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heisman said:
Wait, I thought "fuck that" would still apply?
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Well it does but in context of at least something got done, it's better than Angel F Hernandez doing his thing.

I read more of the details on why the players preferred the challenge system and all so I can live with it (not that I had a vote).

I think the real "unspoken" part is that hitters know they can't protect the "real" strike zone. Now, if your catcher sets up inside and you miss on the other side of the plate, it's a ball. With ABS, that could still be a strike even though you just missed by 18 inches.

If pitchers learn the truly automated strike zone and figure out exactly how many pixels of it they need to brush with the inside of the ball, offense will get even more unwatchable. Accuracy will take over for velocity and pitch framing is dead. So a lot of dudes jobs will be gone over night, thus "we like the hybrid model".
 
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