GMs vote 25-5 to use replay to aid home run decisions</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>ORLANDO, Fla. -- For the first time Tuesday, baseball general managers recommended instant replay be used to help umpires make close calls.</p> The recommendation, by a 25-5 vote, was limited to boundary calls -- whether potential home runs are fair or foul, whether balls go over fences or hit the top and bounce back, and whether fans have interfered with a possible homer.</p> Five general managers -- Dan O'Dowd (Rockies), Josh Byrnes (Diamondbacks), Jim Bowden (Nationals), John Mozeliak (Cardinals) and Billy Beane (A's) -- were in charge of the recommendation.</p> "We have a very technologically savvy group of GMs," Solomon said. "I was surprised that we had five teams that said no."</p> Baseball commissioner Bud Selig opposes the use of replays but said last month he was willing to let GMs examine the issue.</p> "I don't like instant replay because I don't like all the delays. I think it sometimes creates as many problems or more than it solves," Selig said then.</div></p>
You're right Ian. They should do this in every sport where its needed. Wish soccer would do something like this for penalties. (so many mistakes that they make)</p>
This is great. Just a couple of weeks ago I was wondering what would be the best way of making baseball longer. Hopefully, it won't be overused because I recognize the benefit of it.</p>
