MLB considers adding replay - Good or Bad, slippery slope, etc.

[Lamar_Mundane]

@RickJay

I would agree that MLB umpires are not as good as you might hope, but I have to point out three things:

1. They’re better than they used to be, especially after the Mass Resignation Hilarity of 1999, when they dumped most of the deadweight.

But they let Bob Davidson back in.

Yes, this is a personal crusade, but before he was let back in to MLB, he managed to completely screw up the World Baseball Classic. I have no confidence in umpires, especially their organization.

[RickJay]

@Lamar Mundane

But they let Bob Davidson back in.

Yes, this is a personal crusade, but before he was let back in to MLB, he managed to completely screw up the World Baseball Classic. I have no confidence in umpires, especially their organization.

Davidson is a travesty, I will not deny it. However, while Davidson may have TRIED to screw up the WBC, he didn’t. Japan ended up advancing anyway, despite his best efforts, and Mexico won the game where he tanked the home run call.

[gonzomax]

@Omniscient

I’m not sure if you’re trying to imply that there is a similar slippery slope here as it applies to replay in baseball or not, but those changes are monetarily driven. The analogy just isn’t apt.

They are because they dramatically slow down the game. We can accept slowing it down to make money for huge sponsors,but reject slowing it down to get the calls right.

[Jayrot]

So in case anyone doesn’t know, this is happening – starting with series that start Thursday.

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3554516