It's amazing that he still has a job. He's just so bad. Is MLB unable to do anything about this? I know the umpires have a union but this guy is a disgrace.
It's amazing that he still has a job. He's just so bad. Is MLB unable to do anything about this? I know the umpires have a union but this guy is a disgrace.
Umpires STILL calling balls and strikes is a disgrace in it's own right. There's no need for it. They tested a computer system in the minor leagues a few years ago and it worked great. Basically, there's a guy in a control room monitoring that strike-zone box that you see on TV broadcasts, and he communicates with the home plate umpire via a microphone and tells him whether to call it a ball or a strike.
Umpires got upset about this of course, but fuck them. Many people have lost their jobs due to automation. And this isn't even calling for their jobs to be taken away. They'd still be there....and their jobs would be EASIER.
It's amazing that he still has a job. He's just so bad. Is MLB unable to do anything about this? I know the umpires have a union but this guy is a disgrace.
Umpires STILL calling balls and strikes is a disgrace in it's own right. There's no need for it. They tested a computer system in the minor leagues a few years ago and it worked great. Basically, there's a guy in a control room monitoring that strike-zone box that you see on TV broadcasts, and he communicates with the home plate umpire via a microphone and tells him whether to call it a ball or a strike.
Umpires got upset about this of course, but fuck them. Many people have lost their jobs due to automation. And this isn't even calling for their jobs to be taken away. They'd still be there....and their jobs would be EASIER.
Yep it will be here at some point and I'm all for it. It's just amazing to me that a guy like Hernandez who is widely known as the worst umpire in baseball continues to call games. It's insane.
It's amazing that he still has a job. He's just so bad. Is MLB unable to do anything about this? I know the umpires have a union but this guy is a disgrace.
Umpires STILL calling balls and strikes is a disgrace in it's own right. There's no need for it. They tested a computer system in the minor leagues a few years ago and it worked great. Basically, there's a guy in a control room monitoring that strike-zone box that you see on TV broadcasts, and he communicates with the home plate umpire via a microphone and tells him whether to call it a ball or a strike.
Umpires got upset about this of course, but fuck them. Many people have lost their jobs due to automation. And this isn't even calling for their jobs to be taken away. They'd still be there....and their jobs would be EASIER.
Yep it will be here at some point and I'm all for it. It's just amazing to me that a guy like Hernandez who is widely known as the worst umpire in baseball continues to call games. It's insane.
remember the playoff game where then-Marlin livan hernandez got a bazillion K’s vs. the braves? who was the home plate ump in that one?
If I had known then what I know now...
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It's amazing that he still has a job. He's just so bad. Is MLB unable to do anything about this? I know the umpires have a union but this guy is a disgrace.
Umpires STILL calling balls and strikes is a disgrace in it's own right. There's no need for it. They tested a computer system in the minor leagues a few years ago and it worked great. Basically, there's a guy in a control room monitoring that strike-zone box that you see on TV broadcasts, and he communicates with the home plate umpire via a microphone and tells him whether to call it a ball or a strike.
Umpires got upset about this of course, but fuck them. Many people have lost their jobs due to automation. And this isn't even calling for their jobs to be taken away. They'd still be there....and their jobs would be EASIER.
Somebody in a booth away from the plate calls what they see in a box?
I question how they know where it breaks over the plate?
You would have to have two views, a profile and a plan. That could determine a ball or strike but not one view from 100' away.
I once had an argument from a group of parents when I was umpiring little league games. The kid was throwing lobs to home plate and the catcher was 5' behind home plate. When the catcher caught the ball it would look to be in the strike zone. I kept calling balls. Parents were getting peaved at me.
I called time and walked up to the parents and said the kid is throwing rainbows and they are crossing the plate over the batters head and landing at what looks like the strike zone beyond the plate, now if you want your kids swinging at balls over their heads I will call that a strike every time. If you want me to call the balls and strikes on how they were meant to be called then that's a ball every time.
Every parent looked down and kicked rocks, not one had a comment for me.
I then explained to the pitcher where a strike was and for the catcher to move further up so the pitcher has a better aiming point to cross the plate.
The game proceeded without a hitch after that but the parents were all butt hurt.
We can send people to space, I am pretty sure we can use a machine to understand if a ball crosses a plate
Apparently we can't, lol.
I don't like it in that a pitcher needs more help and gets that by an expanding strike zone. Using a machine then that batter knows the ball outside of the zone is a ball and would never swing.
That is my opinion on that.
If you want machines calling strikes then let the pitchers raise the mound back up.
So batters shouldn't have to only judge if a pitch is a ball or a strike, they should also have to judge how competent the umpire is in accurately calling balls and strikes?
So batters shouldn't have to only judge if a pitch is a ball or a strike, they should also have to judge how competent the umpire is in accurately calling balls and strikes?
It's been part of the game since it's inception, no?
I understand the gripes but to me the batters are always getting the advantages.
I like spider tack. Raise the mound back up, I root for the pitcher, I'm a rare breed I'm sure.
Did you read that they were thinking about moving the pitchers mound even further back? Who does that help?
It's amazing that he still has a job. He's just so bad. Is MLB unable to do anything about this? I know the umpires have a union but this guy is a disgrace.
Umpires STILL calling balls and strikes is a disgrace in it's own right. There's no need for it. They tested a computer system in the minor leagues a few years ago and it worked great. Basically, there's a guy in a control room monitoring that strike-zone box that you see on TV broadcasts, and he communicates with the home plate umpire via a microphone and tells him whether to call it a ball or a strike.
Umpires got upset about this of course, but fuck them. Many people have lost their jobs due to automation. And this isn't even calling for their jobs to be taken away. They'd still be there....and their jobs would be EASIER.
Somebody in a booth away from the plate calls what they see in a box?
I question how they know where it breaks over the plate?
You would have to have two views, a profile and a plan. That could determine a ball or strike but not one view from 100' away.
The guy that operates the "box" will immediately know if it's a ball or strike and will communicate that to the home plate ump via bluetooth or some similar communication device.
As for where it breaks over the plate, I assume that's taken into account for "box."
It's amazing that he still has a job. He's just so bad. Is MLB unable to do anything about this? I know the umpires have a union but this guy is a disgrace.
Umpires STILL calling balls and strikes is a disgrace in it's own right. There's no need for it. They tested a computer system in the minor leagues a few years ago and it worked great. Basically, there's a guy in a control room monitoring that strike-zone box that you see on TV broadcasts, and he communicates with the home plate umpire via a microphone and tells him whether to call it a ball or a strike.
Umpires got upset about this of course, but fuck them. Many people have lost their jobs due to automation. And this isn't even calling for their jobs to be taken away. They'd still be there....and their jobs would be EASIER.
Somebody in a booth away from the plate calls what they see in a box?
I question how they know where it breaks over the plate?
You would have to have two views, a profile and a plan. That could determine a ball or strike but not one view from 100' away.
The guy that operates the "box" will immediately know if it's a ball or strike and will communicate that to the home plate ump via bluetooth or some similar communication device.
As for where it breaks over the plate, I assume that's taken into account for "box."
So I'll go back to this.
How does one know where it breaks over the plate from a box?
If you have a cube superimposed on a screen and it crosses that then yes, I could see that but from just a box? Nope.
It's amazing that he still has a job. He's just so bad. Is MLB unable to do anything about this? I know the umpires have a union but this guy is a disgrace.
Umpires STILL calling balls and strikes is a disgrace in it's own right. There's no need for it. They tested a computer system in the minor leagues a few years ago and it worked great. Basically, there's a guy in a control room monitoring that strike-zone box that you see on TV broadcasts, and he communicates with the home plate umpire via a microphone and tells him whether to call it a ball or a strike.
Umpires got upset about this of course, but fuck them. Many people have lost their jobs due to automation. And this isn't even calling for their jobs to be taken away. They'd still be there....and their jobs would be EASIER.
Somebody in a booth away from the plate calls what they see in a box?
I question how they know where it breaks over the plate?
You would have to have two views, a profile and a plan. That could determine a ball or strike but not one view from 100' away.
The guy that operates the "box" will immediately know if it's a ball or strike and will communicate that to the home plate ump via bluetooth or some similar communication device.
As for where it breaks over the plate, I assume that's taken into account for "box."
So I'll go back to this.
How does one know where it breaks over the plate from a box?
If you have a cube superimposed on a screen and it crosses that then yes, I could see that but from just a box? Nope.
Well a cube might be how it's determined. They show the box on the TV broadcast, but I imagine the technology that determines exactly where the pitch shows up on the box is probably a cube (or something to that nature).
It's amazing that he still has a job. He's just so bad. Is MLB unable to do anything about this? I know the umpires have a union but this guy is a disgrace.
Umpires STILL calling balls and strikes is a disgrace in it's own right. There's no need for it. They tested a computer system in the minor leagues a few years ago and it worked great. Basically, there's a guy in a control room monitoring that strike-zone box that you see on TV broadcasts, and he communicates with the home plate umpire via a microphone and tells him whether to call it a ball or a strike.
Umpires got upset about this of course, but fuck them. Many people have lost their jobs due to automation. And this isn't even calling for their jobs to be taken away. They'd still be there....and their jobs would be EASIER.
Somebody in a booth away from the plate calls what they see in a box?
I question how they know where it breaks over the plate?
You would have to have two views, a profile and a plan. That could determine a ball or strike but not one view from 100' away.
The guy that operates the "box" will immediately know if it's a ball or strike and will communicate that to the home plate ump via bluetooth or some similar communication device.
As for where it breaks over the plate, I assume that's taken into account for "box."
So I'll go back to this.
How does one know where it breaks over the plate from a box?
If you have a cube superimposed on a screen and it crosses that then yes, I could see that but from just a box? Nope.
Well a cube might be how it's determined. They show the box on the TV broadcast, but I imagine the technology that determines exactly where the pitch shows up on the box is probably a cube (or something to that nature).
I'm curious about this. Now I need to find out how they do it...
It's amazing that he still has a job. He's just so bad. Is MLB unable to do anything about this? I know the umpires have a union but this guy is a disgrace.
Umpires STILL calling balls and strikes is a disgrace in it's own right. There's no need for it. They tested a computer system in the minor leagues a few years ago and it worked great. Basically, there's a guy in a control room monitoring that strike-zone box that you see on TV broadcasts, and he communicates with the home plate umpire via a microphone and tells him whether to call it a ball or a strike.
Umpires got upset about this of course, but fuck them. Many people have lost their jobs due to automation. And this isn't even calling for their jobs to be taken away. They'd still be there....and their jobs would be EASIER.
Somebody in a booth away from the plate calls what they see in a box?
I question how they know where it breaks over the plate?
You would have to have two views, a profile and a plan. That could determine a ball or strike but not one view from 100' away.
The guy that operates the "box" will immediately know if it's a ball or strike and will communicate that to the home plate ump via bluetooth or some similar communication device.
As for where it breaks over the plate, I assume that's taken into account for "box."
So I'll go back to this.
How does one know where it breaks over the plate from a box?
If you have a cube superimposed on a screen and it crosses that then yes, I could see that but from just a box? Nope.
Well a cube might be how it's determined. They show the box on the TV broadcast, but I imagine the technology that determines exactly where the pitch shows up on the box is probably a cube (or something to that nature).
I'm curious about this. Now I need to find out how they do it...
Yeah let me know if you do. I'd be curious to see how "perfect" a system it could be. Here's some info from when this was announced for the minor leagues.....
I would prefer they just make the umps better. Get rid of the completely negligent calls. I like the gray area that an on pitcher can exploit. If they’re making a specific box a strike with no room for interpretation…eh, don’t think so. I’d be more in favor of using the remote system for quick ball/strike correction.
See you in 2024 asshole! He's getting the Michael Vick treatment, but still got his full salary last year and 4 million this year already so not like he's struggling.
See you in 2024 asshole! He's getting the Michael Vick treatment, but still got his full salary last year and 4 million this year already so not like he's struggling.
he is? i didn't know that, damn!
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8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
For those that haven't seen this, she threw a grounder towards the camera man on the left.
Umpires got upset about this of course, but fuck them. Many people have lost their jobs due to automation. And this isn't even calling for their jobs to be taken away. They'd still be there....and their jobs would be EASIER.
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Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Angel Hernandez blows.
I question how they know where it breaks over the plate?
You would have to have two views, a profile and a plan. That could determine a ball or strike but not one view from 100' away.
I once had an argument from a group of parents when I was umpiring little league games. The kid was throwing lobs to home plate and the catcher was 5' behind home plate. When the catcher caught the ball it would look to be in the strike zone. I kept calling balls. Parents were getting peaved at me.
I called time and walked up to the parents and said the kid is throwing rainbows and they are crossing the plate over the batters head and landing at what looks like the strike zone beyond the plate, now if you want your kids swinging at balls over their heads I will call that a strike every time. If you want me to call the balls and strikes on how they were meant to be called then that's a ball every time.
Every parent looked down and kicked rocks, not one had a comment for me.
I then explained to the pitcher where a strike was and for the catcher to move further up so the pitcher has a better aiming point to cross the plate.
The game proceeded without a hitch after that but the parents were all butt hurt.
I don't like it in that a pitcher needs more help and gets that by an expanding strike zone. Using a machine then that batter knows the ball outside of the zone is a ball and would never swing.
That is my opinion on that.
If you want machines calling strikes then let the pitchers raise the mound back up.
I understand the gripes but to me the batters are always getting the advantages.
I like spider tack. Raise the mound back up, I root for the pitcher, I'm a rare breed I'm sure.
Did you read that they were thinking about moving the pitchers mound even further back? Who does that help?
As for where it breaks over the plate, I assume that's taken into account for "box."
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
How does one know where it breaks over the plate from a box?
If you have a cube superimposed on a screen and it crosses that then yes, I could see that but from just a box? Nope.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Automated strike zone coming to minors but a while from MLB - ABC News (go.com)
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8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
he is? i didn't know that, damn!
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
Or, nothing, if you ask him.
BIG congrats to Dusty Baker!!
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