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  1. mvp 78
    And they can all be designed to look like Grady Sizemore so that VA can be happy with it.
  2. mvp 78
    So I guess you are picketing against auto manufacturers then? As an accountant, should I no longer use Excel and only do all my calculations by hand? People still need to be employed to actually run the system and act as a fail safe.
  3. mvp 78
    Is the technology even reliable?!?!? http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14599589/re-imagining-baseball-robot-umpires-home-plate MLB has had the ability to implement this for years now. One of the common arguments against automatic balls and strikes is that we still can't count on the technology, which is a rather strange argument. We have planes that make thousands of imperceptible course directions accurately and without human contact. We have machines that fabricate transistors for CPUs so small that they are only a few atoms wide. We have mapped out the human genome, the very building blocks of our existence. Yet somehow, in baseball, identifying where a white sphere crosses a white pentagon a couple of feet away is some monumental technological challenge? Poppycock.
  4. mvp 78
    IF there was only public outcry on the matter... http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/strike-zone-umpires-automation-automatic-computer-hal-questec-091214 My first choice would be to automate the strike zone – again, assuming that it’s actually a practical thing – but only with a new strike zone, subject to adjustment in future seasons as data warrants. My second choice would be to leave things alone, and just wait for that inevitable tipping point. And my third choice is just to automate the strike zone without any real thought about those good ol unintended consequences.
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    http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-automated-strike-zone-20150810-story.html The games progressed smoothly and the technology was well-received — even by the umpires. "Since we found out more about it — how it's going to work, where it's going to work — I've had more positive feedback than I have negative," Dean Poteet, who worked behind home plate in one of the games, told the Associated Press. Poteet was still busy even without making judgments on balls and strikes. He was responsible for fair or foul calls on balls in the infield, watched for balks, and made safe or out calls on plays at the plate.
  6. mvp 78
    Barely improving.
  7. mvp 78
    I think 11 smiley options are perfectly cromulent. There used to be more here (Papi specific emojis), but they tend to get overused.
  8. mvp 78
    So why is Bagwell not in the HOF. He's one of the greatest 1b of all time and there have been no stories of him and performance enhancers. People just look at his build and say "HGH." Why wouldn't they say that for Frank Thomas too? At least Piazza had backne...
  9. mvp 78
    It's ok. He's getting laid off at the end of August.
  10. mvp 78
    The bad news is that Clay might not be good enough for the back end of the rotation anymore. All you have to do is look at his WAR for this year to see that.
  11. mvp 78
    Whatever
  12. mvp 78
    Won't be any room on the roster for Moncada since Benintendi will be up in July.
  13. mvp 78
    Missed calls affect my enjoyment of the game. That's my point. You can bloviate about whatever, but it doesn't change how I feel about it. Balls and strikes are central to baseball, so let's get the calls right. The more you talk about how important ball and strike calls are to baseball, the more I realize that a change should be made.
  14. mvp 78
    I think Howard is probably THE worst. Fielder is pretty much a big stinky dog turd now.
  15. mvp 78
    Clay Buchholz is the worst pitcher. He's bottom 3 in WAR and has worse k/9 numbers than the last two guys and a more lucky BABIP.
  16. mvp 78
    I know you're going to be mad about this, but it should say "Above .500" but some dingus came into my office and I got distracted. Sorry all.
  17. mvp 78
    Kobe is probably not Top 20 all time, imo.
  18. mvp 78
    I'm just taking it step by step. Robot Umps 2020!
  19. mvp 78
    We're almost half way through the season and now is probably a good time for updated projections from you all.
  20. mvp 78
    You think Chris Paul is better than Oscar Robertson?
  21. mvp 78
    Durant is a great player bro. I think before the injuries he may have been in the same basketball court bro, but now he's probably just in the stands bro. There's no way anyone that Carmelo was any good a couple of years ago bro. Bro, he's sucked a big fat one since going to NYC in 2010 bro. He might score a lot of points on bad teams bro, but that really means s*** in the NBA. He takes the most shots year in and year out bro and plays no defense. http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/per_career.html
  22. mvp 78
    http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/ratings.cgi
  23. mvp 78
    Bro. What kind of argument is "people said Carmelo was better 10 years ago" bro? That has nothing to do with how Lebron is underrated now bro.
  24. mvp 78
    I'm not arguing that the homeplate ump should be completely replaced by a computer. I'm arguing that a computer should take over the balls and strikes calls only. The ump can still call plays at the plate, check swings, foul tips, allow for time to be called, etc. As long as umps continue to miss 13% of their calls, a change should be made. Could you imagine the outrage if the 1b ump missed 13% of the plays at 1b?
  25. mvp 78
    I agree.
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