QuesTec - Are you for it or not?

[Flock of Moosen]

The raging debate in Major League Baseball these days is the inclusion of this new QuesTec umpire system. It seems a lot of people, ball players and casual fans alike are adamantly against this device and think it has no place in baseball.

I, for one, like the idea. Many people say it takes away from the tradition of the game, but I say who cares. I am all for anything that makes sports better and more accurate. I would rather see a system that accurately can call balls and strikes based on each players strike zone than have inconsistent calls umpire to umpire.
One day one ump will allow strikes up to 6-12 in. on either side of the plate. The next day another ump will allow 6-12 in. high or low. Then the next day a 3rd ump may actually call the pitches the way they should and force the pitcher to be more accurate. To me that is not being consistent.

Now some pitchers are bitching and moaning about this system saying it will alter the outcome of games. How, by actually making the right call? I'm sorry, but your job is to pitch and nail strikes based on your ability, not by where the ump is calling them that day. Pitchers are probably scared now that they won't look as good on the mound anymore because according to the early QuesTec results, their pitches are not hitting the strike zone like the umps are saying they are.

Let's look at this another way as well. Some argue it takes away from the tradition by altering the game. I'm sorry, but just about every other sport besides baseball has altered the game. It's time for baseball to get out of the 19th century and evolve.

Let's look at a few sports.
Golf - The advancement on club technology is making for longer and more accurate drives than in the old days. That's not changing?
Tennis - The addition of the electronic eye to check for balls that are out and not noticable by the human eye because of the speed. That's not changing?
Basketball, Football, & Hockey - All added in Instant Replay because they realized the refs couldn't see everything. That has made for a lot of changes that went unoticed and would have changed the outcome of a game. That's not changing?
Hockey alone - Along with Instant Replay they have shortened the area behind the goals and have changed the crease and crease rules so many times I've lost count. That's not changing?

All my main argument is if all these sports have changed in one form or another, why can't baseball especially if it could be for the better.

Here is the link for the QuesTec system in case you are not familiar with it.
QuesTec