Instant Replay in Baseball

[great gretzky]

I think football made the right call with IR. You get challenges, but not everything is up for challenge, and you have a limited number.

I'd say balls and strikes aren't up for replay, homeruns, and plays at the plate should be. Maybe you give each team one challenge per game, and another if it goes to extra innings. I think that would be more than fair. I mean adding a minute or two to an already long game isn't that big of a deal to make sure that the real winner actually wins.

the human element is also what starts altercations with Milton Bradley and makes umps think they are bigger than the game. I think the key calls (which would be in the manager's discretion) should be up for review.

[J35J]

I'm for IR on Home Runs and plays at the plate. In other words direct scoring plays in question and plays that rarely need an IR to begin with.

[raiders_umpire]

Leave baseball just the way it is. As someone said, blue is right about 99 out of 100 times, and just like the Colorado play at the plate, most of the questionable calls can not even be figured out with replay playing at a frame by frame speed.

[J35J]

Leave baseball just the way it is. As someone said, blue is right about 99 out of 100 times, and just like the Colorado play at the plate, most of the questionable calls can not even be figured out with replay playing at a frame by frame speed.

I'm not sure I agree with any of that. 99 out of 100....not so much. And I would imagine only a select few could not be figured out by using IR.

The Cleveland GM was on Mike and Mike yesterday and he said he would be for it if it was only used for HR and foul/fair balls.

[Yoda]

Leave baseball just the way it is. As someone said, blue is right about 99 out of 100 times, and just like the Colorado play at the plate, most of the questionable calls can not even be figured out with replay playing at a frame by frame speed.

I'm not sure I agree with any of that. 99 out of 100....not so much. And I would imagine only a select few could not be figured out by using IR.

The Cleveland GM was on Mike and Mike yesterday and he said he would be for it if it was only used for HR and foul/fair balls.

No way they are 99% correct.

[05worldserieschamps]

though i think instant replay has been great for football and good for basketball, it would be dumb for baseball. stop trying to make baseball like these other sports, its not. the game is different. i love how it is now and i think this technology crap will just screw it up.

[Yoda]

though i think instant replay has been great for football and good for basketball, it would be dumb for baseball. stop trying to make baseball like these other sports, its not. the game is different. i love how it is now and i think this technology crap will just screw it up.

It would be dumb to make sure that calls being made are accurate?

[J35J]

though i think instant replay has been great for football and good for basketball, it would be dumb for baseball. stop trying to make baseball like these other sports, its not. the game is different. i love how it is now and i think this technology crap will just screw it up.

It would be dumb to make sure that calls being made are accurate?

[acsguitar]

Leave baseball just the way it is. As someone said, blue is right about 99 out of 100 times, and just like the Colorado play at the plate, most of the questionable calls can not even be figured out with replay playing at a frame by frame speed.

I agree with Rump...oh god what did I just say

[great gretzky]

of course baseball isn't like the other sports, it's definitely more deliberate.

That being said, there are certain flash points that should be up for review, safe at home, home runs, etc., should be up for debate, as baseball is also more about timeliness than some of the other sports as well.

The Holliday play is obviosuly the catalyst, and ironically, it wouldn't have been solved with replay. Although, it's a shame, that with the "human element" we are willing to accept inaccuracies when another tool to fix it will be minimally intrusive and another tool in the name of accuracy.

I also think baseball umps have the hardest job sometimes, as the thing you are judging is a question of speed of perception, whereas hoops and football guys are asking an "either or" type question. Was there a foul, did he make the distance? did he hold? did he travel? Baseball umps obviously dictate the strike zone, and you can't bog the whole game down on that. But if you have a challenge system for safe/out calls, home runs, catches or half skips, you can at least get the critical things as close to being correct as possible.