Thursday, November 11, 2004

Instant Replay?

Instant Replay is on the agenda at the GM meetings.

Now, after a pennant race and postseason dotted with reversed rulings, baseball will get another chance to see who else wants to give replay a look.


I think it is a bad idea. Umpires add character to the game of baseball. 99% of the time umpires do an outstanding job of calling the game correctly. What is next, letting Qwest Tech replace the umpire behind the plate to get a consistent strike zone? That is part of the fun with baseball because it is a judgement call by the umpire. Instant replay works fine for football will bodies flying all over the place but really has no use in the game of baseball.