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Originally Posted by Tim C
"Selig to decide."
To the contrary . . . On the "Mike Tirico Show" Selig said that he had stepped completely aside and the decision will be made by a simple vote of the owners.
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Tee, ESPN is now reporting that the players' union and the umpires would also have to approve the change.
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Originally Posted by ESPN from link in OP
The plan needs approval from the players' association and umpires.
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For a dead-ball fair/foul call such as one over the fence, I could see this getting approved. Hard to see why the players' union wouldn't approve it. Some umps will probably have "slippery slope" concerns, though, so perhaps not.