Selig Won't Reverse Call

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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

They already have. Close home runs can be challenged with a video replay, if that's the case already I can't see why a bang bang play at a pivotal point of the game couldn't. Worse things have happened than this, a World Series was lost in 85 over a bad call. The human element is one thing, but personally I hate to see baseball history altered in this way. Galarraga threw a perfect game, I hope Selig gets some sense in him and overturns the call.

I totally forgot about the homerun camera rule. That just started a couple years ago. They put cameras in all the parks.
That was also tried a number of years ago, like ten or fifteen, and then it was shot down.
I can see the argument for it, boundaries are not "the human element", so use what you have. Especially when foul poles are so hard to tell if the ball went over the fence inside the park.
Boundary calls cause derision between umpires, too. Two guys see it "in", two guys see it "out".
I can honestly say that I don't know if I like it or not. If I had a vote, I'd say "leave it out, period." It makes more sense that way.


Here's the thing...
Use instant replay to overrule a base ump's calls, then you need to use it to over rule home plate calls. Then balls and strikes.
Now it's football.
Plus there are years and years or footage of bad calls. Fix them, make adjustments to the games, and some teams don't make it to the playoffs that claimed the title.
Fair is fair, right?
It creates a mess that never ends. Without it, no mess. Just the day to day mess that emulates life.
If anything is precious in the game of baseball, it's the stats. How many *'s do the record books need?

I should probably also add, it's a game. Even if it's had lots and lots and lots of dollars thrown at it to make it a business, it's still a game.
All things said, it really doesn't amount to a dip of sh!t, regardless of how serious we like to let it make us feel.