MLB to Expand Instant Replay.....?

[tmagan]

Originally Posted by DG

Critical "who knocked the ball out of bounds call" in Celtics-Heat game just reviewed with 41 seconds left in game. It took less than a minute to review. No big deal, Heat crowd barely made a sound when the initial call was reversed, Celtics get the ball. Probably saw it on arena monitors where replay was clear. Celtics win by 4. Big call, big correction aided by replay.

There were five hands there. I couldn't tell conclusively who touched it last.

[DG]

Originally Posted by tmagan

There were five hands there. I couldn't tell conclusively who touched it last.

Gee whiz, holy mackeral. How you miss make this easy call reversal, as was made?

[APG]

Originally Posted by tmagan

There were five hands there. I couldn't tell conclusively who touched it last.

That ball was conclusively off the Heat player's hand.

[zm1283]

The game was fine 75, 50 and 25 years ago and it is still fine now. The umpiring and playing have gotten better over time.

Most of this is coming from the media, who have convinced the fans that something just has to be done. IR in football is a joke. Review everything or review nothing. I hate it in the NFL, I hate it in basketball ("Lets go to the monitor to see if the toe was on the three point line" ), and it will be even worse in baseball.

The umpires better tell them to shove it.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by tmagan

There were five hands there. I couldn't tell conclusively who touched it last.

Then by God you should not be a booth official in any sport. Everyone else could tell.

[tmagan]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Then by God you should not be a booth official in any sport. Everyone else could tell.

Instant replay should be used to overturn egregious calls, not 50/50 calls, otherwise we might as well use replay to overturn every call.