MLB to Exapnd Instant Replay in 2014 - UPDATE

[grunewar]

Selig: 'Historic day' for instant replay in MLB

[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)

[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.

[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.

[voiceoflg]

Originally Posted by The article

(The) umpire crew can make a review of its own only to determine home-run calls

Would that include safe/out at the plate on inside-the-parkers?

[CT1]

I suspect they will allow additional challenges in extra-inning games -- maybe one for every two or three extra innings.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by CT1

I suspect they will allow additional challenges in extra-inning games -- maybe one for every two or three extra innings.

That's not the current policy as I understand it. If a manager has used his two after-the-7th-inning challenges, c'est la vie. So he'd better use those judiciously.

[CT1]

Originally Posted by Manny A

That's not the current policy as I understand it. If a manager has used his two after-the-7th-inning challenges, c'est la vie. So he'd better use those judiciously.

Just wait until an extra-inning game gets decided by a blown call in a playoff series.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by CT1

Just wait until an extra-inning game gets decided by a blown call in a playoff series.

My guess: Since there are fewer games at one time during the playoffs, all calls (or at least all extra-inning calls) will be reviewed as they happen from the central location. Similar to the NFL where there's a challenge during the first 28 minutes of each half, but only "booth reviews" during the last two minutes (or whatever the specifics are).