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In response to "No, it matters in all 163. That's why computers should call balls and strikes. -- nm" by David

I don't like the absoluteness of it. It seems too mechanical. I know that sounds strange but to me it's part of baseball -- nm

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Oct 8 '15, 07:20

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I don't see what the problem is, they've been doing it in tennis for years. -- nm - Martina Navratilova Oct 8, 07:46
I used to agree with this, but it's gotten so bad and umpires are so bad at this I can't argue on this side anymore. - Jim Oct 8, 07:23 6
- How much of that is bias *because* you have something supposedly showing you what a ball/strike is? It seems SO bad because there's a line drawn by a - oblique Oct 8, 07:25 5
  - I'd agree that it hasn't really gotten worse, we're just in a much better position to recognize it. - Ender Oct 8, 07:33
  - In some cases, really bad. Again, the better pitchers get the calls. Catchers who are better at framing pitches get the calls. - Jim Oct 8, 07:28 2
    - And that's been recognized since the days of Walter Johnson. -- nm - Reagen Oct 8, 08:19 1
      - ....and and Honus Wagner, Cap Anson and Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown -- nm - prayformojo Oct 8, 08:23
  - It was awful long before pitch tracker. - David Oct 8, 07:27
REAGEN!!! -- nm - David Oct 8, 07:22

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