Time for Robo-Umps?

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(08-13-2019, 01:50 PM)grampahol Wrote: I'm absolutely against automating baseball. I am in favor of real reviews of umpires and doing away with the seniority rules that keep bad umpires around forever. What I'd like to see is the players union and managers heavily involved in selecting, hiring AND firing of umpires as needed and NOT some bean counter in NY's umpire union.. There's not a team in the league that would like to see Angel Hernandez behind the plate or anywhere else on the field again and there are several others that need to go.
Players are the people most effected by umpires, both good and bad. They know who calls a decent game and who's not worth spit and I doubt that there are 5 players from every team all in favor or who have made close relationships with any umpire making poor calls.
Look, there are plenty of solid umpires throughout the world. It's not AS IF umpires in general are all in tip top condition. In fact, many are so out of shape it's a wonder more don't just keel over and die on the field like opening day. Bring in younger umpires in better physical shape and I bet we'd see much better calls in baseball instead of most of these half blind, fat slobs currently calling games.

Angel Hernandez has graded out as one of worse behind-the-plate umps in the last 5 years.  When the league tries to hold him accountable, he sues the league.   I believe Angel Hernandez has a law-suit against the league for discrimination.  Robo-Umps would negate such ploys by incompetent umps.