HBO throws a strike at baseball tradition with ‘Real Sports’ look at how umpires compare to computers
Take him out of the ballgame? That would seem to the logical conclusion when it comes to home plate umpires if the decision is based on accuracy in calling balls and strikes. But in a game built on tradition, there’s more at play than being 100 percent correct. In the latest look at how technology could potentially alter yet another sport, HBO gets in on the ongoing debate over whether it’s time for baseball’s lovably blind yet nostalgically perfect umpires to give way to computer pitch trackers. A new episode of “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” airs Tuesday night, and former player… Read More