I think the Umpire-in-chief should call for the replay. The problem with giving to the manager is that it becomes a strategic decision. I hate it in football when the announcer says, "Well he just *has * to challenge that because its such a big play." That's just fishing.
In this case, I think the crew chief would have allowed a replay, especially if Joyce asked for it. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 8:18 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > I would be amazed if they overturned the call. I'm not sure if this has > ever been done, and I suspect that there have been > cases similar to this in the past and certainly more egregious (see: Don > Denkinger). The rationale is that it didn't affect > the outcome of the game. Speaking of that, wouldn't it have been great to > hear the pitcher say, 'Hey, I'm disappointed, > sure, but glad we won the game'..... > > And I would amend my earlier point about giving a manager a challenge or > two during a game. I would say that a challenge > could NOT be used to review balls and strikes calls, only plays in the > field. And I would put a strict time limit on the review > period, say 2 minutes from when the umps are ready for the tape to roll. > That way, you'd have no more than, say, 4 minutes > delay in a game. I would also add that any manager, coach or player that > argues a call after a replay review, gets immediately > ejected from the game. That would also move things along after a review. > > And I think this whole argument about 'no replay because it will slow down > the games' is bogus anyways. I mean, games are > so long anyways these days, if they were really concerned about it, they > could add replay and also put in some rules about > leaving the batters box, throws to first, paitchers stepping off, etc., to > off-set any potential increase in game time due to > replay reviews. > > Of course, the big question with all of this is, who would make the > ultimate decision? The umpires in the field, or someone sitting > in a booth somewhere? Is it a consensus, or does the crew chief make the > call? What if it's a review of a call the crew chief > made? Lots of questions to answer for sure, and this would really need to > be reviewed carefully, as it will really change the > nature of the game and, potentially, it's connection to the past. > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Steve Gendron <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thu, June 3, 2010 8:43:18 AM > *Subject:* RE: Umpires > > > > That is interesting. In most cases, it is impossible to go back and change > a call because you can't replay the game, but in this case, it would be > possible. I doubt that MLB would do that though. They are probably worried > about what the precedent of getting calls right would do to the game. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" www.fpgasimulation.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
