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In reply to the discussion: Bring on the robot umpires! [View all]

RussBLib

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3. as I understand it....
Sat Oct 15, 2022, 11:56 AM
Oct 2022

A human will still be at home plate, with the robot caller instantly calling balls and strikes and relaying that to the Home Plate Umpire, who will announce the balls or strikes. So there will not be robot on the field. Seems a little cumbersome to me, but they have been testing the tech in the minor leagues. It's going to make batters be more careful. I'll bet walks will increase and strikeouts will decrease, but we will see.

I am just tired of seeing so many bad calls during these postseason playoff games. The games are too important to rely upon the fallible human to call balls and strikes.

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Bring on the robot umpires! [View all] RussBLib Oct 2022 OP
Will Managers Get Tossed For Getting In The Robot's Face? SoCalDavidS Oct 2022 #1
Only if they kick dirt on their Diamond_Dog Oct 2022 #2
as I understand it.... RussBLib Oct 2022 #3
Umpires with good vision would suffice. El Supremo Oct 2022 #4
Well, right now, they all look bad RussBLib Oct 2022 #5
Haha, every time I tune in to a game RussBLib Oct 2022 #6
Every single game RussBLib Oct 2022 #7
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