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I personally don't care for the challenge system because if the ABS is the ground truth, why aren't we using that for every single pitch? Why put the burden on

I personally don't care for the challenge system because if the ABS is the ground truth, why aren't we using that for every single pitch? Why put the burden on the batter to say "tell me the correct call" when you could just have the correct call be radioed into the umpire's earpiece? It just means that the rules of the game aren't being applied every pitch, just when the batter asks. I do not find this to be a strategically interesting role for the batter to play. I want them to bat well, and hit the ball. Not have to sit there and have a call we know for certain is incorrect go through because their team happened to challenge the wrong calls earlier in the game. I just cannot imagine a situation where I think it is better for a call that we know is incorrect to stand. I know this is an ice cold take, but if the tech is there, just use it.

whycome 1y ago
It’s the slippery slope and necessary path so umpires can maintain a role. I really wish it could be a fully automated system that just immediately displays whether a pitch is a strike or ball. The umpires could be reserved for other judgment calls. Maybe 20 years from now there won’t be an umpire behind the plate.
- llbeansandrice 1y ago
  There’s plenty of judgement calls that will always need to be made close to home plate so I don’t think the home plate ump is ever going away
- JamesSwift 1y ago
  The system as implemented maintains both the umpire and the catchers role (in terms of framing pitches). I can appreciate the elegance of the solution to meet a middleground, but the "fairness gremlin" in me just wants calls to be consistent and correct.