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[dickey1331]

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Well of course Umps don't want it. It's gonna eventually take them out of the job or at least lessen it.


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[SPTO]

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I'm all for an electronic strike zone.

The only thing is that if it's an electronic system it still needs to adjust for height. Ben Revere isn't going to have the same strike zone as Kris Bryant for instance.

[Mabster]

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The only thing is that if it's an electronic system it still needs to adjust for height. Ben Revere isn't going to have the same strike zone as Kris Bryant for instance.

And it can't be based in just height alone. It's gotta be able to detect the knees and find the top of the zone somehow by determining shoulders and belt.

[Blzer]

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The only thing is that if it's an electronic system it still needs to adjust for height. Ben Revere isn't going to have the same strike zone as Kris Bryant for instance.

And it can't be based in just height alone. It's gotta be able to detect the knees and find the top of the zone somehow by determining shoulders and belt.

This is why I always wondered whether the K-zones on TV adjusted for these kinds of things. If they are don't, then they are completely irrelevant to look at.

Width is one thing, but height... they'd have to tag jerseys or something, and lock them in on pitch release.

[Jr.]

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This is why I always wondered whether the K-zones on TV adjusted for these kinds of things. If they are don't, then they are completely irrelevant to look at.

Width is one thing, but height... they'd have to tag jerseys or something, and lock them in on pitch release.

I know the FOX zone did. When they did the multi-pitch thing (like showing all 1st pitch strikes or something) the zone would every so slightly change on the pitches.

[Majingir]

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The only thing is that if it's an electronic system it still needs to adjust for height. Ben Revere isn't going to have the same strike zone as Kris Bryant for instance.

Height will be tough to get right at first, but I don't see how even today, they can't have electronic strikezone for inside and outside pitches. Regardless if a guy is 6'5 or 5'5, the strikezone is just as wide for everyone since it's just the size of the plate. Can't get any clearer than that. If it even touches part of the plate then it's a strike, if it doesn't, it's a ball. No open to interpretation needed.

[Sportsforever]

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Ya..but imagine if they went to robo umps and a clear pitch down the middle was called a ball instead of a strike? Oh...wait, never mind.

[DieHardYankee26]

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And it can't be based in just height alone. It's gotta be able to detect the knees and find the top of the zone somehow by determining shoulders and belt.

They mentioned in the video there's a camera in center field to do this, I'm not sure how it determines the zone, whether the parameters are put in by a person or whatever, but I think more importantly is consistency. Once the zone for a hitter is established, a strike is a strike and a ball is a ball. We don't really have any guarantees now, if a human ump can tell easily where someone's knees and numbers are but can't make the right call for any numbers of reasons, the call can still be inconsistent.

[Money99]

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My biggest issues with a human strike-zone is that each ump is different.
And some have agendas against players, coaches or teams. And like any human, umps can have off-days just like players.
There's also some arrogant pricks who think their strike-zone is better than the one in the rulebook.

With an electronic eye that all goes out the window.
If they can figure out a way to have an adjusted zone for every player, then I'm all for it.

(I may be super biased in this argument based on my little league coaching. I've grown tired of having 16YO's telling me what strike zone they like to call.
Nothing drives me more nuts than having my 10YO's trying to hit balls that are bouncing off the plate because Jimmy behind the plate has a strike zone that's between the ankles and below the knees).

[WaitTilNextYear]

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Just heard the broadcast throw out 6 million people as a figure out there for this Cubs parade. Probably hyperbole, but it is packed.

[Speedy]

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I think tweaking it to a hitter's height and batting stance wouldn't be an issue with today's technology; the question to me is how it would be implemented...

What will cause the hitter/pitcher to know it's a strike or ball? There will still have to be an ump behind the plate so does he get told via headset (ping if it's a strike, "x" if it's a ball)...will there be an indicator on the field or ballpark somewhere?

It all kindly reminds me of Schilling and the QuesTec stuff.

[countryboy]

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Just heard the broadcast throw out 6 million people as a figure out there for this Cubs parade. Probably hyperbole, but it is packed.

That is a hell of a lot of people.

[DieHardYankee26]

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I think tweaking it to a hitter's height and batting stance wouldn't be an issue with today's technology; the question to me is how it would be implemented...

What will cause the hitter/pitcher to know it's a strike or ball? There will still have to be an ump behind the plate so does he get told via headset (ping if it's a strike, "x" if it's a ball)...will there be an indicator on the field or ballpark somewhere?

It all kindly reminds me of Schilling and the QuesTec stuff.

Eric Byrnes, in the video, was the umpire. He had an earpiece where they tell him whether it was a ball or strike and then he relays it to the field, there is also a light bulb in centerfield that goes off when the pitch is a strike. There will have to be an umpire at home plate anyway to call plays at the plate, it just will be their job to give the correct call instead of trying to figure it out on their own.

[SPTO]

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I just saw a pic of the Chicago River dyed Cubbies blue. It looks really nice, wish they could do that dye job every summer or something.

[ImTellinTim]

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They dye it green every year for St. Paddy's Day