Lasers don’t go far enough.
Over Memorial Day Weekend, the Mets’ general manager Sandy Alderson complained that the Dodgers were using a laser range-finder to measure exactly where their outfielders should stand at Citi Field. That’s on top of the radar, cameras and software that teams were already using to calculate where a batter is likely to send the ball and place fielders accordingly. America’s once-stodgy national pastime is modernizing at a rapid clip.
Why are the Mets standing in the way of progress? After all, with just few more technological improvements, fans could enjoy a smoother, higher-quality baseball experience, free from the irregularities that make the game so frustratingly unpredictable today.