Major League Baseball Umpires being babies over instant replay
Major League Baseball decided over the past few months to follow the NFL and join the 21st century, and utilize instant replay. MLB had wanted to have instant replay ready for the 2008 postseason, however, the umpires union has decided to act like a group of petulant children and refuse to participate in a conference call with MLB about implimenting instant replay.
World Umpires Association spokesman Lamell McMorris had a laundry list of incredibly inane "concerns" that umpires had regarding instant replay, including "how will reversed calls be communicated to the fans, whether teams will behave themselves when the umpires are off the field, where to place batters and runners in the case of an overturned call, and who will have access to the instant replay equiptment."
Wow guys, is that the best you can come up with? Now now, don't get all upset. Major League Baseball isn't saying you don't do your jobs right, they're just saying there are sometimes instances where no umpire has a clear view of a call, so instant replay is necessary. Here, have some warm milk and a dry diaper.
There are a number of reasons why instant replay is necessary. Just ask the 1985 Cardinals or the 1996 Orioles.
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