Sleepy Pruitt probably does not like the fact that he cannot tell friends and relatives to place bets on a team he intends to bone as he has been neutralized thus limiting his coin. I bet John Shulock made some money this way and I have my suspicions about Angel Hernandez.
I’d like the balls & pucks of all major sports to have accurately placed chips so that crossing of a strike zone, fowl line, goal line, or going through a hoop can be consistently and accurately known.
Not a bad thing. No more Angel Hernandez or Joe West who not only changed their strike zones from batter to batter but are/were insufferably arrogant to go with it.
It’s kinda weird. On the one hand we have the promise of technology and the pursuit of the perfectly called game. On the other we have James Earl Jones reciting the words of his character, Terrance Mann, in “Field of Dreams”. Can we have it both ways? — "The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. "
TampaFanatic1 about 2 years ago
Sleepy Pruitt probably does not like the fact that he cannot tell friends and relatives to place bets on a team he intends to bone as he has been neutralized thus limiting his coin. I bet John Shulock made some money this way and I have my suspicions about Angel Hernandez.
Guilty Bystander about 2 years ago
Meh. Angel Hernandez has been using artificial intelligence to call balls and strikes for over 30 years. He just THINKS it’s real.
P51Strega about 2 years ago
Not AI. You don’t want machine learning. They should use existing sensor technology with fixed algorithms to get repeatable results.
fusilier about 2 years ago
No. Just No.
See:
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/10/opinion/the-strike-that-was-low-and-outside.html
fusilier
James 2:24
Ellis97 about 2 years ago
Who should voice Dr. Tzap? Either Richard Horvitz or Jeff Bennett.
Polsixe about 2 years ago
Baseball doesn’t have to be so digital and objective, the analog and subjective human umpires give the game life.
P51Strega about 2 years ago
I’d like the balls & pucks of all major sports to have accurately placed chips so that crossing of a strike zone, fowl line, goal line, or going through a hoop can be consistently and accurately known.
ajr58(1) about 2 years ago
Please tell me this is NOT a thing.
Tetonbil Premium Member about 2 years ago
Ripping the soul right outta the game. Please do not do this!
joannesshadow about 2 years ago
Rob Manfred should get some REAL intelligence instead of whatever he is using for brains. Let the guys play.
jarvisloop about 2 years ago
Why not 2023? Tech not advanced enough, or do they need to condition the fans slowly first?
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member about 2 years ago
Not a bad thing. No more Angel Hernandez or Joe West who not only changed their strike zones from batter to batter but are/were insufferably arrogant to go with it.
JoeMartinFan Premium Member about 2 years ago
Looks like Dr. Tzap has been experimenting on himself for several years, and the results are not good!
RickDRoberts Premium Member about 2 years ago
It’s kinda weird. On the one hand we have the promise of technology and the pursuit of the perfectly called game. On the other we have James Earl Jones reciting the words of his character, Terrance Mann, in “Field of Dreams”. Can we have it both ways? — "The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. "
RickDRoberts Premium Member about 2 years ago
We won’t abandon the wooden bat, but we’ll have robot umpires?
198.23.5.11 about 2 years ago
As they say in The Three Stooges movies——
“Artificial?For what YOU charge,you give him t he real thing!!”
tcviii Premium Member almost 2 years ago
The league? Which league?