OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

[MindzEye]

Players are different in stature and stance , how would technology understand the strike zone

No offence man, but as a species we can measure the spin rate on both a curveball and a sub atomic particle. I don't think determining the difference between a short and a tall guy is going to cause too many sleepless nights at MIT.

How exactly do you think the modern world functions?

 

[MindzEye]

Made my morning

He can really freeze you with that 72mph heater when you're waiting for the cheese

 

[UWHabs]

No offence man, but as a species we can measure the spin rate on both a curveball and a sub atomic particle. I don't think determining the difference between a short and a tall guy is going to cause too many sleepless nights at MIT.

How exactly do you think the modern world functions?

Yeah, the way they test it, they pre-input all the details. The only "problems" are that since the strike zone is technically knees to chest, players can in theory impact the strikezone by crouching more or standing taller at bat. I don't know if they 100% account for that, or simply set it as defaults so if a guy crouches down maybe technically he still has a strike zone above his head.

The bigger questions are always about flat strike zone vs 3d strike zone. Technically, ANY part of the plate counts to the strike zone, so you could in theory have a real looper of an eephus pitch be way above their head at the front of the plate, but catch a piece of the back and technically count as a strike.

 

[drewser]

 

[zeke]

The should just set the bottom of the strike zone at the knees (which cameras have no problem with) and then set the top as a strict height above that.

 

[Leafin']

Vlad looking MVP level

 

[CH1]

The should just set the bottom of the strike zone at the knees (which cameras have no problem with) and then set the top as a strict height above that.

get rid of the plate...hitter decides what's a strike and only swings when he gets a good pitch

 

[Killer93]

 

[zeke]

He's not hot. He's just awesome.

 

[zeke]

get rid of the plate...hitter decides what's a strike and only swings when he gets a good pitch

You guys act like the mound and the strike zone have been some kind of consistent stable thing.

 

[zeke]

Man so much rides on Matz continuing on like this. Keep it up.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Man so much rides on Matz continuing on like this. Keep it up.

Matz/Ray as a 2/3 is terrifying
Matz/Ray as a 3/4 is doable
Matz/Ray as a 4/5 is contendery

Pearson coming back does one bump, making a trade for a 1/2 does the other bump

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Yanks 5-9

More Espinal at 3B please.

Biggio can't do it.

 

[zeke]

Biggio and Semien are hitting the same.

Seems unfair to botch at biggio for not handling 3B when we don't ask Semien to.

 

[axlsalinger]

Who says they "have to" use a baseball?

 

[manny]

He's not hot. He's just awesome.

Mmm he’s probably not going to hit .420.

Looks like he’s taken that step forward though.

 

[manny]

And Biggio is outstanding. He can play at least 5 positions competently. Possibly even more. He’s not a 3B but he’s doing fine. Better than putting some slub like Espinal there and guaranteeing yourself below replacement level.

 

[axlsalinger]

Not to mention the small sample size. He had a really awful game, doesn't mean he needs to be voted off the island.

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[axlsalinger]