Jagwar

And that's the problem. You think a lot more of yourself than you should, and a lot more or Roy's place on the Hangout than you should. EDIT: I meant a "Lot LESS" of Roy's place... blame the wine.

IMO that isn't enough of a consequence.

For balls and strikes? Are there any consequences for poor performance?

I think the primary problem is that there are no consequences for a sucky umpire.

You don't even realize that you are putting Roy down when you say things like this. @Roy Firestone isn't a mascot. He's Hangout royalty.

80s were great from 1980 to 1983. 1984 wasn't bad but the Tigers ruled. 1989 was Orioles Magic at it's finest. 1985 to 1988 were not very fun.

Did you not post the bolded part?

I'm guessing that they have enough reliable data to evaluate. An additional question... would the umpire union approve of any evaluation system?

Still don't see anything you wrote that is a single violation of OH rules that is ban-worthy. Even you, in all of your gregarious glory, have not violated any board rules. You're as cozy as a porcupine, but you don't deserve to be banned for your contentious nature. You don't like @Roy Firestone 's posts... don't click on them. or just scroll down.

Just for the sake of this thread's topic, suppose Robo Ump is completely off the table, for whatever reason. How do you improve the balls/strikes calling in MLB? Have MLB use the grading system available to us online to evaluate umps when they are behind the plate. Pay umpires a per game bonus when they are behind the plate. Use the grading system to set thresholds on correct called balls/strikes that umpires have to achieve. If they fall below a certain level, they get penalized First offense is a warning Second offense they get skipped on the next rotation, missing out on the per game bonus Third offense they miss out on home plate for a month Just spitballing. How could they improve strike calling if the Robo Ump is a no go?

OK then help me understand... what exactly is it that @Roy Firestone does that violates OH rules and is ban worthy?

So am I reading those suggestions correctly? They think Mountcastle is either worth a Tier One Division One starter... or a Tier 2 Division 2 starter? I vote for the first

So... innocently misreading a post is ban-worthy?

I may not be a smart man RZNJ...

Because we're clearly not as sharp as you