tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post7692867951285937505..comments2008-05-23T19:37:45.063-04:00Vegas Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353166004125421683VegasWatch@gmail.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post-18250548652329595152008-05-23T19:37:00.000-04:002008-05-23T19:37:00.000-04:002008-05-23T19:37:00.000-04:00you all touch on things ive felt in the past... i like the idea of having instant replay in baseball but i dont see how you can draw any line.<BR/><BR/>i think we've all probably got to accept that human error is part of the game with umpires just as much as it is with players.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403644983701429316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post-64113887824008482122008-05-22T22:48:00.000-04:002008-05-22T22:48:00.000-04:002008-05-22T22:48:00.000-04:00PITCHf/x, or some kind of automated system, is not the same as using instant replay to call balls and strikes. <BR/><BR/>We are very far from having a computer call balls and strikes; we are potentially not that far at all from a batter being able to turn to an umpire and ask for the call to be reviewed on a monitor in the dugout.<BR/><BR/>The former, when the technology is good enough, would probably be okay. The latter would be a disaster.Vegas Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353166004125421683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post-50364039175811294782008-05-22T22:07:00.000-04:002008-05-22T22:07:00.000-04:002008-05-22T22:07:00.000-04:00I see no reason why Pitch/FX cannot be used to call balls and strikes. At the very least it would be more accurate than any umpire. No more advantage given to the experienced pitcher or hitter. As far as I know Pitch/FX is not slow is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post-8846309997017698552008-05-22T17:48:00.000-04:002008-05-22T17:48:00.000-04:002008-05-22T17:48:00.000-04:00what this is all leading to is the end of needing umpires at all. there will just be machines that 'watch' (for lack of a better term) the plays and make 100% accurate calls based off of the data they record. the name 'baseball' will also be changed to 'bigbrotherball'. <BR/><BR/>on a more serious note, though, i'm not sure how i'd feel if that were possible...hoodynoreply@blogger.com