Blackmailed

[Brass Cannon 25,000]

http://www.businessinsider.com/major-league-baseball-umpires-balls-and-strikes-2015-9

This one claims 86% which equals to 20-21 missed calls a game.

http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/911552-defining-the-human-element-mlb-umpires-call-995-of-plays-correctly

This one claims they are right 99.5%.

I've searched many articles and have yet to see this 45-50 missed calls claim that you believe to be true.

15% of 300 pitches is 45. The fact batters swing and bail the ump out doesn't change the fact the ump was going to get it wrong.

And even if it's only 20ish that's still ridiculous to allow when we can have a more accurate system that works in real time.

[Dalton26 16,892]

15% of 300 pitches is 45. The fact batters swing and bail the ump out doesn't change the fact the ump was going to get it wrong.

And even if it's only 20ish that's still ridiculous to allow when we can have a more accurate system that works in real time.

I'm assuming you didnt read anything I posted or linked based on your response They don't call 300 pitches. You can't spin that to fit your argument. You're wrong on your 45 missed calls claim. Also you can't say they were going to get it wrong unless you've got some crystal ball you can look in to.

The numbers go down even more than that if you figure everything that goes into a game. Factor in pitches that hit the dirt that counts as a call but is obvious will take your missed calls on percentage numbers down even further.

How do you know that system would be more accurate? I'm sure that system would still make mistakes just like human umpires do.

I'm really not wasting my time arguing with you anymore because based on your last reply you're really grasping at straws now. The whole "the swing bailed the umps out because they were going to miss the call" was a rather pathetic/desperate attempt to prove yourself and your claims right. Not to mention it's a complete lie.

Have a good day.

[Brass Cannon 25,000]

The system is more accurate it is. The fact you have put your head in the sand and ignored that it already exists doesn't change the fact

[Brass Cannon 25,000]

And let's not forget that an ump missing calls will cause players to swing at those bad pitches later so their missed calls can alter every at bat after that.

[mdn82 25,546]

And let's not forget that an ump missing calls will cause players to swing at those bad pitches later so their missed calls can alter every at bat after that.

Same could be said again for basketball and football. In basketball if a ref is calling a game closer it changes how a game is played.... Hand checks for one ref is different than the next.

[mamasa 15,472]

Reductio ad absurdum.

Define that please.

Isn't that a spell in Harry Potter?

[Josh 12,757]

Same could be said again for basketball and football. In basketball if a ref is calling a game closer it changes how a game is played.... Hand checks for one ref is different than the next.

Another reason to standardize it imo. Eliminate human error, create a level playing field. I don't understand how that's a bad thing.

[JaybobHoosier 11,975]

I understand this tech improvement stuff, but I don't want it in baseball. The umpires ARE part of baseball, and don't need to be taken away. The human factor of baseball is what makes it so great!

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

I understand this tech improvement stuff, but I don't want it in baseball. The umpires ARE part of baseball, and don't need to be taken away. The human factor of baseball is what makes it so great!

Wasn't that the same argument the Cubs used when they didn't want lights in their park?

[mdn82 25,546]

Wasn't that the same argument the Cubs used when they didn't want lights in their park?

Big difference. Money and competitive disadvantage is why the Cubs play night games now. Every teams have the same rotation of umps.

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

Big difference. Money and competitive disadvantage is why the Cubs play night games now. Every teams have the same rotation of umps.

Oh sure, I think there is a big difference too. Just that resistance to new technology that turns out not to be so bad isn't new. Plus, I learned that in law school and since I don't talk baseball I didn't think I'd ever get to break it out again.

 

Regardless, baseball is one of the most consistent professional games still in play. It hasn't had a significant rule change besides "everyone can play" in over 100 years. That's pretty cool.

[Defenserocks28 393]

One sport that has greatly benefited from technology, while keeping their own version of "umps" is tennis.  Tennis players get a set number of challenges to argue calls from the chair.  It got rid of all ambiguity and has sped up the game considerably.  You don't have players feeling cheated or bit**ing at the chair for ten minutes at a time ruining the flow of the game.

 

Why not give each batter 1 or 2 "challenges" per game.  And give the pitcher say 1 or 2 an inning.  It wouldn't slow the game down at all since the strike/ball call from the computer system happens in real time.