Replay

Since it will be so limited, I think it will be a good thing. The umpires are having a bad year this year missing some homerun calls, and I do believe the instant replay will help them out with those that are so close to the foul lines.

First off, you gotta realize how difficult it is to umpire a baseball game. Its very tough. You have 2 teams that are almost always pissed at you, plus the angry fans at the game, not counting the media and fans watching at home. Theres alot of pressure to make the right call... and make it very quickly, without hesitation. Alot of people have no idea how hard this can be. But... i dont think baseball should have limited use of replays. As we all know, umpires arent perfect. I think it should be used only when a run is at stake. Like to view a Home Run, or a close play at the plate. And only if the coach asks for a viewing of the replay. The coach would have limited "challenges" per game, just as in football. This way the game isnt delayed that much, and it keeps the game going smoothly.

I think it will work and before the thought of balls and strikes being reviewed, let me just say this about that. Those items can't be reviewed at all and would really make no sense at all. Sure, it's going to have mistakes but something like that is unreviewable. As far as limited replay on Home Run balls and determing if it's fair or foul, it will work. I don't think everything will be reviewable in time but we'll have to see how it works out when it finally shows up.

I think that it is a good thing for Major League Baseball, but only in a limited amount. I think they should do it like the NFL, where each team gets two challenges each to ask for a replay. But the catch is, they should only be able to use the challenges on plays that either deal with home runs, foul or fair, or run scoring plays, not little things like a two out single that the manager thinks should have been an out. I think that they should also do automatic replays in the ninth inning if the umpires decide to, just like the NFL. I feel that the NFL has a good policy and that the MLB should follow suit.