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5/19/08
Carlos Delgado Home Run
If It Wasn't Already Obvious Enough, MLB Needs Instant Replay for Home Runs


I respect Major League Baseball's desire to reject technology advancements and keep the game as close to the way it was a century ago. That's noble, but embracing one simple, quick change will not ruin the integrity of the game. In fact, it adds to the product.

Fortunately, a World Series game hasn't been decided to a misjudged home run in many years. Why wait for that to happen before adding instant replay on close home runs only to prevent what will inevitably become a terrible PR nightmare.

Last night during the Mets easy victory, Carlos Delgado sent a line drive down the left field line that during live footage appeared to bounce off the top of the wall and go foul. They called it a home run, but after a meeting home plate ump Bob Davidson reversed the call.

Replays, that could have been pulled up instantaneously, showed that Delgado's hit clearly hit the foul pole and therefore should be rule a home run. This would have taken less than one minute to decipher and would have eliminated any delay of game caused by managers arguing the judgment call.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with adding instant replay to this situation.

Ball and strikes, close calls on the bases, etc should never be subjected to anything other than the discretion of an umpire's who's standing a few away.

On balls sent hundreds of feet away from their eyes, let's just embrace some of the technology afforded us and eliminate problems before they happen.
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