Umpires favor non-instant replay proposal

Major League Baseball has progressed steadily in the last 10-15 years. New regulations are invoked for players, new stadiums built have evolved into more fan friendly and convenient venues to watch games,allowing fans to do anything from taking batting practice to access Internet connections on laptops, and two lucky teams have a shot at the playoffs through the wildcard. As far as the game itself, people have gotten accustomed to the rules of baseball. All of a sudden, MLB is considering getting rid of instant replay. Who came up with this crazy idea? This is one of the last changes MLB needs. Umpires don't always get credit for their work and have to make tough calls in crucial situations. In my view though, this will only encourage umpires to speed up the game even more than usual. Anyone who's seen several games in their life, knows that umpires will make questionable calls and won't settle on particular areas for the strike zone. They'd call strikes all over the place. This is one reason hitters tend to strike out frequently. They're afraid not to swing even if the pitch is going to be an obvious ball outside.

The main problem with banning instant replay is how much it's going to effect teams. For example, if a batter hits a rapid, long fly ball which appears to be shifting towards the foul poll, but is a fair ball and the umpires agree otherwise, this could impact the outocme of the game. This goes the same for just the opposite, a signal to indicate a homerun that actually tails off to the left of the foul poll. Also, a team may suffer when a player attempts a diving catch, but traps the ball with the glove after it touches the ground and it's called an out. These are occurrences which sometimes requires another look. Without instant replay, teams will get screwed over royally. I've seen some terrible umpires since following baseball. They're made calls so poor that as a spectator you wonder why they're not wearing glasses. When a runner is indicated safe, but is tagged by the catcher at home plate by a few feet without sliding you've got to believe that the home umpire's eye sight is shot to hell. Why else would he make such an assinine call? So with consideration for these types of controversial and influential calls it should be evident, instant replay serves a strong purpose in baseball.