Instant replay starts Thursday

by nickjs21 on Aug 26, 2008 3:39 PM EDT

The Indians will apparently be able to use it starting with the home series against Seattle on Friday. I'm not sure how much we care, but it should be interesting to say the least.

Video will be collected at the office of Major League Baseball Advanced Media in New York. If the crew chief at a game decides replay needs to be checked, umpires will leave the field, technicians at MLBAM will show umpires the video and the crew chief will make the call.

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see major league baseball, was that so hard?

by Cap'n Snegiryov on Aug 26, 2008 4:46 PM EDT reply actions

Does this mean we can re-play May, June and July?

by APV on Aug 26, 2008 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

just that orioles game from last year.

by Brick. on Aug 26, 2008 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Isn’t this more of a FanShot?

by JulioBernazard on Aug 26, 2008 5:17 PM EDT reply actions

It’s a close call. We might need instant replay.

by jhon on Aug 26, 2008 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Boooo, homelytourist. Boo.

by afh4 on Aug 26, 2008 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions

“I bust my ass every day, I have a bad day and you’ve got a bunch of dumb-ass people who want to boo you. But they pay their money, if they want to do that, more power to them.”
— Jay Payton

by jhon on Aug 26, 2008 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

“After reviewing the play, the ruling on the field stands. It is a home run.”

(cue touchdown signal)

I wonder if the umpires will receive a microphone to echo around the stadiums ;)

Dawgs By Nature - Find out why Pittsburgh still sucks.

by Chris Pokorny on Aug 26, 2008 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions

If we can institue a home run dance and a spiking of the bat, the transformation should be complete.

I never exhaled.

by elsandito on Aug 26, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ll be the first to admit I don’t have a real grasp on the distinction.

But I have made comments in other threads prior to making this Fanpost. At least there’s that.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Aug 27, 2008 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions

I think if you have to ask, it’s a FanShot.

by fleerdon on Aug 27, 2008 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions

Hat tip.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Aug 27, 2008 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions

I like the idea of this, but I hate that MLB is introducing it right in the middle of a season. I suppose that’s par for the course, and I think we’re owed at least one Ben Francisco homer now if I recall correctly.

Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.

by zempf on Aug 26, 2008 5:38 PM EDT reply actions

I disagree. It should be in place before the playoffs.

And anyway, the sooner it exists for home runs, the sooner it can prove itself, and be used for calls at the plate and on the bags.

by fleerdon on Aug 26, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Eric Wedge is not amused.

by Voltaire on Aug 26, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions

Somewhere, right now, Wedge is bunting thinking that will increase win expectancy.

If you need me, I'll be senselessly rooting for Sizemore 40/40 for the remainder of 2008.

by gte619n on Aug 27, 2008 7:11 AM EDT up reply actions

From this article I learned that Garko is the Tribe’s MLBPA rep. I didn’t know that. What are the prereq’s for that sort of thing? Graduating college? Writing a mlb.com postseason blog?

by jhon on Aug 27, 2008 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions