When the replay rule was implemented this offseason it raised a lot of questions. When it was used in actual games, it raised a lot of questions, and ultimately made a lot of fans angry. So I took to the twitter dot com, and asked my followers what they think of this replay situation.
Before I give results, the reason why I asked twitter was mainly because this: without these fans, baseball ultimately wouldn’t exist. Plus, it’s nice to get a view from the other side of the diamond if you will. So I asked:
What are your thoughts, questions, concerns on replays being implemented in the MLB thus far?
Here are my results…
Chris Lacey of Fan Sided also says:
It’s still a work in progress and over time, hopefully it will improve.
In which I agree. I like replay, I really do. But I think umpires aren’t quite educated in it yet. In all fairness, we aren’t either. All these new rules are being implemented. And questions come to play, and become unanswered. For instance, officials have to decide what is considered “a catch” or what is measured towards a collision at the plate. It can change the aspect of the situation and possibly the game in general.
It should be simple. He made the catch, or he didn’t make the catch. You throw words such as “transition” into the mix, and its turns into a hot mess.
I don’t like it, says Oakland Athletic’s Josh Donaldson, according to Bleacher Report’s Scott Miller. Donaldson also adds: I’ve been playing baseball for over 20 years now. If a ball goes in a glove, it’s always been a catch to me.
Scott also adds:
Managers, players and coaches across the game expect this loony tunes, new interpretation to again be revised, likely this winter. Several broadcasters have practically popped a capillary attempting to describe what they just saw.
Major League Baseball already suffered from the dark shadows of the stigma that was performance enhancing drugs. Now, I’m in no way comparing juicing to instant replay, but the drama is there.
So I believe, for the most part, people believe…
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