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Automating the strike zone

Yes, technology has shown umps are incompetent
29 (87.9%)
No, it would change the game too much
4 (12.1%)
I can't decide.
0 (0%)

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Voting closed: November 10, 2019, 11:12:54 PM

Author Topic: It's time to automate the strike zone  (Read 18428 times)

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Offline GNatsNoMore

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Re: It's time to automate the strike zone
« Topic Start: August 01, 2015, 12:35:13 PM »
I don't want a complete shift to it. I'm still a fan of the dreaded "human element". I would like to see a tennis system, perhaps where a manager can challenge five (or some other arbitrary number) ball/strike calls per game.

I agree.  The tennis system seems to work well.  These are the player challenge rules at Wimbledon:

"Players have unlimited opportunity to challenge, but once three incorrect challenges are made in a set, they cannot challenge again until the next set."
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/challenge/

Maybe managers could have up to 5-6 challenges, but lose a challenge every time they are incorrect.  With the pitch tracker system, you'd think the rulings would be faster than on other types of challenges.