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Electronic Umpire

Illuminated Strike Zone and electronic Umpire
 
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Why have unreliable umpires when you can automate and have computers and videos make the calls.

Laser illuminate a strikezone and have cameras capture the play . Stick one ump in a booth to make all calls reported by the sensors.

Shapharian, Sep 19 2007

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       i was hoping this was a nighttime version of baseball like cosmic bowling... glowing bases and laser light display behind the batter. *sigh* (runs off to bake it.)
k_sra, Sep 19 2007
  
      
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