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How did you come to that conclusion that this is a function of betting? As a baseball fan, this feels like a long overdue feature (at least in the world of vide

How did you come to that conclusion that this is a function of betting? As a baseball fan, this feels like a long overdue feature (at least in the world of video review challenge). I think it's simply going to make the game better. MLB is losing to the NFL/NBA, and they need to put out a better product.

tw04 1y ago
They’ve had the technology for over 20 years. The only thing that’s changed in the last 5 is betting.
- SapporoChris 1y ago
  I couldn't count the number of things that have changed in the last five years. However, related to Baseball here's a small list to start. https://www.baseball-almanac.com/rulechng.shtml https://www.baseball-almanac.com/rulechng.shtml
- ShroudedNight 1y ago
  There's also Angel Hernández retiring.
  - snapetom 1y ago
    I don't know how any baseball fan can be against this. I would bet that man has made at least one season-ending mistake on every team out there throughout his career, and he's completely unapologetic and arrogant about it. Everyone was relieved when he retired, but there's been plenty of others happy to play the king villain now.
    - peapicker 1y ago
      But pitchers should still have to bat. Pinch hitters offend me.
      - snapetom 1y ago
        For the National League. Abolish the DH in that National League.
- AdieuToLogic 1y ago
  > They’ve had the technology for over 20 years. The only thing that’s changed in the last 5 is betting. What has not changed since before both of those timelines is baseball umpires have a union[0]. Maybe, just maybe, their union fought the introduction of this to the bitter end. 0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Umpires_Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Umpires_...
- lbotos 1y ago
  Manfred (Commissioner) started 10 years ago. He oversaw the last collective bargaining agreement in 2021/22. It’s expiring this year. That’s one of the reasons why the rule change is going through now. I won’t deny that sports betting could be a factor, but Manfred wants faster more engaging baseball. That’s been his stated goal for a long time as he worked through rule changes.
  - tw04 1y ago
    That makes absolutely no sense. If it’s a chip in the collective bargaining agreement, why would he give it away for free prior to negotiations beginning? Why would the owners? “Good will” has never worked in MLB negotiations and I don’t see that changing.
- bcardarella 1y ago
  You may be correct, but the rate of change in baseball is glacially slow compared to the other sports. One of baseball's intrinsic values is it's legacy, tradition, and history. Some may scoff at that, and I think there are good arguments against legacy/tradition as a reason to withhold change, but there are a lot of people out there that believe this. The MLB Commissioner's have largely been tasked with protecting that tradition and history.

tw04 1y ago

They’ve had the technology for over 20 years. The only thing that’s changed in the last 5 is betting.

SapporoChris 1y ago
I couldn't count the number of things that have changed in the last five years. However, related to Baseball here's a small list to start. https://www.baseball-almanac.com/rulechng.shtml https://www.baseball-almanac.com/rulechng.shtml
ShroudedNight 1y ago
There's also Angel Hernández retiring.
- snapetom 1y ago
  I don't know how any baseball fan can be against this. I would bet that man has made at least one season-ending mistake on every team out there throughout his career, and he's completely unapologetic and arrogant about it. Everyone was relieved when he retired, but there's been plenty of others happy to play the king villain now.
  - peapicker 1y ago
    But pitchers should still have to bat. Pinch hitters offend me.
    - snapetom 1y ago
      For the National League. Abolish the DH in that National League.
AdieuToLogic 1y ago
> They’ve had the technology for over 20 years. The only thing that’s changed in the last 5 is betting. What has not changed since before both of those timelines is baseball umpires have a union[0]. Maybe, just maybe, their union fought the introduction of this to the bitter end. 0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Umpires_Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Umpires_...
lbotos 1y ago
Manfred (Commissioner) started 10 years ago. He oversaw the last collective bargaining agreement in 2021/22. It’s expiring this year. That’s one of the reasons why the rule change is going through now. I won’t deny that sports betting could be a factor, but Manfred wants faster more engaging baseball. That’s been his stated goal for a long time as he worked through rule changes.
- tw04 1y ago
  That makes absolutely no sense. If it’s a chip in the collective bargaining agreement, why would he give it away for free prior to negotiations beginning? Why would the owners? “Good will” has never worked in MLB negotiations and I don’t see that changing.
bcardarella 1y ago
You may be correct, but the rate of change in baseball is glacially slow compared to the other sports. One of baseball's intrinsic values is it's legacy, tradition, and history. Some may scoff at that, and I think there are good arguments against legacy/tradition as a reason to withhold change, but there are a lot of people out there that believe this. The MLB Commissioner's have largely been tasked with protecting that tradition and history.