Yesterday, controversy rose again. Carlos Delgado hit a (should have been) home run that was ruled, incorrectly, foul. The topic of instant replay has reared its head once again, during a year where the issue of instant replay has started to be explored.
In my opinion, instant replay should only be used to decide fair/foul or over/under the wall calls, but if we open that door, doesn’t it stand to reason that eventually, safe/out plays will come under fire to be able to review? And if that comes to pass, what’s to stop strike/ball calls from being reviewed? It’s a slippery slope, and I don’t want Terry Francona throwing out the challenge flag five years from now to challenge a strike call on David Ortiz in the World Series in the bottom of the ninth to run the count to 2-2.
The integrity of the game is at stake, and how the instant replay issue is solved will dictate how sacrosanct baseball will remain.
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