odessasteps Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Are they going to social distance from the catchers when they call balls and strikes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) Now would've been a good time to test out those robo-umps. Edited June 30, 2020 by PetrolCB 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 I like how people still won't acknowledge that there are like 35 rules in baseball that are all just straight up judgement calls and are not exactly codified as a robot would need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: I like how people still won't acknowledge that there are like 35 rules in baseball that are all just straight up judgement calls and are not exactly codified as a robot would need. I'm sure they could have an umpire in a press box to make any judgment calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 There is a lot of misconception with how it works The way the system works now (ie how it has been tested) is that there is still umpires on the field. The only thing "automated" is balls and strikes The system tracks the pitch and sends a message to the home plate umpire whether it is a ball or strike and the umpire announces what the call is All other rulings are still done by a human (and if I remember correctly - the regular umpire can also overrule the machine in certain cases - like the wifi craps out or something) But someone called it Robot Umps and now everything thinks it is gonna be I, Robot running around the baseball field 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, RIPPA said: But someone called it Robot Umps and now everything thinks it is gonna be I, Robot running around the baseball field And when one gets hit by a batted ball... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Time to post again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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