On the weekend of September 6-8, also known as the NFL’s opening weekend, the Royals will travel to Miami to play the Marlins.

Snooze City, right? Two teams out of the race for months, playing for nothing besides 2020 draft position. Short of Marlins CEO Derek Jeter coming out of retirement and playing that weekend, nothing will draw non-diehards to Marlins Park.

Well, nothing besides…robo-umps?

That won’t happen, but it should happen. It’s a proposal I’m stealing from baseball folks who conceived it and would rather not attach their names to it. It’s also an idea that faces too many legal and logistical hurdles to clear in order to put into action.

Nevertheless, I’m throwing it out there because I love the idea, and because I do think it can and should be implemented down the road: Introduce robo-umps to September big-league series in which both teams have been mathematically eliminated.

Robo-umps, you probably know, have started calling balls and strikes in the independent Atlantic League, and things haven’t gone perfectly, with old pal Frank Viola the first to earn a robo-ump-related ejection.

What, you thought there wouldn’t be bugs to fix? With the exception of the “Arrested Development” pilot episode, nothing ever has arrived flawless. Robo-umps are the future, and they must be embraced. It’s good to see that old pal Don Mattingly is on board.

It can’t happen this September, or probably even next September, because the technology requires more time to smooth out those bugs. And because this initiative will require two negotiations for Major League Baseball, one with the Players Association and the other with the MLB Umpires Association. The umpires’ deal ends after this season, so it’ll be interesting to see how they factor robo-umps into the negotiations.

A September soft opening for robo-umps would give them some initial room for error, and even if fans wouldn’t necessarily flock to the stadium to bear witness — although surely they would if actual robots, looking like Rosie from “The Jetsons,” stood behind the plate wearing a cap and a chest protector and raised their arms to signal strikes and outs — the games would generate additional media attention. And they would prepare teams, umpires and fans for the eventuality of robo-umps calling all balls and strikes.

So clear those hurdles, everyone. Make this happen. Be a part of history, rather than an impediment to it.

Let’s catch up on Pop Quiz questions:

From Jay Berman of Coral Springs, Fla.: Name the former Yankees pitcher who is also an artist. His paintings have been influenced by his tutelage under famous sports artist Opie Otterstad.

From Rick Millman of Key West, Fla.: What Yankees player appeared as himself in a 1963 episode of “Mister Ed”?

The film “Bottom of the 9th” comes out on Friday, and I’m looking forward to seeing it. Longtime Yankees consigliere Ray Negron has a role in the film and also is an associate producer.

Your Pop Quiz answers:

Brett Tomko

Bill “Moose” Skowron

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