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Just saw where MLB wants to implement instant replay on "boundary calls" by August 1. Discussion?????
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The obvious issue is, will it stop there?
I'm not sure. Baseball is one of the few sports where the rules really haven't changed over the decades, so maybe they can bring it in and it will never be used for anything beyond boundary calls. But you also can't underestimate the potential for incrementalism to creep in once the door is opened. -
I have to agree with RoyalShock. If we open that pandora's box, what could be considered out of the realm of possibility? Robot umpires? Game show voting mechanisms for everyone in the stands? Once you take out the human element, you find yourself somehwere out in left field. ;-)"She is only HALF a mother who does not see HER child in EVERY child." - AnonymousComment
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I'm going with Royal, how is this going to improve anything?Comment
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Originally posted by Zardoz
Accuracy?Comment
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I guess there have been a number of blown HR calls this year that's sped up the process. Baseball has always been pretty slow to change anything so I don't think we have to worry about technology taking out the human element. It will never be used to call balls and strikes, but I have no problem with it being used to evaluate umpires calling balls and strikes.Infinity Art Glass - Fantastic local artist and Shocker fan
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Some of those home run/non home run calls have been very very tough to see, especially when the umpires have to make a decision and don't have instant replay. For things like that, replay would come in very handyComment
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Bingo. Not sure how many of you subscribe to Baseball Prospectus, but I like this take:Originally posted by 7hottamales
If you don't subscribe, he basically says that if we have the technology, we need to use it, as long as it improves accuracy without severely interrupting flow.Comment
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The guys upstairs should be able to view it without interrupting the game by more than 30 seconds. As long as the umpires don't have to have a pow wow to do it.Comment
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