Instant replay--maybe.

[mbyron]

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.

Regards,

Tee, ESPN is now reporting that the players' union and the umpires would also have to approve the change.

Originally Posted by ESPN from link in OP

The plan needs approval from the players' association and umpires.

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.