tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post1436659886037947296..comments2023-09-19T11:52:32.730-04:00Comments on Fack Youk: TBS PitchTRAX: Informative or Infuriating?Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839022142066882411noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-50006293269982093442010-10-12T00:01:25.699-04:002010-10-12T00:01:25.699-04:00Do the playing field graphics have information to ...Do the playing field graphics have information to compare previous times at bat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-74764021427983024852010-10-11T23:58:39.044-04:002010-10-11T23:58:39.044-04:00explain the TBS playing field graphics on TV scree...explain the TBS playing field graphics on TV screen of previous times at bat during a game. How do you read them? They are shown for 3 seconds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-16079457562398481752010-10-09T19:15:42.737-04:002010-10-09T19:15:42.737-04:00Frustrating to watch a pitch that goes over the mi...Frustrating to watch a pitch that goes over the middle of the plate and Pitchtrax shows it clipping the left edge. It throws all credibility out the window for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-4340553745814085632010-10-07T18:35:58.065-04:002010-10-07T18:35:58.065-04:00GET RID OF PITCHTRAX PERIOD!!!!! WE DONT NEED IT S...GET RID OF PITCHTRAX PERIOD!!!!! WE DONT NEED IT SPREAD THE WORDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-28938409999904035522010-10-07T14:01:11.161-04:002010-10-07T14:01:11.161-04:00The graphic may solve the argument?.. hahahaha!! ...The graphic may solve the argument?.. hahahaha!! Baseball has always been decided by the human eye. The graphic is just more clutter taking up space on the scrren. It is not accurate and proves nothing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-66101079955326396772010-10-07T13:53:51.230-04:002010-10-07T13:53:51.230-04:00The graphic should stay! Arugments may develop ov...The graphic should stay! Arugments may develop over a pitched ball but now this graphi may solve the argument. I would just like to know HOW it is done. Has it been set up accurately? Also would like to know how many "missed" calls by the umpire. If it's only several points, no problem. But I have seen umpires set up way on the outside and some way on the inside and giving veryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-30429934597069621772010-10-06T21:35:31.983-04:002010-10-06T21:35:31.983-04:00And as far as knowing how guys are CURRENTLY getti...And as far as knowing how guys are CURRENTLY getting pitched to, well hey; pay attention. If you can't remember something like the LAST PITCH then you probably don't NEED that information anyway. Pitch sequences don't need to be broadcasted on every hitter. REDUNDANT.<br /><br />It's not like baseball is this crazy, fast paced game. It can't be that difficult to follow. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679273466771508958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-6025371485121708392010-10-06T21:29:30.305-04:002010-10-06T21:29:30.305-04:00Pitch Trax is awful. Too redundant. I don't ...Pitch Trax is awful. Too redundant. I don't even like that crap on close pitches, but at least that I can live with. <br /><br />Also, it is not even close to scale or accurate. I don't trust it, and it is a complete distraction.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679273466771508958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-91656994628184338572010-10-06T17:33:47.206-04:002010-10-06T17:33:47.206-04:00Pitch trax makes no sense and doesnt prove anythin...Pitch trax makes no sense and doesnt prove anything! Honestly its not like the umpire uses it so why are we seeing it. Sometime it shows the pitch was in the box so theoretically its a strike but your wrong the umpire says it was a ball. So please tell me what the point of it is? Is it really needed for every single pitch also?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-91589835961228930462009-10-20T20:44:52.013-04:002009-10-20T20:44:52.013-04:00I think it's a step in the right direction.
T...I think it's a step in the right direction.<br /><br />Too many time we see umps make questionable calls on balls and strikes.<br /><br />We all know the difference between a ball and strike can be game changing. The fact that the game only progresses when outs are made puts an emphasis on needing the correct calls made during a pitch.<br /><br />These men spend most of their lives just Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280255442968208993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-1858395449746291122009-10-13T00:27:10.193-04:002009-10-13T00:27:10.193-04:00Neither Pitchtrax nor Gameday are Questec, but the...Neither Pitchtrax nor Gameday are Questec, but they are the same people/system/technology. During the time that Questec had the umpire evaluation job, MLB was developing their own pitchtracking system to rival/replace Questec's. While I am not sure if Questec is still around, the gameday and all the TV graphics you see are MLB. I don't know how accurate Questec is but what I see on TV Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-41991575870319820662009-10-10T19:55:44.707-04:002009-10-10T19:55:44.707-04:00What makes you kool-aid drinkers think the pitchtr...What makes you kool-aid drinkers think the pitchtrax is 100% accurate? You realize that the strike zone depends on each batter's height, right?<br /><br />I am amazed how many of you think that little graphic is the Messiah of the MLB strike zone.<br />Do any of you even know how each pitch is calculated in proportion to each hitter??<br /><br />Those of you who like it, I'd like to knowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-80290428040111883462009-10-09T22:54:49.201-04:002009-10-09T22:54:49.201-04:00It is god-awful. The zone they use is tiny, so pre...It is god-awful. The zone they use is tiny, so pretty much everything above the waist and on the inner/outer 2 inches of the plate is called a ball. It would be OK if they used MLBs Gameday zone to show (much more accurate than the garbage TBS uses), but if they can't even put the balls in the right spot, whats the point of having it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-74300154273181363922009-10-09T18:50:47.414-04:002009-10-09T18:50:47.414-04:00Anonymous said...
I truly love it...post it on th...Anonymous said... <br />I truly love it...post it on the big screen and get rid of the home plate umps.<br /><br />I couldn't agree more! It's what I've been saying all season. <br /><br />Let the plate umpire call plays at the plate and maybe check swings, but leave the balls and strikes to this technology, as many umps are awful at it. <br /><br />This has got to be the wave of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-65248122423153130242009-10-09T17:27:19.174-04:002009-10-09T17:27:19.174-04:00I don't know for sure, but I think Pitchtrax i...I don't know for sure, but I think Pitchtrax is a Questec thing, which means it's the same data that Gameday uses.Amolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00636831908628513905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-76789048608392425042009-10-09T10:13:03.050-04:002009-10-09T10:13:03.050-04:00@ 11:58 Anon - The problem is that we don't re...@ 11:58 Anon - The problem is that we don't really know if what we're looking at is a strike or not for reasons explained by this video.<br /><br />http://slatev.com/player.html?id=44114526001<br /><br />You probably feel like you have a good grasp on the strike zone but in reality the picture you're seeing varies by ballpark and is always skewed in one way or another.<br /><br />@5:Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839022142066882411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-41262572111090162892009-10-09T05:44:52.698-04:002009-10-09T05:44:52.698-04:00I love it. I absolutely love it. It is a major a...I love it. I absolutely love it. It is a major addition. I see myself checking out pitch location and whether the umps are right or wrong. Umps are human and react to the crowd way to often. It is not possible for me to say, "I JUST SAW a pitch" because I am off angle and at home. I truly love it. Make it a must have for all games next year, post it on the big screen and get ridAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-43930384450871931592009-10-08T23:58:34.993-04:002009-10-08T23:58:34.993-04:00I hate it. I absolutely hate it. It is a major dis...I hate it. I absolutely hate it. It is a major distraction. I find myself looking over there after each pitch even though I JUST SAW where the pitch crossed the plate, you can't help it.<br /><br />People who enjoy this feature are the ones who don't watch a lot of baseball. Those who watch 162 games, KNOW what is a strike and what isn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-31008054726128121792009-10-08T22:33:27.508-04:002009-10-08T22:33:27.508-04:00In cricket there are all sorts of flashy ways TV h...In cricket there are all sorts of flashy ways TV has developed to show things like whether a ball would have hit the stumps if the batsman hadn't got in the way. They're generally designed by people like aviation engineers and are, therefore, several million times more accurate than the naked eye.<br /><br />And the commentators *still* question the displayed outcome. Ian Botham in Loztralianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-45510312561659925342009-10-08T21:34:29.049-04:002009-10-08T21:34:29.049-04:00Cant stand it. It just gets in the way...it takes...Cant stand it. It just gets in the way...it takes my eye off the game. Just it being there...plain and simple...its in my way. I think you should have the option to remove it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-11689909178408053752009-10-08T19:55:38.316-04:002009-10-08T19:55:38.316-04:00I like it in theory for the reasons suggested abou...I like it in theory for the reasons suggested about keeping track of how the at-bat is going but I wish it was more in sync with how the game is being called. <br /><br />Too many times I have seen pitches shown as balls but called strikes. Case in point, last night's at bat for Matt Holliday: He struck out looking on a 2-2 pitch. In fact he looked at all 5 pitches. The PitchTrax had all fiveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-23357759412469306902009-10-08T17:03:51.234-04:002009-10-08T17:03:51.234-04:00All in all, I don't have a problem with it, al...All in all, I don't have a problem with it, although I listen to games on XM and check Gamecast often. I like being able to see if a pitcher is hitting his spots so I find it useful. Also it's a nice way to see what kind of strike zone the umps are giving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-5256612357811576102009-10-08T14:21:57.004-04:002009-10-08T14:21:57.004-04:00I like it, as you said, for the post season, and f...I like it, as you said, for the post season, and for some of the same reasons. I'd like to add that having a PitchTRAX graphic negates the need to cut away from live baseball to a replay of every pitch of an at-bat in sequence the way YES typically does, which takes infinitely more time, since PTRAX takes none at all, and can lead to missed pitches or plays when they don't cut back to theGribnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-74452832374553676802009-10-08T13:37:05.129-04:002009-10-08T13:37:05.129-04:00Thanks for the links. Much better just going to t...Thanks for the links. Much better just going to the game.Daryllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095217164551788422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256268100133425608.post-65737416655563068892009-10-08T13:13:25.593-04:002009-10-08T13:13:25.593-04:00Jason - That's awful. I'm sure it will sho...Jason - That's awful. I'm sure it will show up in the Red Sox-Angels game, too. Hopefully they don't have that technology with this crew...<br /><br />Daryll - I watched it with a bunch of other people, so I can't really comment. There's some good commentary of if over here:<br /><br />http://www.boston.com/sports/columnists/wilbur/2009/10/08/baseball_and_stale_chips/Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839022142066882411noreply@blogger.com