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An aspect of the game that ABS/replay is taking from us
Posted on 4/1/26 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 4/1/26 at 12:53 pm
I like ABS because of some of the god-awful tenured umps that can ruin a game, but I will miss managers going apeshit on the umps after a bad call.
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 12:57 pm
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 12:57 pm to foosball
Posted on 4/1/26 at 12:59 pm to foosball
super interesting as well... prior years catchers that could "steal" strikes and effectively frame were getting pushed to the bigs. They were measuring for this.... and now thats a way less valuable skill.
not sure how they measure for it, but catchers successfully challenging ABS will now be something teams hunt for
not sure how they measure for it, but catchers successfully challenging ABS will now be something teams hunt for
Posted on 4/1/26 at 1:02 pm to upstate
Just think how average Greg Maddux would be with that system, if even relevant.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:31 pm to foosball
It's still coming once a team loses their challenges. Be patient.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:44 pm to foosball
There will still be plenty of other bad calls to blow up over. Or after a team has burned their challenges.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 5:40 pm to TIGERSby10
quote:There is no universe in which any rule change neuters a pitcher that intelligent with command that insane. ABS does nothing to his ability to change speeds, throw off hitter timing, or induce weak contact
Just think how average Greg Maddux would be with that system, if even relevant.
You replace called strikes 1-3 inches off the plate with Maddux now knowing exactly what a strike is without ambiguity. That certainly + his control is priceless. Then he just hits corners all day with 1 millimeter of the ball scraping the zone. His legacy critique of benefiting from shadow zone/framing then doesn’t apply anymore AND suddenly he’s the greatest weak contact pitcher of all time because all he throws are strikes at the edge of the zone that are both 1) guaranteed to correctly be called strikes, and 2) are not pitches hitters want to / can make good cuts on. He might even end up with more Madduxes because of all the bad contact he’d induce earlier in counts
In today’s limited challenge ABS, you could actually argue Maddux would be more dangerous. In addition to the obvious stated above, his precision would induce so many wrong challenges that teams would regularly be out before they’re through the lineup a second time. And at that point it’s basically 1995 again
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 4/1/26 at 6:05 pm to RemouladeSawce
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There is no universe in which any rule change neuters a pitcher that intelligent with command that insane. ABS does nothing to his ability to change speeds, thro
I don’t think he really thought that point through. a Maddux with a scientifically defined strike zone might be better than he already was
Posted on 4/1/26 at 6:16 pm to TIGERSby10
That’s certainly a take
While you likely typed that sitting on the couch
While you likely typed that sitting on the couch
Posted on 4/1/26 at 6:37 pm to foosball
I'm kinda with you OP. Part of me prefers the human error and the ensuing meltdowns, but yeah.....part of me does like seeing the correct call made quickly and effortlessly.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 7:12 pm to foosball
I always thought catcher framing was bullshite. Especially in the last few years where they have been moving their glove almost a foot. Glad it’s being neutered.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 9:53 pm to foosball
Fun Fact: Hall of Famer Bobby Cox holds the record for most ejections for an MLB manager with 162, a record that will likely never be surpassed.
The next highest total ejections for an MLB manager are 121, 100, 96, and 93, all of whom are also MLB Hall of Famers.
The next highest total ejections for an MLB manager are 121, 100, 96, and 93, all of whom are also MLB Hall of Famers.
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 9:55 pm
Posted on 4/2/26 at 9:29 am to Recognizable Poster
In tennis, where this tech is by far the most mature and used, you still see plenty of epic meltdowns.
Watch a Medvedev, Rublev, or Ostapenko match and there's still a 50% chance they completely lose their shite on the umpire about something.
Watch a Medvedev, Rublev, or Ostapenko match and there's still a 50% chance they completely lose their shite on the umpire about something.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 3:43 pm to TIGERSby10
quote:
Just think how average Greg Maddux would be with that system, if even relevant.
wut
Posted on 4/2/26 at 9:53 pm to foosball
Sweet Lou had the best melts
Posted on 4/2/26 at 10:05 pm to foosball
Baseball becomes perfect with ABS. Home plate umps can suck it.
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