There are certain plays that warrant help, checked swing, swipe tag or pulled foot at first, fair foul down the line. I even agree with checking with your partner to confirm you applied the correct rule. However, I've never have seen or heard of a "bad call" that effected the outcome of a game. I agree that bad calls (I'm assuming that the umpires are competent) seem to have cost one team or another a game. However there are plays that occur throughout the game that if made render the "bad call moot". To often bad calls are used as an excuse to rationalize a teams shortcomings. (If you are a Cub fan the Cubs were guilty of this and are a good example) This is just my opinion, but bad calls and good calls are part of the charm of the game. The vast majority of the time the "right team" wins the game. When that doesn't happen "that's just baseball". Call me old fashioned but, instant replay would ruin the game, at least for me.
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