Last August 15, it was widely reported
that Major League Baseball will use instant replay extensively for the 2014
season. This after baseball’s umpires have blown a lot of calls in recent
memory.
The passing of this essentially will
just require the 75% of owners and the players to vote ‘yea’ for this to be
implemented.
As I understand, team managers will be
allowed three challenges over the course of a game. One in the first six
innings and two in the last three. Should a manager not use his first challenge,
it will NOT be carried over to the last three innings. However, a manager who
wins a challenge will retain it.
The reviewable plays include home
runs, tags, whether the ball is foul or fair or just about anything but calls
in the strike zone that constitute the non-reviewable plays.
For a manager to challenge a call or
blown-call, he will have to do it the old fashioned route by trotting over to
the umpire.
MLB executives are optimistic that
with the new technology available, it will cut short the current three minutes
that it takes to review a call. And to quote Atlanta Braves President John
Schuerholz, “It will dramatically cut down the number of incorrect calls.”
League Vice President Tony La Russa
assured fans that managers and players arguing with the umpires will be kept
because it’s part of the sport’s tradition.
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Sports has increasingly made use of
instant replay to get calls right – there’s American Football, tennis, and
basketball to name a few. FIFA, the governing body for football, is also
looking into this. Now if they can find a way to really integrate that into the UAAP because the calls have been horrific and if you ask me, they look like they favor a team or two.
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