ABS coming to Hoover??

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WallyBalls said:
I'm extremely interested to see how some of the umpires handle it. A pretty big majority of them have enough time in so that sort of 'criticism'/disagreement isn't a huge deal.

But I will be fascinated to see how a few of the thinner skinned guys handle a player tapping their helmet and proving them wrong.

(That said, I also expect the players to be wrong more than right.)

It'll be interesting too to see how quick the challenges are burned up.
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I thought about that a bit more.

The coaches may instruct the players to use them like basketball timeouts...save them until the end or at least in key spots (two outs, based loaded). Or, only one of the top 2/3 power hitters can use them.

My guess is a college ump is calling 90-95% correct. So, if two teams combine for 300 pitches...they miss 20-30 ball/strike calls per game.

It is a variation of calling every walk or foul in an elementary school basketball game. Can't do it.

Go watch the home plate ump at a Knoxville Smokies game. World of different between a young ump trying to reach the majors versus the older NCAA umps who didn't make the cut for MLB path.
 
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Ernest T. Vol said:
How big a box for these college umps? Got to be a pretty big zone, just sayin'
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Hopefully 😂 but I think it’s independent to each batter’s specific zone of course. IMO…calling B/S at the collegiate level has gotten much harder with the clear progression of pitching and MLB level movement we see regularly.
 
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tennrich1 said:
Hopefully 😂 but I think it’s independent to each batter’s specific zone of course. IMO…calling B/S at the collegiate level has gotten much harder with the clear progression of pitching and MLB level movement we see regularly.
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Exactly! It is a very difficult job.

Will be interesting to see what strategy is used by the SEC coaches.
 
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Why do we need players to trigger these things? Seems like we should either move to electronic umpiring or ignore electronics altogether and allow umpires to create their own strike zones again. Such a weird place we are currently in.
 
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My main problem with collegiate umpiring is a lack of awareness of arm location and where the ball finishes. For instance, A ball that is caught off the left side of the plate can not be a strike if thrown by a right hander (unless the righty throws a rare double curve ball) That ball could not have crossed through the strike plane at the front of the plate or a ball caught at the very top of the strike zone could not been a strike unless thrown as a true riser by a submariner
 
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fryeguy93 said:
My main problem with collegiate umpiring is a lack of awareness of arm location and where the ball finishes. For instance, A ball that is caught off the left side of the plate can not be a strike if thrown by a right hander (unless the righty throws a rare double curve ball) That ball could not have crossed through the strike plane at the front of the plate or a ball caught at the very top of the strike zone could not been a strike unless thrown as a true riser by a submariner
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My main problem is they suck.
 
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Challenges will not be used quickly, it strategically needs to be done. If teams come out challenging calls in first inning then College coaches have no clue on how to use this system.
 
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I'm trying to understand the point of the SEC adding it.

I'm not sure I understand the long term view of it. There's not a way it could be adopted across Division I. I'm not sure why you'd do it for just conference games, and even if you did, if the Rules Committee would go for that.

What am I missing?
 
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Could be the SEC is trying to prove a point one way or the other regarding the quality of their umpire crews calling balls and strikes. Maybe they’ve been receiving feedback from conference coaches that it’s not consistent at all from one ump to the next.
 
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WallyBalls said:
I'm trying to understand the point of the SEC adding it.

I'm not sure I understand the long term view of it. There's not a way it could be adopted across Division I. I'm not sure why you'd do it for just conference games, and even if you did, if the Rules Committee would go for that.

What am I missing?
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It has become part of the game at the highest level. I would assume they are seeking to get in front of the change. It will better prepare the players with their sights set on playing in the big show, catchers and batters.

As far as implementing across D1, not required. Treat it similar to the run rule for the OOC schedule where there is an agreement pregame between the coaches as to whether or not it will be utilized.
 
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