Computer to call balls and strikes in minor league

[gotbeer]

Computer to call balls and strikes in minor league

Looks like the testing phase is about to start.  Interesting rule changes.  Especially the increasing the pitching distance by 2 feet.  

[gotbeer]

This is an article from 5 years ago, that went over increasing the distance of pitches.  They actually go over it well, and while most of the article is on the basis of moving the mound back 5 feet.  At the very end, they talk about moving it back 2 feet.  

Forget up or down: Moving mound back would cut down K’s

[ten ocho recon scout]

 

[AngelsLakersFan]

I could picture Joe West trying to sabotage the computer.

[Stradling]

So everyone here thinks that bias will suddenly disappear if we use computerized strike zone?  All we hear about all season long is east coast bias.  So do you think that it would be easier to sway an actual umpire to give certain teams an advantage or simply change the programming of the strike zone for specific teams?  Seems pretty obvious, if you believe these types of things, which I don’t.

[Troll Daddy]

I’m against this ... just give each team 3 balls and strikes challenges to be used whenever. Challenges won’t take but a few seconds. 

[Make Angels Great Again]

44 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

I’m against this ... just give each team 3 balls and strikes challenges to be used whenever. Challenges won’t take but a few seconds. 

... that's actually a really great idea I hadn't heard before now.

[Stradling]

48 minutes ago, Throwman91 said:

What difference would it make if the bias is inherently built into the league?  At least we would be able to see the bias in digital form.

Which they will deny. 

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Throwman91 said:

They can't deny real evidence, like for example shrinking Mookie's K zone relative to a player with a similar size/batting stance in the West.  I'd love to see it actually, would provide more than a few laughs.

They could absolutely deny it.  They deny it now and there is k zone.  It isn’t about cutting off half the strike zone, it is about an inch here or there on a pitch here or there.  

[ten ocho recon scout]

Everyone bitches that the games are too long already. Hows it going to be when we have delays to wait for the new login every time teams forget the password.

[eaterfan]

10 hours ago, Stradling said:

They could absolutely deny it.  They deny it now and there is k zone.  It isn’t about cutting off half the strike zone, it is about an inch here or there on a pitch here or there.  

There will be records of each pitch. Plus, at least the bias can only be high or low in the zone. There is no movement to the zone inside and outside. 

[Lou]

if MLB is going to make such a drastic change, shouldn't there not be a bias at all?

[Blarg]

32 minutes ago, Lou said:

if MLB is going to make such a drastic change, shouldn't there not be a bias at all?

[gotbeer]

2 hours ago, eaterfan said:

There will be records of each pitch. Plus, at least the bias can only be high or low in the zone. There is no movement to the zone inside and outside. 

If they are going to institute a computer pitch zone.  They should make it all uniform.  No more knees sometimes above, sometimes below or waist or chest or wherever.  2 feet above the plate, 4 feet below.  All players equal, even if they are 4 foot tall or 7 feet tall.  

[eligrba]

How is it possible for a computer to call balls and strikes while streaming porn? 

[AngelsLakersFan]

15 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Everyone bitches that the games are too long already. Hows it going to be when we have delays to wait for the new login every time teams forget the password.

I can picture Joe West going through his spam folder trying to find the password rest email.

 

[Taylor]

21 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I could picture Joe West trying to sabotage the computer.