07-25-2023, 08:15 PM
(07-25-2023, 09:05 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: What they need to do is bite the bullet and go to the digital/computer or whatever strike zone. Still let the umpire call it, it gets prompted in his ear or whatever.
Either that or take the white box off the broadcast screen.
(07-25-2023, 10:20 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: This is actually probably the answer. Not realistic to hold humans to machine standards of precision and it's likely a case where a little bit of ignorance would be better for the general fan. The box isn't even official, as I am pretty sure it doesn't adjust for camera angle or batter height... but they are probably too far now to remove it, what with all the real-time pitch trackers online and such.
I wish that they would only show the box along with the little circle where pitch is delivered at the plate and then fade it away. It doesn't need to be there all of the time in between pitches. It's not like the 1st down line in football which is always different . . . we ####ing know where the pitcher needs to throw the ball.
Watching the Angels vs Tigers pre-game and they went scrambling back to the unprepared studio . . . there's a power issue at Tigers stadium and both the Tigers and Angels broadcast trucks are down. Matt Vasgersian and Mark Gubizca are calling the game with no video by passing a phone back and forth. It's strange listening to them talk about this great new addition Mike Moustakis who had just doubled to give them a 2-0 lead in the first.
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