Since MLB started over 100 years ago there were always umpires. Those umpires called balls or strikes, called fair or foul calls, and they called safe or out plays.
Last season MLB made video replay for fair or foul calls on home runs. This was a great idea but I think they should make replay for one more thing. Safe or out plays.
This season there have been many blown calls that have cost teams games. One of them was on August 7th. It was a night game between the Marlins and the Phillies. It was the 9th inning with a runner at 2nd. The score was tied at 4 and Gaby Sanchez hit a fair ball down the line. It should have been a game winner but umpire Bob Davidson called it foul. That cost the Marlins the game they lost later in the 10th inning.
Another game was on July 19th. It was a game between the Giants and the Mets in San Francisco. It was the bases loaded with one out. Freddy Sanchez hit a chopper to David Wright who did the right thing and threw it home. Everyone knew the runner going home Travis Ishikawa was safe but Phil Cuzzi called him out. That also cost the Giants the game. The Mets eventually won 4-3 in extras.
There was one more blown call which will be shown for years to come. Armando Galarraga had a perfect game going on June 3rd. There were two outs in the 9th. The whole stadium was going crazy because they thought they were going to see history. The count was 2-2 and Jason Donald hit a ground ball to Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera tossed the ball to Galarraga and the throw was in time. Everyone was going crazy but there was one problem Donald was called safe by Jim Joyce. The picture of the call is shown above and he was clearly out. This was one of the worst calls ever and it cost Galarraga history.
These were just a few examples of some blown calls in the majors. To avoid this to happen again I think that MLB should use replay for close calls.
I do not think they should use it in the first inning or something. I think that if it was in game-changing situations or in the playoffs they should use it.
If this happens it will help the umpires and the players quite a lot because than you will know the call is right.
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