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"Schuerholz said that 89 percent of umpires’ calls — including apparently all safe/out calls — would be reviewable. The 11 percent of “unreviewable” plays includes balls and strikes and whether or not a pitch hit a batter." Really? I wonder why that's untouchable as well? I vividly recall when Derek Jeter sold a HBP where replays clearly showed the ball hitting the knob of his bat. Why not allow a challenge for that? That's as much a potential game-changer as a missed pulled foot call at first base, which, like a HBP, may be tough to see even with replay (assuming that's the reason to not allow a challenge for that). |
I think that the concept of replay is fine, however I see where there could be some potential problems with placement of baserunners on overruled calls, etc. It also probably means the end of the "neighborhood" play at second on a double play (which is fine by me).
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I'm guessing that baserunner placement will simply be a judgment call by the suits that are asked to adjudicate the challenge. |
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Look at the rule changes the NFL has put in to protect the QB. If some "high priced" F4's (ie Robinson Canoe) or F6's (Derek Jeter) are out for the season on a play in April, I can see the rule changing so that these guys do not have to take a beating, similar to the QB rules that the NFL has put in over the years. In a way, I could see MLB adopting either the FED or NCAA slide provisions (with the exception of home plate) to keep players safe. I agree with you on the placement of runners. This is the infant stage for MLB replay and just like the NFL, it will most likely get "tweaked" each and every year. Pete Booth |
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This is the infant stage for replay and IMO, rule changes / adjustments will most likely follow: In the play you presented I could see a rule amendment that said something along the lines of: if a call is overturned, all runners return to their TOP base unless forced to advance as a result of the over-turned call. To me that's fair because without replay the game would have gone to extra innings, it still might but at least the offense has another "shot" to win whereas without replay they wouldn't. Pete Booth |
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It's gone. Has been for years. |
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The information from the report and from the talking heads is not yet accurate. ESPN stated last night that the infamous short-outfield IFF call from last year would be reviewable. That one is entirely judgement (whether it was catchable) and should not be reviewable.
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