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    Quote Originally Posted by Hypnodawg View Post
    I don't think they will ever do away with officials, but many of the duties that official have will be handed over to machines. This will in turn, make the officials better because they can concentrate fewer aspects of the game.

    It is mind boggling to me that Umps still call strikes and balls in baseball as that tech is actively used to evaluate the Umps. I could easily build a system to call runners out/safe at first that would out perform humans.
    Yea, but that would take some of the fun out of baseball. Umps are a unique part of the game. Who will the fans heckle if you get rid of them? Who will coaches blame losses on? We would no longer get to see coaches break it off in an ump and get tossed. IMO that is part of what makes baseball special. Everyone loves seeing a coach give a good ass chewing to an UMP and sometimes that can completely flip a game when a team rallies around their coach.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reason2succeed View Post
    A simple chip in the ball and on the knee and elbow pads of players could determine ball placement. When the knee or elbow chip comes in contact with the ground where there is some type of sensor then at that exact moment the computer tracks where the further tip of the ball was. That is sent to the spotter on the sideline who takes that responsibility off of the field refs hands.
    Right. "Smart" helmets, unis, equipment, etc.

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