Instant replay not a panacea

Yaramah, Atlanta, Georgia — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:45:29 GMT

I think here baseball's inertia to change may help the sport. I sense they may be strong enough to insist that only home run calls are subject to review and not turn the sport into a replay laden review that slows down the game.

The influence of the review system in cricket can be used as an example of how replay changes the way the game is played. Now batsmen don't walk when a close catch is made, and stand around waiting for a review, knowing that replays can sow seeds of doubt of whether any part of the ball hit the ground before the fieldsmen got his fingers under it (similar in NFL to catches). Best to let those calls on the field stand and let the game move on. I sincerely hope that replay is only used for home-runs and nothing else.

Instant replay not a panacea

Bill — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:46:03 GMT

watch the amount of double plays drop when they start to notice that the player on 2nd came off the bag before he got the ball and throws it to 1st base.