> 1. The onus remains on the manager to initial the reversal. While they will > allow contact with a "video coordinator" in the clubhouse, why does MLB > decide to go with the NFL and refuse to allow the head coach to actually > see the play in question at a reasonable distance (i.e., not on the video > board)? It's *that* hard to wire a dugout with a freaking TV?
I would imagine that they want challenges to be at the PGage-recommended level of visible with the naked eye. (BTW, the problem with limiting reviews to full-speed replays is that TV isn't so limited. If a call becomes obvious in slow motion, and everyone but the officials can see it, the process looks ridiculous.) > 2. Just like the NFL and NHL replay systems, that officials cannot > effectively make an "I don't know" call. I've always felt that this puts > too much pressure on the official because they have to call *something*, > even if they're not sure, which then brings the "indisputable visual > evidence" standard into play. It would be nice if officials could use > replay to help them make calls as well as reviewing them. Not only does it refer back to the days before replay, when the official(s) made a call based on whatever they may have seen and that was that, but it ensures that there's a ruling. We've seen plenty of cases where the replay is inconclusive, and asking the game officials to make a call then is asking for a lot of trouble. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" 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/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
