Replay is coming! Replay is coming!
Per Supervisor Rich Rieker in a chat online:
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...and here people said Balkin' Bob wasn't good for nuttin'. ;)
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It is a dark day indeed. Baseball will no longer be the same once they go down this slippery slope. There goes 140 years of tradition down the dumper.
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And another thing while I'm good and pis$ed...what is wrong with a good argument, anyway? Arguments between manager and umpire are some of the most entertaining parts of any baseball game. Without the chance of occasional rhubarbs, what's so fun about watching a ballgame anyhow? I think any introduction of replay to baseball really sucks. It's not like the other sports, it is played differently and officiated differently. The MLB is kowtowing to the demands of a few, and replay will only serve to undermine the authority of the umpire.
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This is clearly a case where the fences and stands are so full of bends, nooks, crannies, and yellow lines that no human can be faulted for missing something now and then. Frankly, I think a better solution would be to add two umpires to the existing crews which would give more guys a shot at the majors. But I guess that would be too expensive. |
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No, wait. You can watch all the bangers/nut cutters on instant replay at home. |
This is bad. Just bad.
Some traditions are worth keeping. This one (IR) is not worth the time I just took to write about it.
Crystal ball sees a work slow-down looming. One could only hope. |
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It seems pretty silly for a major league sport (baseball is the last major sport not to use replay) to continue allowing plays/calls to stand that are shown to be 100% incorrect by readily available technology. This is a multi billion dollar business we are talking about, not juniors little league game. Every poll I've seen on the subject has players, coaches, fans, team officials and yes even major league umpires overwhelmingly for the instant replay of home run and fan interference calls.. |
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Seriously, though, nothing wrong with using IR for dead ball calls. My worry is mission creep: having invested the technology, baseball will feel called upon to use it, and then use it some more... |
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Ended up calling it fair. I don't know what is going on with U3 that they can't seem to get the angle to make the calls. I know its tough, but I"m thinking they are surprised by the hit and so many calls are easy that they just aren't really focused until its too late and then they haven't gotten into position to make the call. Thanks David |
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That Statement went "out the window" with the following: 1. Advent of DH 2. Lowering of pitching mound 3. Divisonal Playoff Format (BTW baseball is talking about adding another wild card team) 4. Inter-League Play 5. 6 / 7 innings being a Quality Start 6. Smaller Ball-parks Forget about the so called Tradition of baseball There will still be plenty of arguments Pete Booth |
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