I care about the man vs. machine part but even more; Crawford. That guy is just a vile human being. He sounds like the most unhappy person on the planet. How does someone like him ascend to the post of MLB umpire? I truly think his kind are going to be extinct soon. Anyway, traditions change. Who knows what the game will look like in 20 years but I do think there will be more algorithms in scouting, replays, and machines calling balls and strikes. Inefficiencies work their way out of most systems eventually. It's inevitable. Finally, nobody goes to a game because ''X' is umping today'!