Steve Gann
Sandra 1MLB Needs Instant Replay
May 22nd 2008 01:45
It is apparent that Major League Baseball needs instant replay. This debate came to light again when the Yankees and Mets played at Yankee Stadium. Carlos Delgado of the Mets was at the plate with the bases full. He smashed a pitch to the left corner of left field hitting the black portion of the foul pole. It was originally called a home run by the third base umpire who had the best look at it. Then the umpping crew got together and the call was reversed from the right call to the wrong call. The replay clearly showed that the foul ball call should have stayed a home run. Although the call didn’t affect the outcome of the game, the call should be the right one.
This is not the first time a call has been blown. Last year in game 7 of the American League Championship Series the Cleveland Indians were on the same side as the Mets. Kenny Lofton hit the ball into left field and tried to stretch a single into a double, he was ruled out by the second base ump. Replay clearly showed that Lofton was never tagged by the Red Sox player. This blown call did change the game dramatically; the Indians could’ve been on the verge of a rally only to have that wrongly taken away from them in their ticket to the World Series.
There are many people who are against instant replay for many reasons. The main argument against instant replay is that it would extend a game that is already one of the longest in professional sports. Another argument is that the umpires are human and will make mistakes here and there but the mistakes they make are few and far between.
My proposal is to have instant replay like the NFL, which is a model for instant replay. If the managers have two challenges and get a third if they get both challenges right this would not extend the game by much if at all. Think about all the times the manager comes out to argue a call, this takes much more time than would reviewing a video clip of the play where they can zoom in, pause at a critical moment, and make a much better call on the play.
I also think skeptics of instant replay would grow to appreciate the use of instant replay once and if it is implemented. Who doesn’t want all the calls to be right especially the all important home runs, close plays at the bases, and catches that may appear to be caught or not caught during a critical situation in the game. They will see that the game is better with correct calls.
There are many people who are against instant replay for many reasons. The main argument against instant replay is that it would extend a game that is already one of the longest in professional sports. Another argument is that the umpires are human and will make mistakes here and there but the mistakes they make are few and far between.
My proposal is to have instant replay like the NFL, which is a model for instant replay. If the managers have two challenges and get a third if they get both challenges right this would not extend the game by much if at all. Think about all the times the manager comes out to argue a call, this takes much more time than would reviewing a video clip of the play where they can zoom in, pause at a critical moment, and make a much better call on the play.
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