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To: precisionshootist

what difference would a buzzer make?

I mean ‘hit the ball’ seems obvious.

For that matter I’ve never understood ‘signals’... ‘run to the next base’ seems obvious too...

what am I not getting?


54 posted on 01/16/2020 4:31:07 PM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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To: Mr. K

Signals whether it’s going to be a curve, slider, low, etc.

Probably a combination of buzzes.


55 posted on 01/16/2020 4:33:27 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Mr. K
"what difference would a buzzer make? I mean ‘hit the ball’ seems obvious. For that matter I’ve never understood ‘signals’... ‘run to the next base’ seems obvious too... what am I not getting?"

I'm not sure what you are asking. The buzzer would directly communicate to the hitter what pitch was coming. This is a huge unfair advantage. Part of the problem with stealing signs and it actually giving an advantage is getting the information to the hitter quickly. When you introduce electronics like a buzzer you may as well have a headset in the batting helmet. With a buzzer there is little chance of miscommunication and the hitter would receive the information with plenty of time to prepare. It's cheating on a level that IMO would be considered fraud.

does that make sense?

I will add, if you are not a baseball fan that the deception of pitches is one of the main tools the pitcher has in his favor. The best hitters in baseball can only get a base hit about one out of 3 times to the plate. Now let the hitter know positively in advance what pitch is coming and those odds would change dramatically.

59 posted on 01/16/2020 5:05:10 PM PST by precisionshootist
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Imagine you're stepping up to the plate and you know that a fastball is coming so you don't swing at it. Next pitch is a slider. You don't swing at it. Next pitch is a curveball and you're going to hit it out of the park - or try to.

It changes the dynamics of the guessing game to "can I hit this pitcher on this pitch" which can easily and just as quickly turn into, "I'm 1M in debt to a bookie and if I screw up this game enough where the bookie makes his spread, I'm out of my debt." - aka throwing baseball games, just like the Black Sox scandal a century ago.

It gives the hitter a distinct advantage at the plate, knowing what is coming - and when to swing and when to hold off.

60 posted on 01/16/2020 5:50:41 PM PST by Maigrey (Life, for a liberal, is one never-ending game of Calvinball. - Giotto)
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