Seeking6 Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 Needed a robot today in a 1 on nobody out 1 run game in bottom of 9th today with Cubs/Brewers. Cory Blaser called a pitch a good 6-8 inches high a strike and Ross got run. Umps go to hotel, eat/drink their per diem....team deals with loss against division rival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1972iu Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 On 10/23/2020 at 8:10 AM, 5fouls said: Why stop with the umpires. Let's have robotic players as well. Pitchers could always throw an 'unhittable' pitch on the outside corner. But, wait, the the hitter could be programmed to always look for that pitch and set up the bat speed and launch angle to always hit that pitch out of the park. And, think of the entertainment value if the pitcher throws a beanball and the hitter charges the mound. Wouldn't a robot fight to the death be better than the sissy fights we see today? And, we don't have to stop with the umpires and players. The managers could be robots too. How much fun would it be to see a robot kick dirt on the plate when he disagrees with a call. They would have to come up with some alternative language while arguing though. Calling the umpire an a-hole or a mother trucker really does not make much sense as insults to another robot when you stop and think about it. Announcers could be robots as well. The Reds would not have to worry about the likes of Thom Brennaman using slurs on the air. Robotic fans would definitely be an improvement over the cardboard cutouts we've seen this season. And finally, robotic vendors could carry around bottles of lubricant instead of beer. Yep. Robots are the way to go. Well, the players seem incredibly robotic in their approach to the game. But the managers are also...and the GM's. I find the game, as it's played these days, pretty boring. It may be the most efficient way to play...the most effective way...and from statistics analysis the best way to win...but it's a bad product for watching. Strikeouts and homeruns. No thanks. So yes...I think robots are just what the game needs, at this point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1972iu Posted April 22, 2022 Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 Anyone see/read about the use of a pitch clock in the minors? Used in something like 132 games, the average length of a game was reduced by 20 minutes for an average time of 2:39. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted June 1, 2022 Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 Submitted without comment... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 Calling Roboump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 22 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Calling Roboump! Was just coming to post this. Obviously this particular ump should never be allowed on the field again. he made up his mind in advance that the game was ending on that pitch before it was even thrown. I'm still against the robo-ump. This was a call by someone with an agenda, not someone that was unintentionally bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Was just coming to post this. Obviously this particular ump should never be allowed on the field again. he made up his mind in advance that the game was ending on that pitch before it was even thrown. I'm still against the robo-ump. This was a call by someone with an agenda, not someone that was unintentionally bad. It's happened at the major league level... Remember Eric Gregg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naturalhoosier Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 That ump should be done. Time to return to small town little league for you pal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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