MLB to Expand Instant Replay.....?

[grunewar]

Official: Ump command center for '13 under negotiation

[D Ray]

I do think the "command center" idea is the best for any replay, and the idea of rotating umpires through the center is appealing, however the point of value is the crux of the matter. While it is appealing to get all calls correct, the effort to get there ultimately removes the human from the equation.

Bill Klem did not need replay, and neither do we.

[jicecone]

I just don't understand why MLB doesn't just put robots on the field and they wouldn't need umpires because everything would be PERFECT.

Perfect Game pitched every time.
Every batter hitting 1000.
No Runs, No hits, No errors.
No need for whining players, just call down to the factory and get a new one.
No need for crying reporters having to pimp a story because the story would be the same every game.
No need to attend a game, just pay for an App and view it on your phone.

What a wonderful GAME!!!

EVERY TIME!!

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by jicecone

...Perfect Game pitched every time.
Every batter hitting 1000.
No Runs, No hits, No errors....

Tilt!

[SanDiegoSteve]

I hope the umpires tell them to stick this proposal where no replay can see!

[ozzy6900]

Baseball was the one game that was left to humans and therefore, not perfect. It is not suppose to be timed, video replayed, huddled about or whined about. The more they try to take the human element out of the game, the worse the game gets. Managers are supposed to be out there arguing but players have no right to do so and need to be put in their places immediately when they cross the line. Umpires make snap decisions, sometimes in less than 1/4 of a second and their decision rules, not the 500 replays that the fans and the announcers get to see. I am so fed up with every play being dissected by no nothing people trying to change the game. I now have 50 years in baseball playing and umpiring. The game is fine..... leave the damn thing alone! Go screw up football some more!

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by jicecone

I just don't understand why MLB doesn't just put robots on the field and they wouldn't need umpires because everything would be PERFECT.

Perfect Game pitched every time.
Every batter hitting 1000.
No Runs, No hits, No errors.
No need for whining players, just call down to the factory and get a new one.
No need for crying reporters having to pimp a story because the story would be the same every game.
No need to attend a game, just pay for an App and view it on your phone.

What a wonderful GAME!!!

EVERY TIME!!

Who needs robots when you have softball umpires.

[ozzy6900]

“Life isn’t perfect,” Torre said. “I think this is a game of life.”

One of the best statements I've read yet, concerning IR. Every coach from LL to MLB should have this tattooed on their foreheads so they can read it every morning when they look in the mirror!

[APG]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

“Life isn’t perfect,” Torre said. “I think this is a game of life.”

One of the best statements I've read yet, concerning IR. Every coach from LL to MLB should have this tattooed on their foreheads so they can read it every morning when they look in the mirror!

They can read it while replay is STILL expanded in MLB lol