| SOURCE: Baltimore Sun |
While I was at Friday's Tigers game, there was
an interesting play that started a discussion with my friend and
I. Jhonny Peralta hit a grounder to third base and it was fielded cleanly but
the throw got Orioles' first baseman Mark Reynolds off the bag. Peralta
was called out.
After a minute of
Tigers manager Jim Leyland arguing with the umpires, the first base
and home plate umps met and reverse the call. Of course Mark Reynolds
reaction was classic, throwing his glove in the dirt, getting him ejected. But
what troubles me is, "Are the umpires allowed to reverse a call like
that?"
| SOURCE: Baltimore Sun |
According to Steve's Umpire Rules,
calls of judgment should rarely be changed. SO why is this one changed? It
didn't affect the game, it didn't change history. Why? Where was the home plate
umpire they night of the infamous 28 out Perfect game? This just tells me that
situations like the one above call for the power of instant replay.
I am on the
popular side of bringing it too MLB, it has helped in key situations in
football, Key baskets in basketball, and key goals in hockey. I swear
one day, the umpires with blow a call that decides the World Series and that's
when we will need instant replay. I have advice for you baseball, don't make
that mistake, adapt to instant replay.
| SOURCE: walkofwalk.com |
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