Yup. I think things like the neighborhood play should be legal. Robot ump doesn’t slow up the game the way replay does.Originally Posted by Bellhorn04
Yup. I think things like the neighborhood play should be legal. Robot ump doesn’t slow up the game the way replay does.
Ok. Yeah. Me too. But isn't everyone entitled to a mulligan or two when it comes to their opinions?Aw c’mon, I’m over the Larry Barnett call.
Okay, not really.
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully
You can be sure there would be some technical glitches with robot umps too. If something can get f'd up, it will.
Notify Youk. Something must be wrong with the board, as I agree entirely with everything said here.
That’s why they test it out in A ball.
Just say NO to instant replay and to robot umps.
Aren't those two separate issues? (unless, say, one rejects them on the basis of keeping the human element in the game).
I don't care about the human element. All I want is for the game to proceed; I want to know the call immediately; and I want to get rid of arguing with officials, which is one of the most boring and annoying elements of sports (even though, of course, arguing pointlessly is pretty much what we do here all the time). Robot balls/strikes would do all three of those. Replay helps on one (idiotic arguing) at the expense of the other two. (We have to wait a minute or two to know whether we celebrate or despair). So I want all the robotic calls possible, and I want none of them to have the option of being challenged.
Ah, no matter what they do or don't do, there will always be plenty of fans beetching about something. It's one of the favorite pastimes of baseball fans, before, during and after games.
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If they are going to allow morons like CB Bucknor and Angel Hernandez to umpire major league games, we need instant replay.
How about a robot manager ? They have chess computers that can beat the best grandmasters. Surely they can program a robot to manage better than what we see in MLB. And they wouldn't get upset if you second guessed their decisions.
The most important part about managing is leading the team not setting lineups. Not sure a robot could do that.
And then robot players. The initial capital outlay might be a little steep, but once they're built you just have to maintain them.
They wouldn't miss games with things like strained obliques. Best of all, no rest days necessary.
I'm a big fan of replay in every sport. They don't always get it right but they are pretty close. I'm willing to wait 2 minutes for that because getting it right is very important. Baseball replay is much faster than the NFL, who for some reason still can't seem to get a resolution in a timely manner.
Is it me or does it seem like 80% of the plays that have been reviewed this year have gone against the Sox? I can't remember one that ended up wrong though.
Speaking of the NFL replays, if MLB is going to continue with replays in baseball they've GOT to mic the crew chief so he can explain what they saw and why the call was made.
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully
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