Another Reason for Instant Replay in Baseball
...last night's
blown call by an ump who thought that White Sox player Jermaine Dye was hit by a pitch, though it actually hit his bat. Even the player later admitted that the call was wrong.
This is the third egregiously bad call by an umpire in the post-season, all of which wound up playing crucial roles in the outcomes of games.
What could be the downside of allowing instant replay review during the post-season?
After all, it's not like football, where such interruptions really disrupt the flow of the game. In baseball, taking a few moments to chat is a valued part of the game—a manager's visit to the mound, for example.
It'd be kind of fun for baseball fans to have more time during the game to review and argue about disputed calls...and no important game should be lost because of an ump's clearly mistaken call.
