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Baseball

Bristlecone

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1. I very much did not enjoy the strike challenge

Reply to Augiedog (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 10:34 AM

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It’s not a game of wiffle ball where the slightest nick of the lawn chair you set behind your little brother is used as a combo strike zone/backstop . And that square seemed pretty static, regardless of the size of the batter. Maybe the last part was adjusted for ease of viewing, but still disliked it tremendously.

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Automatic pitch calling instead of umpires. [View all] Augiedog Wednesday OP

I very much did not enjoy the strike challenge Bristlecone Wednesday #1

I think they were limited in the number of challenges. Would love to see ump's call vs computer for all 290 pitches. Silent Type Wednesday #2

Each team is allotted two challenges per game... Wounded Bear Wednesday #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Raven123 Wednesday #3

I must go look up how the automated balls & strikes machines are faring in the minor leagues True Dough Wednesday #4

See my post #5 above... Wounded Bear Wednesday #6

Absolutely not! Oeditpus Rex Wednesday #7