Instant Replay cometh. And, like the Borg, resistance is futile. Those phantom homers at Yankee Stadium a few weeks back sealed the deal. Especially Delgado’s shot. That was the official Tipping Point. That game was broadcast on ESPN too, so you knew, just knew, the World Wide Leader’s entire slate of talking heads would spend the next week claiming that The Time Has Come for Instant Replay. The conclusion was forgone: Baseball needs, must have, won’t survive a second longer without a video system for reviewing bad calls.
Friday, the other shoe dropped.
Funny, isn’t it? For almost 150 years, baseball has flourished without replay. Now, suddenly, the game must change with the times. Please. If you love baseball, ...
