MLB to Exapnd Instant Replay in 2014 - UPDATE

[Welpe]

Lame.

[grunewar]

I'm just curious as to how much it will slow the game down.....even further.

Blown calls that would have been overturned http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/08/7-bl...nstant-replay/

[Rich]

Originally Posted by grunewar

I'm just curious as to how much it will slow the game down.....even further.

Blown calls that would have been overturned 7 blown calls that would have been overturned by MLB instant replay | For The Win

And 3 of the 7 wouldn't have been overturned -- typical idiocy by McPaper.

[David B]

Originally Posted by Rich

And 3 of the 7 wouldn't have been overturned -- typical idiocy by McPaper.

That's what I was thinking - everyone just wants a "perfect world" and it won't ever happen.

Thanks
David

[jicecone]

7 freaking calls over a 40 yr. time span, has someone's panties in a frenzy? And it's only someone's "OPINION", (and we know what those are synonymous with), that they were blown calls.

Get a life.

Listen, bottom line here is that if your going to loose sleep about whether someone is going to try and overrule your decisions on the field whether by picture, replay, verbal abuse or any other means, then maybe you need a little thicker skin to do this job. Over thousands of games that I have officiated in two sports, I find it nearly impossible to count on two fingers the number of games where everyone has agreed with every one of my calls.

I still sleep soundly, each and every night. (with the exception of the nights I pig out out on the delicious Mexican food)

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by jicecone

7 freaking calls over a 40 yr. time span, has someone's panties in a frenzy?

Well, you know there were probably 7 calls over the last 40 days that would get overturned by the new replay system. These so-called expert journalists just felt 7 critical calls made during post-season play were worthy of mentioning in their argument.

The problem is, not all 7 deserved mentioning, and they probably left out a few others that were more applicable. Just off the top of my head, I recall the gross phantom tag by Chuck Knoblauch against Jose Offermann in the 1999 ALCS that would get an overturn.

The Armbrister/Fisk collision? Hell no. In fact, there's a rule that covers that.

[jicecone]

And then to top the week off I sat and watched a portion of the NYY vs Red Sox game yesterday until I had to shut it down because of this horrible announcer whose first name is Tim.

What an idiot he is. You just can't fix Stupid.

[jwwashburn]

Haven't seen the Carlton Fisk/Ed Armbrister play in a long time.

Thoughts:

1) Maybe when you have a ball in your hand you should tag the dude when you bump into him.

2) Darrell Johnson must not ever cuss. "Lousy Operation" is a pretty funny comment.

[MD Longhorn]

You know, I recall this same resistance from football officials when they first fixed their game by adding replay.

[grunewar]

ESPN's PTI discussed how it may be better to have these challenges at "baseball central" so MLB could call what to challenge in the game, vice "coaches challenges." Rationale being, what happens if you're OUT of challenges and there's a controversial play in the 13th inning?

They also mentioned how this might "quicken" the game as managers wouldn't "waste so much time" arguing calls. That was interesting.

[tmagan]

A couple of questions:

1) Bottom of sixth, two out, close play at first, runner ruled out to end of inning, right after the opposing pitcher throws his eight pitches, the manager comes out and challenges the call saying he was safe. Is the challenge allowed, when is the cut off point where challenges aren't allowed?

2) What is the standard for overruling a call. When a call that should be overturned isn't, who in the Commissioner's Office will take the blame?

[UMP25]

I like this article's take on it.

Why not have a 5th umpiring crew member at each ballpark be responsible for replay review in an expanded format? Makes better sense than the new, proposed policy.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

You know, I recall this same resistance from football officials when they first fixed their game by adding replay.

I'm not a fan of replay in football, either. I know that puts me in the minority. Football is not baseball. Baseball already is struggling with pace of play, I really worry what this could do.