Originally posted by: ricardo
instant replay for baseball is a big no, imho. it would slow down an already steady pace for a great sport. plus the arguing with umps is one of the best part of the game. especially since players can argue with them and everyone knows nothing can happen. the umps word is gold. end of story.

clear it would have to be used in limited situations. You obviously couldn't use it to call balls and strikes. But why is arguing with the umps perfered to better acuracy with calls?

I mean if game 7 of the World Series came down to a call by the ump and the replay clearly showed that the ump was wrong, wouldn't you want them to be able to use the replay and get the call right?