Tampa Bay/NY Jeter HBP?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

So, if Baseball has instant replay how would umpires resolve this play?

What happens when the umpire kills a live ball in error?
How would you get through this one?
What would you do?

At the end of the day this is a play almost impossible to call by humans in real time. Does that mean we need instant replay?

There's no good answer as to what would be done if this play was reversible -- award bases? Do what you "think" would have happened?

If a play like this becomes subject to review, then you'll see umpires trained to leave the ball live in any questionable situation and use replay to reverse it. In fact, that's good training and good umpiring anyway.

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

There's no good answer as to what would be done if this play was reversible -- award bases? Do what you "think" would have happened?

If a play like this becomes subject to review, then you'll see umpires trained to leave the ball live in any questionable situation and use replay to reverse it. In fact, that's good training and good umpiring anyway.

I think you are right. But, at the same time, I doubt any umpire could have gotten that play "right" . And it is not a reason to establish replay, either. It is just the way it is. Some calls are impossible to get "right" in real time.