Baseball Needs Instant Replay For End Of Games

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I’ve had enough of this. The charade’s over. Who are we kidding?

I just watched the Chicago White Sox possibly lose a game because of an umpire. Dewayne Wise was likely safe as he slid into home on what would have been the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, but the ump called him out. The score remained 6-6. In the top of the tenth, Miguel Cabrera hit a solo home run and the Tigers went on to win 7-6.

The play at the plate was a close one, I’ll give you that. At first, the ump called Wise safe, then called him out. Okay. The ump had to make a call in a matter of seconds and he did, based on what he could see.

But tell me, with all the technology we have available to us, why are we letting humans decide the results of sporting events? The most popular league in the country, the NFL, has instant replay. Why can’t Major League Baseball in situations other than home run.

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