More Replay Coming Next Year.....

[BrockForBroglio]

Each team will 3 challenges which is a big upgrade. My question is, why are they limiting when you can use them? 1 challenge in the 1st six innings and 2 from the 7th on. Do they believe that there will never be more than 1 bad call in the 1st six innings? Those calls are just as important than those in the 7th, 8th, or 9th.

 

[podsox]

I just don't understand how they will rule a lot of these plays. a guy hits a line drive down the line with a man on 2nd. it was called foul. they review it and it was fair. where do the runners go?

 

[Sportsguy9695]

I just don't understand how they will rule a lot of these plays. a guy hits a line drive down the line with a man on 2nd. it was called foul. they review it and it was fair. where do the runners go?

i agree. and in he end baseball games are long enough and now there gonna be longer

 

[ImSmartherThanYou]

Replay systems based on challenges are almost worst than having no replay at all. There should be a 5th official in the press box (or a central location at the league office) that reviews all close plays and has the authority to overturn any play. It's really quite simple, but the only leagues that does it this way is the NHL.

 

[ImSmartherThanYou]

I just don't understand how they will rule a lot of these plays. a guy hits a line drive down the line with a man on 2nd. it was called foul. they review it and it was fair. where do the runners go?

That's pretty simple. It becomes a ground rule double, almost like a fan interference situation. The umpire can make a judgment call on the advancement of runners.

 

[ImSmartherThanYou]

i agree. and in he end baseball games are long enough and now there gonna be longer

That's the main issue here. Challenges create delays, and the managers will be under that much more media scrutiny. It's just not the right way to do it. The LEAGUE should strive to get the calls right, not put the onus on the competitors.

 

[podsox]

That's pretty simple. It becomes a ground rule double, almost like a fan interference situation. The umpire can make a judgment call on the advancement of runners.

those "judgement" calls are going to cause more problems then we already have