[vincesanity82]

There's been some debate amongst baseball fans and purists about MLB following the lead of the NFL, NBA, and NHL before them by implementing instant replay into the sport for the 2009 season. As of now, the plan is to give the process a trial run during the Arizona Fall League, and then if things go well there, they'll be using it during the World Baseball Classic.

After that, if nobody dies and the world doesn't come crashing to an end as some fear, they'll be using it in MLB games next season. Of course, if you asked MLB's supervisor of umpires, Rich Rieker, he'd tell you that the the trial runs aren't to see if it could work, they're to see how it will work. There's no stopping the runaway train that is instant replay.

"Replay is coming," Rich Rieker, who serves as a liaison between MLB and its umpires, wrote in a chat with the Houston Chronicle's Web site. "If done properly we have an opportunity to set the gold standard in replay, learning from pros and cons from other sports. But we must do so in a fashion that will not delay the game further."

MLB's Supervisor of Umpires: 'Replay is Coming' - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

[Lefty Noob]

The ideal replay would be to outfit one umpire with a two-way headset so he can be in constant communication with an official up in the press box. They could make a call on the field, but if there's any question, he just asks the guy to check the replay and the get almost immediate verficiation. He can call a short time out if need be, but, say it's they call something a home run. They can call it, and while the guy's going around the bases, they can do the whole replay thing. Easy and it doesn't delay the game!

[toptixnow]

There should be replay for base running.

[scd7292]

Ok for the guy above me I DO NOT think there should be replay for baserunning. One of my favorite parts of baseball is how the umpires word is final. How they have the most control on the field as far as calls.

[Seahawker 562]

Well what more important, Playing old school, or being fair and getting the call right?

Replay is the way to go