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Originally Posted by PeteBooth
Also, I never said ALL plays be reviewed. The manager would gte a limit of challenges per game.
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I never said all plays be reviewed, the obvious ones need no review, everyone knows the player was either out or safe, its on the close whacker plays that review will occur. How many of these occur in a given game - 1, 5, 10.
I'll go out on a limb here, lets say that they get two reviews per game. How many do the umpires get? Is there an automatic review on every close play begining in the 7th, 8th, or 9th inning? IR can become a crutch for the official to lean on when they can't be 100% sure of their call. Just look at last years Super Bowl.
Getting back to the original situation, I didn't see the game, or the replay on TV. I don't know if poor timing, poor positioning, or loss of focus contributed to the initial half hearted foul call. It doesn't matter, it occurred, the call was changed from foul to fair. Could the runner have gotten a double, tripple, in the park HR? Would the defense have made the play and put out the runner on a subsequent base? Who knows, however, it has opened the proverbial can of worms again for possibly bringing in IR to baseball and how far it goes will be based on what the owners decide during the winter meetings.