What if I told you that in the picture above the runner was called "safe" in last nights ALCS game 4?
Well it was.
I am no where near a being called a big baseball fan. I can watch it and tolerate it depending on who is playing and what else is on TV at the moment.
However, the fact that its 2009 and the MLB doesn't want to implement Instant Replay to a further degree is just ridiculous.
The time it takes for a manager to come out and argue with the refs could be used to review the tape. Instead, they argue and get no where.
Baseball is by far the most traditional sport there is. However, its traditionalistic values are somewhat killing the sport. They say "using replay will disrupt the flow of the game".
And having managers go and argue with umpires for 6 minutes doesn't? When actually it would probably take about 2 minutes to watch the replay and get the call right.
If anything instant replay would disrupt the flow of football or basketball more than baseball. Baseball is the slowest sport next to golf. You have breaks in between each inning, a 7th inning stretch, you stop play every time you switch pitchers and you argue with umpires for an allotted amount of time to get absolutely no where. Its a damn joke.
With that being said, watch this video from game 4 of the ALCS last night and try and tell me the MLB doesn't need a further implementation of Instant Replay:
Here is Tim McClelland (umpire who made the calls) comments after the game:
Unbelievable.
Sure the Angels lost 10-1 but you have to admit those calls were 100% wrong. Either get better umpires or get better instant replay.
Baseball is getting down right ridiculous.
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