By: Taha Shivji
The Yankees Stadium has been a deceitful place to play this past week. On May 18th 2008, Carlos Delgado of the Mets hit the foul pole in left field yet the officials ruled it a foul ball. On May 21st 2008, a similar event occurred unpleasing the Yankees; Yankees star Alex Rodriguez hit a yellow painted stair case portion in right-center field that was supposed to be a home run but was ruled a double. Both these missed calls were not game effecting ones as both teams who were robbed a home run ended up winning, however the missed calls raises the issue of the evident flaw the MLB has; the lack of Instant Replay.
Instant Replay has been an essential key to enhancing major sports in America. The NBA has instant replay for moments where mistakes are plausible while the NFL goes as far as giving “challenge flags” to head coaches. It is unfortunate to see that the MLB still has a flaw that can be detrimental to teams in the playoffs despite the league's great leaps forward.
High Definition baseball games are available for the fans but not for the umpires. Some may argue that the game would be much longer if instant replay became a major part of baseball; thus the instant replay should only be used during scoring plays.
Whether it be a foul pole-hitting ball or a tricky bounce off a light colored staircase out in right-center field, the officials should have the option to see what technology offers to the game: Instant Replay
