[vincesanity82]

I saw where last night wright hit a home run and it wasnt called out until one ref saw it on the replay screen and reversed the call, which was the right call. So does anyone have anything against instant replay, most sports are onboard already..

[bears9]

heck ya it would be easier to see if home runs are actullay homer runs and if base hits are acutally base hits

[simple simon]

you have to get the call right ....... period

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by simple simon

you have to get the call right ....... period

Agreed. Baseball's a long game, so I doubt fans will get upset about umps taking five minutes here or there to double-check a call. Just make sure you get it right, guys, that's the most important thing.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

taking five minutes here or there

seriously it shouldnt take that long ..... look at your clock and watch the second hand sweep around for 2 minutes, seems like long enough to me

[LSC9901]

In football there is a penalty for asking for a replay and finding out you are wrong. Do you advocate some type of penalty for baseball ??

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

In football there is a penalty for asking for a replay and finding out you are wrong. Do you advocate some type of penalty for baseball ??

No, not in baseball. The umps should review any play in which there's a controversy. It's a much slower-paced game than football, and mistakes don't happen (or appear to happen) quite as often. So the whole challenge and then get penalized if you lose wouldn't translate as well to MLB.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

No, not in baseball. The umps should review any play in which there's a controversy. It's a much slower-paced game than football, and mistakes don't happen (or appear to happen) quite as often. So the whole challenge and then get penalized if you lose wouldn't translate as well to MLB.

i agree 2 minutes to look something over in baseball wont iterrupt the flow of a baseball game like it can stall a drive in football ........ and in football you lose a time-out, there is no equivilent i know of in baseball

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by simple simon

i agree 2 minutes to look something over in baseball wont iterrupt the flow of a baseball game like it can stall a drive in football ........ and in football you lose a time-out, there is no equivilent i know of in baseball

Well, you could lose a visit to the mound. That'd be pretty harsh, though.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Well, you could lose a visit to the mound. That'd be pretty harsh, though.

I don't think that is any worse than giving up a time out.

[ThePundit]

I'm against it. Bad calls are part of baseball. Just play the game.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

I'm against it. Bad calls are part of baseball. Just play the game.

So are you for or against it in the NFL ???

[MVB]

No!!! I'm very passionately against instant replay! Mistakes and bad calls by umpires are part of the game.... With instant replay, the sport will become too "mechanical" and less human.

With instant replay, you lose the "luck" factor that good teams have in baseball. If instant replay is used, there will never be any managerial ejections or player arguments. Half of the passion involved in the game will disappear, due to the fact that technology, instead of man, is calling the shots.

The facts is, bad calls even out over the course of the year. I've seen many foul balls be called home runs (remember Matsui's opposite field shot at Yankee Stadium that supposedly hit the foul pole) and vice versa. Foul balls down the are sometimes called fair, and strikes zones obviously vary day-to-day.

You know how boring baseball would get with instant replay? Who would we have to blame when our team lost a close game?

Plus, with instant replay, there's no need for umpires anymore. Just have someone watch a replay, make a decision, and put the result up on the scoreboard.

Loads of fun.

Human error is a part of baseball. The game isn't decided by machines or monitored by technology... It's a human game, with human error and human skill. That's why it's the the great American pasttime.

And where do you draw the line with instant replay? How far do we go with instant replay? Review every homer? Every foul ball? Ever line drive near the chalk line? Every ball and strike? Everything Lou Pinella disagrees with (here comes the first ever 15 hour ballgame!)? Ever close play at first base? Every throw home? Every stolen base? Every major league game? Every AAA game? Every AA game? Every A game? Every college game? Every highschool game? Every Little League game? Every whiffleball game at pre-school?

And after eliminating umpiring error, what's next? "Well, according to technology, Derek Jeter should have thrown that ball straight...so even though the ball ended up in the stands, we're calling the baserunner out. "

For 100s of years, we've survived and enjoyed umpired baseball.... No need to change it now.

[vincesanity82]

Implementing Instant Replay will not turn the sport into "mechanical" technology is our friend, umps will still make the calls, its just that every once in a while an ump will make a bad call due to not seeing it fully, instant replay will help these situations, umps making bad calls is not the traditional game, the calls are always supposed to be right no matter what, the game isnt going to change with instant replay, it will however make hard calls easier to make..

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by MVB

No!!! I'm very passionately against instant replay! Mistakes and bad calls by umpires are part of the game.... With instant replay, the sport will become too "mechanical" and less human.

With instant replay, you lose the "luck" factor that good teams have in baseball. If instant replay is used, there will never be any managerial ejections or player arguments. Half of the passion involved in the game will disappear, due to the fact that technology, instead of man, is calling the shots.

The facts is, bad calls even out over the course of the year. I've seen many foul balls be called home runs (remember Matsui's opposite field shot at Yankee Stadium that supposedly hit the foul pole) and vice versa. Foul balls down the are sometimes called fair, and strikes zones obviously vary day-to-day.

You know how boring baseball would get with instant replay? Who would we have to blame when our team lost a close game?

Plus, with instant replay, there's no need for umpires anymore. Just have someone watch a replay, make a decision, and put the result up on the scoreboard.

Loads of fun.

Human error is a part of baseball. The game isn't decided by machines or monitored by technology... It's a human game, with human error and human skill. That's why it's the the great American pastime.

And where do you draw the line with instant replay? How far do we go with instant replay? Review every homer? Every foul ball? Ever line drive near the chalk line? Every ball and strike? Everything Lou Pinella disagrees with (here comes the first ever 15 hour ballgame!)? Ever close play at first base? Every throw home? Every stolen base? Every major league game? Every AAA game? Every AA game? Every A game? Every college game? Every high school game? Every Little League game? Every whiffle ball game at pre-school?

And after eliminating umpiring error, what's next? "Well, according to technology, Derek Jeter should have thrown that ball straight...so even though the ball ended up in the stands, we're calling the base runner out. "

For 100s of years, we've survived and enjoyed umpired baseball.... No need to change it now.

Whew ... I do understand your passion but technology will always move forward. It won't ever go back wards, although at times it may seem that way and technology will never stand still. With the passion that you have against it I think you are pushing the envelope just a bit. Not every play will be scrutinized. Not every home run or stolen base will be so close that someone will call for a replay. How often do we see it in football ? I believe the key would have to be that there is a penalty for the incorrect call. What that penalty is would have to be worked out and it would have to be something that doesn't effect the basics of the game itself.

You said that the luck factor would be gone. That certainly isn't a part of any sports basics. No manager of any sport factors in luck when they look at their line up for the next game. It is something you hope for but don't plan on.

For 100's of years life has changed and if the sport (pick one) can be more exacting then so be it. It's not impossible for umpires/refs to be biased against or for one team. In a thread not long ago there was a discussion about fouls in basketball and the percentages against different categories of players. Without any doubt there are bad calls made and there are biased officials. No it more than likely isn't rampant but it does exist so if and when it happens there will be an avenue to correct a bad call.