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Darude - Adam Sandstorm
Aug 16, 2012

Waltzing Along posted:

MLB
Problem:Umpires
Fix:Robot umpires.

It's a sarcastic way to put it, but it would be easy to set up a system where the four umps were on the field to call plays that they are suited for: out/safe. Um..yeah, that's it.

Use pitch f/x in order to get a consistent strike zone. This benefits everyone and evens the playing field. Have a buzzer in the umps ear that dings for strikes. He raises his hand if it goes off. Not hard.

Fair foul would be extremely easy with the same tech that tennis uses. You put a 5th ump in a booth to review every play and immediately call down for reversals.

The umps would be appeased by having 15 extra jobs open up. The stupid "human element" is removed from the game. What is the human element anyway other than a way to allow human non-players to effect the game. It's stupid and antiquated and needs to be resolved tomorrow.

Pitch f/x isn't any more accurate.

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Darude - Adam Sandstorm
Aug 16, 2012

Basil Hayden posted:

Don't some of the winter leagues already do something along these lines?

Cuba does this yeah

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