This is interesting. My mind immediately jumped to how one could "pentest" a device such as this. Could one in theory implement some sort of malware that tips calls just often enough to give your betting ring a leg up?
If you're not really in-tune to the goings on in baseball about this subject, here's an example [1]. So, I used to be pretty firmly in the camp that we should keep the robots away from homeplate, but there's been too many high-profile examples of inconsistent calls and frustrated players (and of course fans), which is causing me to rethink this. I have a little bit of a problem with arbitrarily determining the "size" of the strike zone with more permanence. The strike zone is obviously a semi-permanent thing that's highly dependent on who is behind the plate, and adjusting to that is one those things that's sort of an "art" of the game.
On the other hand, these kinds of dust ups and freakouts during a game are pretty funny and memorable and I suppose it would be at least a little sad for them to go away.
What I never get about these sorts of sports controversies, is whenever they play the replay on ESPN its as clear as day to the commentators and every single viewer what is happening. You don't need a robot. You need to let refs sit in a booth with access to the broadcast feeds.
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[ 4.8 ms ] story [ 30.4 ms ] threadOn the other hand, these kinds of dust ups and freakouts during a game are pretty funny and memorable and I suppose it would be at least a little sad for them to go away.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPFERnpO-QQ