Instant Replay Finally Coming To Baseball?
After all the blown calls, and anger over the past couple of years thanks to a few, but crucial botched plays by MLB umpires, the league has decided to get with the program.
If so, honestly, it is about damn time.
A top baseball official will formulate a proposal for instant replay, and the technology could be tested in the Arizona Fall League this year.
Jimmie Lee Solomon, the sport’s executive vice president for baseball operations, wouldn’t put a timetable on a replay plan, which was recommended by general managers in November. The idea drew attention after several blown home run calls by umpires in recent days.
Baseball is developing tentative plans to experiment with replay during the fall league and likely would continue testing, if it’s successful, during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, ESPN.com reported yesterday.
Solomon said, however: “We’ve made no final decision as to where exactly we’re going to try it out.”
I’d be in favor of using it with home runs, or perhaps during a game (maybe institute a challenge rule that can be used once) — but at no other time during the season.
December 25th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
well, hi admin adn people nice forum indeed. how’s life? hope it’s introduce branch