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Old Wed Feb 07, 2001, 09:57am
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Baseball, as opposed to football and basketball, allows a coach to come onto the field to voice his disagreement with a call made by an official. Sometimes these disagreements are animated, and sometimes they result in ejection of the coach. Fans love to see this stuff. I've heard from Pro umpires this is one reason there will never be instant replay in baseball. A lot of people will tell you baseball is a boring game to watch - without an occasional on-field rhubarb it would be even more so. Of course, from where I sit those folks aren't true aficionados of the great game of baseball, but that fact remains.

I realize this isn't a very GOOD argument for no instant replay, but it is AN argument nonetheless. Now, let's see who tears into me for this...
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