Max Scherzer used the PitchCom system for transmitting indicators for the first time Wednesday night time in his Subway Sequence debut towards the Yankees, saying catcher Tomas Nido needed him to attempt it.
He might use it once more after pitching seven shutout innings towards the Yankees, however he made one factor crystal clear: he doesn’t assume PitchCom belongs within the sport.
“It works. Does it help? Yes. But I also think it should be illegal,” Scherzer mentioned after the Mets’ walk-off win over the Yankees. “I don’t think it should be in the game.”
The PitchCom system is meant to assist crack down on stealing indicators after the Astros have been discovered to have applied an unlawful sign-stealing scheme throughout their 2017 World Sequence run.
Scherzer, who pitched on his thirty eighth birthday Wednesday, argues that conventional sign-stealing is part of baseball.
“For me, I’ve always taken pride in having a complex system of signs and having that advantage over other pitchers,” Scherzer mentioned. “The fact that we’re taking this out of the game and we’re just putting in technology, now everybody — you can’t steal signs on second, the pitcher can’t have an advantage of having a complex system. It’s part of baseball trying to crack someone’s signs. Does it have its desired intent that it cleans up the game a little bit? Yes, but I also feel like it takes away part of the game.”
It did seem that even with the PitchCom geared up, Nido was giving Scherzer hand alerts all through Wednesday’s sport. Although Scherzer wish to see it gone, he didn’t rule out using it once more.
“I’ll continue to think about it. I might,” he mentioned.
