And I haven't watched it since they installed those computers. On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]>wrote:
> Even Wimbledon uses computers now, and baseball isn't half as stuffy and > steeped in tradition as Wimbledon ... > > > On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I support both ideas. >> >> I just draw the line at having a red/green light stand behind home plate, >> ringing up balls and strikes. >> >> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I don't think that something needs to be "killing the sport" to be >>> changed. >>> >>> The instant replay request is modest. A manager should be able to get >>> one a game. >>> >>> As to balls and strikes, I would at least want the technology to be used >>> to rate the umpires and dump the ones who don't know the strike zone. I >>> think a 95% accuracy rate in an MLB umpire is not too much to ask. That's >>> getting 190 pitches right in a 200 pitch game. >>> >>> Ray >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, and these screwed up calls are just killing the sport. I'm not sure >>>> if baseball will survive another 150 years. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yes, it is baseball's heritage to screw up calls. Let's not mess with >>>>> that. >>>>> >>>>> And by the way, there is a big different between the "Amica pitch-zone" >>>>> that Remy likes to criticize and the QuesTec system which uses 4 cameras >>>>> and >>>>> adjusts for the size of each batter. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" >>> www.fpgasimulation.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
