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Old Thu Nov 16, 2006, 10:55pm
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I am not a big fan of instant replay in any sport. But I think there is one place in softball that it could be useful; and it ain't the strike zone.

I would not object to cameras at home plate to determine whether the batter was out of the box at the time of making contact with the ball. There isn't a set of eyes on the field that can possible make this call. PU has to watch the ball, BU doesn't have a chance. This would be a clear case where an extra set of eyes would prove beneficial to the game and would not be a threat to the umpires. Was the foot down and completely out of the box? Yes or No. As an umpire, I would actually welcome this in the game. No, I would not expect it to ever happen for obvious reasons. But, we know there are a large number of no-calls due to it can't be seen.
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