Let's have a discussion.Should baseball have instant replay?
No, just better umpires.
Yes, it should.
Should baseball be called a sport?
yes but only for reviewing whether or not someone hit a homerun
doesn't it already?
>>111897yes
>>111899Um no. The TV stations use instant replay, while the officials don't.
>>111911so then they do have it?
>>111923No.
>>111936what about>>111899then?
>>111940He's an idiot and assumes that the TV stations having instant replay means the officials have it and can use it.
>>111936but the op wasn't asking about official use was he?
>>111946Don't be an idiot. We all assume he was and he probably was.
>>111949i heard once that when you assume you make an ass out of u and me. is this true?
>>111959>>111946>>111940>>111923>>111899/sp/ - troll preschool
>>111959Somehow, despite your shitty trolling, you have managed to troll this thread. Probably more luck than skill.>>111891This. It does nothing to remove the "human element" of the umpires, which purists BAWWW about at every opportunity.
>>111980also you can't, you know, review every fucking thing that umpires fuck up. games already take forever. this limits replay as much as possible
>>111993This.
I'm on the "only for home runs" bandwagon, as long as it includes both fair vs. foul calls AND above the HR line calls.
It should DEFINITELY be used to determine if a ball clears the wall, and I would also approve of it being used for certain fair/foul calls.However, dragging it out for every close out/safe/tag-or-no-tag play at a base becomes tedious.
Chipper Jones thinks we should. He's right about most things, so yes.
yes, but only for plays that determine runs. Not for a close call at first, not for an inside strike, not for a tag on a stealing runner. The umps are usually right, believe it or not.
>>112101I MIGHT also be tempted to favor replay on close plays which initiate or break ties, or cause lead changes.However, I'd like to see that they could handle the more commonly favored responsibilities first.
Baseball is already fucking SLOW as it is. Replay will only make this worse. There's not that many missed calls that are game changers anyways. It all balances out over 162 games.
>>112190but what if they blow a homerun call when the YANKS are playing the SAWKS!?!?!? how will these two teams respective fan bases handle such catastrophe.
>>112190Do you fucking watch baseball?We need Replay AND computer aided strike zones.
>>112222>computer aided strike zones.Bullshit. That would make the game SO much longer.
>>112223I don't care about game length.I care about accuracy
>>112222>computer aided strike zones.
This applies to the Mariners hitters
>>112222>>computer aided strike zonesI've watched games with that "FoxTrax" bullshit; the graphic is often nothing like the actual pitch.Show me they can do it right, then we'll talk.
>>112190I'm guessing you like to block inevitable change.
Have fun with your day-long games and multi-year seasons, fags.
>>112222What why?
>>112303Calls are missed all over the place, all the time. and some strikezones are ridiculous