Replay should be easy in baseball

Here’s my question about instant replay: Why do the on-field officials have to be the ones to check the video?

The argument about instant replay is that it slows the game? Well, what if the officiating crew were increased by one person who’s job it would always be to monitor every play to check for accuracy. Take baseball for example.

So a close play happens and the team on the short end of the stick comes out to bitch. An argument ensues. Meanwhile, the replay ump is upstairs watching film and makes a decision. He sends it down, and the problem is solved. He doesn’t even have to be a special replay guy. Just expand the ump crew to 5 people. They can rotate each day like they normally do. You don’t need a fucking video specialist to look at the replay, just have a technical engineer up there to control it for him. Shit, that’s how it goes anyways. Normal umps watch the replay until they make a decision. It’s just that waiting for them to go do it wastes time. Add a fifth ump and it’s a quick thing if there’s a play that needs fixing.

Two quick points:

One, on the sanctity of the game. There should only be four umps. Fuck that, they expand to 6 for the post-season anyways, so the four umps shit is nonsense.

Also, you wouldn’t have to wait for a decision. If the ump can’t make a call before the next pitch, then that means that either:

1. Nobody complained, so everyone is fine with the call.

2. He couldn’t find anything since it takes near a minute between batters anyways.

And for those arguing that this leads to LONG arguments to stall for time, have you watched umpires lately? They toss people like it’s nothing. That almost makes it like the challenge system in football. You better be right, cuz if not and you take to long…
YOU’RE OUTTA HERE!


Peace yo!