I'm curious what will happen next year
I personally like the new challenge rule and the baseball commentators have been talking about how the umpires like it too because they want to see the game called accurately. I think the story is starting to unravel a bit because some of them look foolish. Things started getting a little chippy between the umpire and the dugout a couple of days ago after the umpire was overturned on 5 challenges in one half inning.
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O's win on ABS challenge strikeout. I guess batters are going to have to
-- RhinoVT
Apr 02, 2026 at 09:48 AM ET
RhinoVT
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04/02/26 09:48 AM ET
I'm curious what will happen next year
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-- No Clue
Apr 02, 2026 at 01:38 PM ET
No Clue
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04/02/26 01:38 PM ET
I'm certainly biased, but that was on the dugout IMHO
-- Nova Hokie 95
Apr 02, 2026 at 01:42 PM ET
Nova Hokie 95
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04/02/26 01:42 PM ET
Probably right but missing 5 calls on 3 consecutive batters might cause
-- No Clue
Apr 02, 2026 at 01:47 PM ET
No Clue
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04/02/26 01:47 PM ET
Tennis got rid of the line calls altogether. It's not as concrete for
-- RhinoVT
Apr 02, 2026 at 01:53 PM ET
RhinoVT
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04/02/26 01:53 PM ET
It is dependent on each batter; consequently, they all shrunk this year**
-- No Clue
Apr 02, 2026 at 02:01 PM ET
No Clue
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04/02/26 02:01 PM ET
Batters should, as they always have, swing at any strike with 2 strikes
-- SteveInBaltimore
Apr 02, 2026 at 10:19 AM ET
SteveInBaltimore
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04/02/26 10:19 AM ET
I've got no problem with it. Batters need to stop relying on umps so much
-- RhinoVT
Apr 02, 2026 at 10:27 AM ET
RhinoVT
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04/02/26 10:27 AM ET
You know, I wondered about that last comment a bit ...
-- Nova Hokie 95
Apr 02, 2026 at 10:44 AM ET
Nova Hokie 95
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04/02/26 10:44 AM ET
That's good to know. With Angel Hernandez gone, I think CB is hands down
-- RhinoVT
Apr 02, 2026 at 10:49 AM ET
RhinoVT
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04/02/26 10:49 AM ET