Report: 7th ump added to crews

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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

A fair opinion... but replay has nothing to do with that.

I think it does. In the rare event that an outfield ump is actually necessary, there's now a system in place which for many calls - fair/foul down the line, HR or not, catch/trap - may be equal or better. There are some downsides of course - placement of runners, etc - but since replay is here and not going away, I think it makes a marginal addition of extra umpires even that more marginal. No big deal either way.