I was pondering the MLB's recent "Instant-Replay" talks.
If there is ever a place to give the idea a practical chance, it would be in the batter's box.
We want to see if "IR" will help the game along via saving W's and R's from existing righteously or not. I want every W and R go to the player and teams who earned them. I know pitchers feel me on this.
Stats are often reflections of paychecks. If that was a fair-ball, if that was a Home Run the player deserves credit, regardless of the play putting itself out of an umpire's range to make the accurate call.
I put myself in the batter's box then stepped out: One area of the field already covered heavily by close-ups and slo-mo is the plate area.
If a baserunner touches a live ball, he is out. A baserunner still in the box (the batter after contact) only constitutes a foul ball.
How many .stats would be different in The Hall, today, if Lou Gehrig was still in the box in Game. 157 and salvaged an extra AB?
How bout Satchel Paige's Career ERA if the batter he faced in Game 56 was actually outside of the box on contact but, the H and ensuing R counted against him.
IDK. Maybe not at all, stats are boring.....
In conclusion, its very rare that a call in front of the plate is questioned. Instant Replay won't slow the game as much as say, a coaches challenge flag could but, it will have an opportunity throughout a season to allow us to understand more.
An extra set of eyes for Foul Tips, HBP's and Bunt situations. Trust me, I was salivating at the notion of including the strike zone in Instant Replay but, for the record, I oppose that.
Another post my friend......another post.
Sincerely,
Joshua@baseballway.com
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