Robot Umps Are Not The Answer
 

I was at the Charlotte knights game last night and there were 20 walks in 7 innings. They need to at least give it some room for error.

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I'm fine with it. Pitchers will adjust and throw more strikes, and maybe we see more offense.

[QUOTE=Davis;19009223]I'm fine with it. Pitchers will adjust and throw more strikes, and maybe we see more offense.[/QUOTE]

Agree, make the pitchers work harder. The mistakes are just ridiculous right now.

I've rarely seen the robot umpire make a mistake when it was being tested at the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in the Independent League. Umpires make tons of garbage calls each night with some of them not even close.

Get Elon Musk to fix it to make it work!

[QUOTE=JRX;19009219]I was at the Charlotte knights game last night and there were 20 walks in 7 innings. They need to at least give it some room for error.

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I kind of agree, a pitch 1/16 of an inch off the plate should be a strike, make the batter swing.

[QUOTE=Boo;19009242]I kind of agree, a pitch 1/16 of an inch off the plate should be a strike, make the batter swing.[/QUOTE]Right that's my point, if they make it too precise you're going to end up with disasters like I saw last night.

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[QUOTE=JRX;19009248]Right that's my point, if they make it too precise you're going to end up with disasters like I saw last night.

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Real umps with 2 challenges per game on ball/strike calls?

Some bad minor league pitchers who couldn't throw strikes is no reason to scrap the idea that a strike is a strike and a ball is a ball. Pitchers will stop nibbling as much, but will certainly adjust. Major league pitchers can absolutely throw strikes if they want to without walking people. Your example is an outlier. Roboumps have not had that effect in most cases.

[QUOTE=JRX;19009219]I was at the Charlotte knights game last night and there were 20 walks in 7 innings. They need to at least give it some room for error.

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Sounds like those pitchers sucked. Yes, robot umps are not the answer to the question of how to get pitchers to throw more strikes. Pitchers and their coaches are on the hook for that...

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How bad were the human umpires that the robot umpire appeals resulted in 20 walks?

Just think, if the networks never would’ve thrown that square on the screen we wouldn’t be calling perfect balls strikes while sitting on our sofas. Umpires have it so easy without that imaginary square w/ all the movement on 100+mph. There’s no way I’m watching sports in the future if umps cannot determine millimeter strike calls. My fantasy sports depend on it.

People were going to runaway and never watch baseball again because of bigger bases and a pitch clock. I've not seen a single complaint about the game having a pitch clock in months. Robot Umps are coming (sooner than later hopefully). Get use to it. It's either a strike or not. Pitchers, Hitters and Teams will adjust. They always do. You will as well.

Fine with robot umps, fine with pitch clock. Hate that teams can't align their defense however they see fit. That's my only problem, personally.

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We need to stop accepting & awarding ‘you’re close, so it’s a strike’. The plate is 17 inches wide. A baseball is 2.9 inches in diameter. So the center of the baseball can be 1.44 inches off the plate and still be a strike, 18.44 inches away from the batter’s inside plate corner.

[QUOTE=Boo;19009242]I kind of agree, [B]a pitch[/B] 1/16 of an inch [B]off the plate[/B] should be a strike, make the batter swing.[/QUOTE]

That’s dumb.

[QUOTE=Biohazarddfl;19009346]Fine with robot umps, fine with pitch clock. Hate that teams can't align their defense however they see fit. That's my only problem, personally.

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I agree with this. Batters need to adapt and be ‘hitters’. Not every batted ball needs to go over the outfield wall. The game needs more Tony Gwynn’s.

ABS will probably be in the majors by 2025. next year may be too soon

[QUOTE=JeremyNick;19009370]That’s dumb.[/QUOTE]

Off the plate = not a strike. It's truly that simple. Doesnt matter if its 1/100th off. It's OFF.

Left to right is easy. But how does the robo ump determine up/down strikes? Every batter is different and one could adjust their stance during the at bat.

[QUOTE=JRX;19009219]I was at the Charlotte knights game last night and there were 20 walks in 7 innings. They need to at least give it some room for error.

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Sounds like the pitchers need more work on their control.

Robot umps give the hitters and the pitchers a consistent strike zone while playing in the minors which is a good thing.

[QUOTE=Rememberthepast;19009380]Left to right is easy. But how does the robo ump determine up/down strikes? Every batter is different and one could adjust their stance during the at bat.[/QUOTE]

They can land a rocket ship on a moving dime in the ocean. They can figure out up and down balls and strikes.

[QUOTE=Rememberthepast;19009380]Left to right is easy. But how does the robo ump determine up/down strikes? Every batter is different and one could adjust their stance during the at bat.[/QUOTE]

How do human umps do it now? The answer is not very well (see, for example, Aaron Judge). Robo umps will do it better and be way more consistent. It is not even a concern with current technology, and that tech is only going to get better.

The Angel Hernandez School of Umpiring needs to churn out more legends.