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| This is why I hate instant replay!; MLB's first replay call and mistake | |
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| Topic Started: Apr 19 2009, 03:41 PM (66 Views) | |
| Post #1 Apr 19 2009, 03:41 PM |
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MLB's very first attempt at instant replay illustrates everything that is wrong with it and why it should not be used in Baseball. 1. It takes too long. It took a good 5 minutes to decide to use it. It then took another good 5 minutes to look at the replay and still get the call wrong. 2. While there will be fewer blown calls with replay than without, bad calls made with replay (such as this one) will be so much more egregious that the total negative effect on the game will not be reduced. 3. Making a call without instant replay does not make a bad call any less official and final than with replay. The point of having officials is to make decisions (hopefully correct) and keep the game going. On this play, (1) The fan clearly reached over the fence and into the field of play. (2) The fan clearly contacted the glove of the fielder in the field of play. (3) The ball, the fan's glove, and (only possibly) the fielder's glove proceeded into the stands only after the interference had occurred. If the umpire had seen this without the benefit of replay, he would have called the batter out and returned the runner to his original base. How he could not see this on replay is beyond conception. My only explanation is that, before he decided to look at the reply, he had argued so vehemently for his misperception of the play, that he felt duty bound not to overturn, despite clear and convincing evidence contrary to his original call. I only hope that this travesty helps Baseball to see that instant replay is detrimental to the game. |
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