stadium. They’re always in the running for these big free agents but lose out at the last minute. Not sure if it’s Canadian taxes, guys just don’t want to live in another country, or they’re continually being used as a pawn for discussions, but it’s not like Toronto is trying to be the Athletics.
 
Dodgers. Jesus Christ. They just spent almost $200 million on another pitcher already this offseason. They've got the second highest payroll already not even counting ohtani's bizarre ass contract. And now they want another three-quarters of a billion?
 
If you think that MLB is crazy take a look at what they're doing in NCAA football and basketball.
 
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