It’s the bottom of the ninth. There are two outs and one out to go to get the perfect game. The batter hits a grounder to third and the second baseman fields it cleanly. The throw bounces and the first baseman catches it, but the umpire says he came off of the bag. The first baseman did not come off of the bag. The coach goes and argues with the umpire, but he cannot do anything about it. That is why the MLB should use instant replay during games for questionable calls.
Why is instant replay needed in the MLB? One sports reporter said “Often, it’s hard - or impossible - to determine the naked truth with the naked eye” (heller). Instant replay can help with the close plays that some umpires make questionable calls on. In one game last season, Jim Joyce ruined Armando Galarraga’s perfect game by messing up the call. There were already two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the batter hit a grounder to first base. The first baseman throws the ball to the pitcher at first and Jim Joyce called him safe. It was a close play, but the replays make Jim Joyce's call look despicable. There have been numerous bad calls in the MLB that caused an outrage by baseball fans because instant replay was not available. If this situation happens this year, the umpires can challenge the play and make the right call.
Without instant replay, the umpires look disastrous when the play is reviewed the next day on a sports show. One sports reporter commented “The technology that exposes umpires could also eradicate the scrutiny they fall under” (Kilgore). On the field umpires only have one view of the play and they might be in a bad position to decide what the call is. The cameras show different angles of the field making umpiring seem easy, but ...
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...eople more satisfied, but also it will make baseball a better game. Instant replay will have a positive outcome in the MLB.
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As Jerome Bettis walks toward the center of the field on Thanksgiving Day of 1998, he has no idea what is about to happen. This event will be the subject of controversy for days to follow. Bettis and his Pittsburgh Steelers have just finished regulation play against the Detroit Lions and are ready for the coin toss, which will precede the overtime period. Referee Phil Luckett tosses the coin up in the air as Bettis calls "Tails." The coin lands with tails up. The referee then tells the Lions' captains that they have won the toss and asks them what they elect to do. In total amazement, Bettis insists that he said, "Tails," and his Steelers won the toss! But Referee Phil Luckett disagrees with Bettis and allows the Lions to start out overtime with the ball. Detroit goes on to win the controversial overtime period. If instant replay had been implemented at this time, it would have shown that Bettis did indeed call "Tails," which would most likely have changed the outcome of the game. Instant replay should be permanently implemented into the National Football League (NFL).
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...done. Many people were involved, whether intentionally or not. Trust and respect for the beloved American game was lost and even today the blame is controversial. The extent of everyone’s part in the conspiracy and the real effect of the damage may never be known with many unanswered questions. Were some of the best players in baseball history banned for life? Should their ban have been dropped if the court did not find them guilty? The one player who did not confess offered these words: “I am going to meet the greatest umpire of all—and He knows I’m innocent.”
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