Giants vs. Mets

[brookdodger55]

The Umpires Strike zone was horrible for the mets pitchers. In the strike box is a strike
total BS
Mike

[Snapolit1]

Umpiring just seems to be getting worse and worse . . . strike zone and particularly first base, where they seem to get close plays right about 50% of the time.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by brookdodger55

The Umpires Strike zone was horrible for the mets pitchers. In the strike box is a strike
total BS
Mike

It was bad for both. How about we just let the little box call the balls and strikes?

I'm sure some of you huys remember Livan Herhandez' ridiculous 16K(?) playoff game.

[bravos4evr]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

It was bad for both. How about we just let the little box call the balls and strikes?

I'm sure some of you huys remember Livan Herhandez' ridiculous 16K(?) playoff game.

the little box isn't really accurate (the one on Tv anyway) as it doesn't change size from player to player.

problems with a robot strikezone is it would kill pitching and turn baseball into a 10-9 batter's massacre every night. An unmoving, rigid K zone would be quickly learned by batters and take a lot of the swing and miss away from pitchers. Batters wouldn't have to protect away nearly as much as they do now.

[pgellis]

Originally Posted by bravos4evr

the little box isn't really accurate (the one on Tv anyway) as it doesn't change size from player to player.

problems with a robot strikezone is it would kill pitching and turn baseball into a 10-9 batter's massacre every night. An unmoving, rigid K zone would be quickly learned by batters and take a lot of the swing and miss away from pitchers. Batters wouldn't have to protect away nearly as much as they do now.

Not true. They can adjust the box for each player. The one you see on TV, not sure about that one. Just watched a segment of HBO Real Sports last night about the electronic strike zone and they played a game using it and all the players said that they liked it and it was seamless.
A Yale professor did a ton of research on it and his results are fascinating.
Try to catch this segment if you can.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by bravos4evr

problems with a robot strikezone is it would kill pitching and turn baseball into a 10-9 batter's massacre every night. An unmoving, rigid K zone would be quickly learned by batters and take a lot of the swing and miss away from pitchers. Batters wouldn't have to protect away nearly as much as they do now.

I don't follow your reasoning. Pitchers would still pitch in and out, up and down and at varying speeds. Movement would still fool hitters, whether it's balls moving into or out of the strike zone. I hate when a terrible ball/strike call completely changes the complexion of an at bat.

[bravos4evr]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I don't follow your reasoning. Pitchers would still pitch in and out, up and down and at varying speeds. Movement would still fool hitters, whether it's balls moving into or out of the strike zone. I hate when a terrible ball/strike call completely changes the complexion of an at bat.

Hitters don't exactly know the strike zone from one day to the next as it moves a bit from ump to ump, this is a good thing. You give them a set, rigid K-zone and pitching will get destroyed.