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  1. Nine of twelve
    He's still on the IL as I post this.
  2. Nine of twelve
    I would, yes.
  3. Nine of twelve
    Of the four aspects of baseball (pitching, batting, fielding, and base running) pitching has always been and will always be the most important. The other three aspects tend to manifest themselves on highlight videos whereas pitching tends to manifest itself in the standings. Regarding our current team, I think our batting will improve over what it has been so far this year. We haven't been hitting well but we're in first place in spite of that and I think we have a good shot at staying there.
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    The foundation of this challenge rule is that when the electronic call differs from the human call the electronic call will be enforced. This is because the electronic call is far more likely to be correct than the human call. By putting this challenge rule in place baseball executives are acknowledging that fact. So there is no reason to even bother with the challenge rule when the electronic system can make the call as quickly as humans and more accurately than humans. It simply reinforces how silly it is to use an inferior method of calling pitches when a superior method is available.
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    I don't think there are systems that have been developed to make those calls. I'm not aware of any. Are you? This is why home plate umpires are still needed and important.
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    I stand corrected. There is a margin of error with electronic pitch calling. It is a much smaller margin of error than that of the current system of using humans. Moreover, this margin of error can be improved upon in the case of electronic systems; the human margin of error cannot be improved upon. The argument that because there is a margin of error with electronic systems they should not be adopted does not hold water. If they are better than humans it's time to make the change. And, if a pitch is within the margin of error a program can either call it a strike every time, call it a ball every time, or use a random number generator of some kind to call a ball or a strike. I do not know the precise details of how the systems determine the location of the pitch. And it's not necessary to know all the details in order to know that they do that well. I don't know the details of how my phone works either, but it does what I need it to do and it does that well.
  9. Nine of twelve
    Tomorrow is not soon enough for me.
  10. Nine of twelve
    The speed and movement of pitches was beyond what a human umpire could accurately perceive on a consistent basis 100 years ago.
  11. Nine of twelve
    I'm not tech-literate either, but it's my understanding that each batter's individual strike zone is measured ahead of time and programmed into the system.
  12. Nine of twelve
    The box we see on TV is probably pretty accurate for inside/outside but it is just an approximation for high/low. And keep in mind that the top and bottom of the zone are determined by where those landmarks are when the batter is in his batting stance.
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    It won't be applauded by me. Simply have the electronic system make the calls and that is the final decision. This is a good thing. An umpire behind home plate still has plenty to do. Among other things: ruling on HBP, catcher's interference, clock violations, check swings, safe/out calls, balks, fair/foul calls. There's more as well. Less useful ≠ useless. If anything, removing pitch calling from the home plate umpire's duties makes it easier for the umpire to correctly rule on everything else. I can hardly believe a baseball writer would say this. The catcher has always been and still will be the most important defensive player on the field. Nope. The electronic system makes a quick correct decision every time, better than any human can do. The call is final, no challenge needed and no delays.
  14. Nine of twelve
    I find it helpful to remind myself that this is MLB, where winning 60% of your games is elite performance and winning 55% of your games will probably result in an AL Central championship and a postseason appearance.
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    Having humans calling balls and strikes penalizes players, whether batters or pitchers, who know the strike zone. That is wrong. Robo umps now!
  16. Nine of twelve
    That should have been ball 4.
  17. Nine of twelve
    Does Taylor stay in the game taking over for Gordon in CF?
  18. Nine of twelve
    Yes, Pagan had the one horrific outing, But I find that I no longer cringe when he is brought in. Progress.
  19. Nine of twelve
    Great minds think alike.
  20. Nine of twelve
    Oh no. Bases loaded, nobody out.
  21. Nine of twelve
    If we win the game I am not concerned with how the runs score.
  22. Nine of twelve
    Concur. You run as though it matters until the umpire tells you it doesn't.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Crap.
  24. Nine of twelve
    C4 4-bagger!
  25. Nine of twelve
    Man, that foul ball was smoked.
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