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52 sats \ 10 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 3 May \ parent \ on: ABS Has Forever Changed Baseball; Is it Coming for the NFL? Stacker_Sports

Yeah, it takes away a pitchers ability to catch the corner of the plate.

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115 sats \ 5 replies \ @grayruby 3 May

There are likely very few pitches that were previously strikes that would now be balls. Although it does limit the catcher’s ability to steal strikes by framing pitches.

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53 sats \ 4 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 3 May

idk, clipping the front corner seems like a common route a pitcher would take that is not going to pass the ABS test.

framing was a part of the game but I feel like it’s ok to reduce that, it’s deception

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112 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 3 May

I don't think travelling at 90+ mph too many pitches would be strikes at the front corner of the place but not the middle. I am sure there are some. Some of the ABS challenges have been off the plate by 0.1 inches. I could see some of those previously being strikes but I don't think it changes more than a couple pitches a game at most.

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92 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 3 May

I'm sure that's right, but I would have expected more outrage over it anyway

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96 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 3 May

People despise umpires. They have wanted better balls and strikes calls for a long time.

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22 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 3 May

I trust your judgement. you know more than I do

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53 sats \ 3 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 3 May

I imagine players know this nuance and will adjust accordingly

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52 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 3 May

Presumably, but I wonder if it's part of the reason why pitchers are doing so poorly on challenges.

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101 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 3 May

Pitchers being 60 feet away probably has more to do with it. Catchers are the best at it because they have the best vantage point of the strike zone.

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72 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 3 May

it definitely seems plausible and likely

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