Comments on: At the GM meetings replay, expanded September rosters, pitcher headgear on the agenda

By: bigharold

bigharold — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:26:01 +0000

Pickles, I’m with you on the replay ump in the booth to keep the pace of the game going and leaving it up to a Managers challenge but the head gear thing I think you underestimate MLB’s willingness to do the right thing.

I think they will institute it it’s just a question of whether it’ll be this year or not. It won’t protect pitchers in every circumstance but no point in having to see another pitcher go down in a heap after taking a ball off the head.

By: hep3

hep3 — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:27:43 +0000

Headgear never seemed to bother John Olerud in the field. For pitchers it would probably help to even wear those fiberglass skull cap liners that players used to bat in the 50s and 60s before helmets were required. An unobtrusive liner inside a pitcher’s cap may deter a tragedy. Seems worth it.

By: mdpickles

mdpickles — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:53:54 +0000

I’m all for expanded replay. However, who indicates a replay is a tough question. Should there be an ump in a replay booth buzzing down to overturn a call or give the manager the discretion to challenge it? With technology being what it is today, use the available communication resources to keep the pace of the game flowing.

Head protection will never happen.

By: alang3131982

alang3131982 — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:45:16 +0000

I dont buy the pace of play argument. How often do managers argue when there is a close play at a bag? How often do they argue longer than it would take for a quick video replay? All the time.

Second, there’s a solid chance a play at first is more important than a play at home. What if there was a close play at first with the tying run in the bottom of the ninth about to score? How can you pick in choose arbitrarily what matters in a game of baseball?

the goal should be to get every call right as quickly as possible. Replay is the only way to ensure that.

By: echech88

echech88 — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:18:27 +0000

Put me down as someone who would go crazy if they make plays at first and second base reviewable. One of the few times where I might agree with Selig and his insisting that it not be plays that impact the pace of a game.

Plays at the plate, fair/foul and trap catches seems like enough for me.

In my opinion the NFL is already bordering on too much replay. MLB should look to where football was 3 or so years ago with replay instead of where it is now.