Many baseball fans around the nation have been asking whether or not Major League Baseball should expand its instant replay policy, especially after what happened in the Yankees vs. Twins playoff game. It was only about a year ago when MLB finally decided to allow the use of instant replay regarding a questionable home run. Since taking this first step toward allowing instant replay, many fans feel it is easy to expand it and now use technology to determine other calls, such as: fair or foul and safe or out.
Personally I am hesitant when it comes to expanding instant replay in baseball. I understand that it can change the course of the game and in the end you're only going to get the right call. Being an athlete myself for many years I can't tell you how many times I've been on the wrong end of a bad call and how frustrating it is, but at the same time it's always been a part of the game. It's not fair and it sucks, but at some point if you play long enough you're going to be on the right side of a bad call and get a break.
Some people are arguing for the expansion of instant replay but only in play-off games or play-ins games, when it's really crucial. But if you're going to do it for those games, why not do it for all of them, why differentiate? It's a tough decision, which is probably one of the reasons it took so long for baseball to implement the instant replay for home runs. In the end, I don't think it's a bad thing; like I said you're going to get the call right. It does take some controversy out of the game....and let's admit it, we all love controversy!
You're right, everyone loves controversy. Human error is part of the game and should remain a part of the game. Umpires are right about 95 percent of the time, so for the most part, they get it right, but why take the fun out of yelling at the umpire over a bad call? That just wouldn't be right.
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