In 1977, technology threatened to make umpires obsolete, and it’s been doing it ever since.
My issue with the K-Zone graphic is that it is a two dimensional rectangle, rather than a 3 dimensional box.
In other words, is the strike zone being measured 2 inches, 4 inches or 6 inches in front of the batter's centreline ?
And today we have the technology to actually see the ball's path through that box, or lack thereof...and it still has no bearing on the games. Progress marches on.
MLB needs another Ted Turner or Bill Veeck!
Who will be the next owner with the cajones to carry the torch of creativity, ingenuity and sometimes outright insanity?
My issue with the K-Zone graphic is that it is a two dimensional rectangle, rather than a 3 dimensional box.
In other words, is the strike zone being measured 2 inches, 4 inches or 6 inches in front of the batter's centreline ?
And today we have the technology to actually see the ball's path through that box, or lack thereof...and it still has no bearing on the games. Progress marches on.
MLB needs another Ted Turner or Bill Veeck!
Who will be the next owner with the cajones to carry the torch of creativity, ingenuity and sometimes outright insanity?