-- Upon further review ... baseball general managers to keep intstant replay as it is

[techs]

http://www.reformer.com/sports/ci_13759557

Baseball GMs pass on expanding instant replay

CHICAGO -- Upon further review ... baseball general managers like instant replay the way it is.

GMs failed to take a vote Tuesday on expanding instant replay following a postseason filled with blown calls by umpires.

"I know there are some who have talked off line about the expansion of instant replay," said Jimmie Lee Solomon, executive vice president of baseball operations in the commissioner's office. "Right now, the commissioner doesn't see any reason to consider it."

Baseball began video review in August 2008 but only to determine whether potential home runs were fair or foul or cleared fences.




I'm guessing Bud Selig still has a vcr. And its still flashing 12:00.

 

[hclarkjr]

i think with fan pressure and ESPN hollering for it they will change their mind

 

[darkxshade]

Ridiculous

 

[mcurphy]

I think it should stray as it is. Baseball is such a slow paced game, and the action is usually focused on one area of the field. The umps should be able to focus their attention on wherever the ball is and make the correct calls accordingly. It's not like football where there are constantly multiple points of interest. There is so much going on in a football game, in all different areas of the field, they definitely need instant replay to catch some fo the action.

Besides baseball games are too long as it is. Instant replay will just make the games longer, and the fan base will decline even further. Also, what would the penalty be if a coach asked for a replay and didn't get the call overturned? It's not like they can charge them a time out to the effect it has in football. Would they charge them an out for the inning?

 

[Freshgeardude]

Stupid decision

 

[rockyct]

I think it should stray as it is. Baseball is such a slow paced game, and the action is usually focused on one area of the field. The umps should be able to focus their attention on wherever the ball is and make the correct calls accordingly. It's not like football where there are constantly multiple points of interest. There is so much going on in a football game, in all different areas of the field, they definitely need instant replay to catch some fo the action.

Besides baseball games are too long as it is. Instant replay will just make the games longer, and the fan base will decline even further. Also, what would the penalty be if a coach asked for a replay and didn't get the call overturned? It's not like they can charge them a time out to the effect it has in football. Would they charge them an out for the inning?

The problem is that there are many close plays that you can't even really tell what happened even if you're standing five feet away. Trapped balls, phantom tags, force outs, etc. This is no different from football.

As far as driving away fans, I think bad calls are more detrimental to the sport than an extra 5 minutes. The games are about 30 minutes shorter than a football game so it's not like people are unwilling to watch a sport for 185 minutes. Also, the main reason why they haven't expanded replays is because the life long fans believe that bad calls are just part of the character of baseball (and it could embarrass umps). Replays appeal to the more casual fans.

This is how a replay is decided right now. I don't see how this can't be applied to all questionable calls:

"A technician and an official (either an umpire supervisor or former umpire) monitor all games occurring at any given time from MLB.com's office in New York City (similar to the NHL system). Though a player or coach may argue for a review, final determination of whether a review will occur lies solely with the umpire crew chief, usually after consultation with the rest of the umpiring crew. If a crew chief believes a replay is warranted, he will go to a special console installed at every ballpark – accompanied by one or more members of the umpiring crew – and call the technician using the phone attached to the console. The technician in turn will feed the appropriate footage to the television screen. Upon reviewing the footage, the umpire must see "clear and convincing evidence" that the call on the field was incorrect in order to reverse it. Additionally, in the case of a home run call that is reversed (e.g., to a double), the crew chief is responsible for the placement of baserunners where they should have ended up had the correct call been made."

 

[Miramonti]

Cheap-@ss cowards.

 

[chitwood]

Idiotic.