Reds July 2023 thread

[*bengalfan74*]

(07-25-2023, 12:06 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I don't even think going to full robo-ump is necessary. They can keep the umpire calling balls and strikes. Just implement a challenge system. If a pitch is CLEARLY incorrectly called, a coach can challenge the call and have them go to the robo-ump. It should take literally seconds, so it wouldn't interrupt the game that much and you could even limit it to 3 times per game or something.

The human umpires are not so bad that they're missing 5+ calls a game with regularity. It's just when they miss, it is egregious and there's nothing you can do about it.

Yesterday, the Reds would have challenged strike 3 on Benson, it would have been overturned and then we would have been leading 3-2 going into the 9th. 

The human umpires have plenty to keep track of nowadays with all the pitch clock and time out/pick off restrictions so I wouldn't be opposed to fully taking the strikes/balls off their plate but this would be a half measure that would repair 99% of the problems without completing overturning the apple cart.

I could get onboard with that.