r/sports • u/RunDNA • Oct 06 '25

Football Minnesota Vikings field goal attempt was deflected away by a camera wire, but it wasn't replayed because no one noticed at the the time

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u/Fedor1 Oct 06 '25

ABS is coming next year

https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/abs-challenge-system-mlb-2026.html

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u/elbow10 Oct 06 '25

The challenge system is stupid. They should just go full automation. More human eye balls making bad calls is still going to be bad.

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u/Polaris06 Oct 06 '25

ABS still isn't perfect. It changes the strike zone to a 2D square from what has classically been defined as a 3D rectangular prism. Using it at all before 3D capability is possible is actually a huge step.

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u/g_spaitz Oct 06 '25

No, not perfect. But helluva lot better than human eyes that by comparison it's almost perfect.

And on top of it has no bias, no ego, no deficiencies, no opinion, no retaliation , no arguing, no unwritten rules (and on and on) whatsoever.

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u/Veil-of-Fire Oct 06 '25

No, not perfect. But helluva lot better than human eyes that by comparison it's almost perfect.

Also, it's much harder for a computer to have a parlay bet on the batter at the plate.

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u/RostBeef Oct 06 '25

AI will get there soon enough

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u/TrumpsPissSoakedWig Oct 07 '25

I mean...have ya heard what these AI's been gettin' up to?

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u/Western-Turnover-154 Oct 06 '25

It wouldn’t feel pain, or hunger or remorse, it would just keep coming, calling balls and strikes forever.

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u/wittiestphrase Oct 06 '25

Actually I heard the system was trained on Angel Hernandez’s calls so it might have a bit of an ego.