I will have to review that last comment to see if it's fair or foul.
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I will have to review that last comment to see if it's fair or foul.
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I think for the casual watcher, it's gonna have a negative impact. People always complain about how slow baseball is. "*whiney voice* You have to watch the pitcher throw the ball to the catcher a bunch of times before any action happens". Putting Instant Replay in would slow things up even more.
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Instant replay for baseball is laughable.
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Good point.
My only problem with this is the midseason implementation.
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Didn't the NHL make a rule during the playoffs this past year because of whatever that Avery guy from the Rangers was doing?
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The NHL shouldn't be allowed to set precedents for *anything*Originally Posted by EVEN11323
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Anybody who talks like that isn't a baseball fan, then.
Exactly. I don't at all buy the argument that instant replay is going to slow down baseball more than it already is. As you said, if anything, it can serve to speed it up. I think people forget that blown calls already slow the game down. Instant replay will serve as a way to get the call correct quickly if there is any doubt.
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Sean Avery waved his stick in front of Marty Brodeur's face, quite intentionally, to prevent Brodeur from seeing the puck. The NHL made some sort of rule preventing this the next day. That's the story of how Sean Avery joined my top-5 list of most hatted people on the planet.
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I don't see this stopping because of instant replay....it might make it worse....besides some of the arguing is strategic: to fire up the troops, calm a pitchers nerves, intimidate the other team, etc.
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I agree it should start next year if they must do it at all. Not in the middle of a season!
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rofl! That's for sure!the nhl shouldn't be allowed to set precedents for *anything*
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As far as instant reply in baseball goes, I am kind of... on the fence, so to speak.
The mid-season thing definitely *is* questionable.
But I'm curious to see how it will play out. I doubt it's going to slow the game down in any noticeable way. I don't see this being used more than once every 15 or so games, if even that often. 98% of the calls they would use it for are clear cut as it is. If it doesn't take a ridiculous amount of time for them to do it when they need to, I don't see it really cutting into the game. As was mentioned before, are you going to spend five to ten minutes waiting for them to look at some video, or are you going to spend five to ten minutes watching a manager shout at an umpire and kick some dirt?
On the other hand, bad calls are kind of a part of baseball... and the argument of complaining about umpires and bad calls vs. getting the right call was brought up. But still, the idea of instant replay in baseball feels kind of... weird, from a nostalgic standpoint.
Although we're currently living with the DH, 5 man rotations, relief specialists, $30 bleacher tickets, rap music being played when certain players come to bat, batters wearing armor, etc...
How bad could instant replay be? Let's wait and see.
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Tell that to the coach when he still runs onto the field to argue the call!
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Arguing a call after it was reviewed is going to result in an automatic ejection, according to what I read. Sure, the manager can stay on the field and continue arguing, but the threat of fines/suspensions would probably be there.
As for the "baseball purist" mention, I never quite got that. When was baseball "pure"? What does that even mean? Baseball has been CONSTANTLY changing ever since it was created, yet of all the sports, baseball fans are the most resistant to change. People take up arms at the mere mention of any "change" in the sport, even when the "change" has little or nothing to do with the sport itself - see the ridiculous "traditional" group that still thinks statistics are the numbers of the beast. The game played now is very much different than the game played 20 years ago, 40 years ago, 60 years ago, etc. Baseball's the only major sport that has yet to implement the technology at our disposal to improve the accuracy of critical calls. Now it has, and for that, I'm glad.
(Note: I am not saying anybody in this thread is expressing any of the viewpoints in the above paragraph. Nobody is. It's just a thought of mine brought to mind by the "purist" mention.)
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Really? I've blamed the refs for Seahawks losses even with Instant Replay. Especially Super Bowl XL
My favorite was this one:
An block in the back by the quarterback? He was technically a defensive player as the interception was thrown.* Fourth Quarter, 10:54 left, Steelers lead 14-10: Three plays after the nullified pass to Stevens, Hasselbeck threw an interception to Pittsburgh cornerback Ike Taylor, who returned the ball 24 yards. A 15-yard personal foul was whistled against Hasselbeck for a "low block," advancing the Steelers to their own 44-yard line. During the American television broadcast, commentator Al Michaels said, "We think this was a bad call," suggesting that Hasselbeck was not blocking another Pittsburgh player but was instead making a low tackle on a ball carrier, which is legal. However, NFL Network announcer Rich Eisen in a column he wrote for nfl.com claims it was the right call by the rules, even if the rule itself may be defective.[17] Mike Pereira, the Director of Officiating for the NFL, has said that "the call was not correct" and "should not have been made."[18]
That game was just full of ****.
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