Sorry Ron on this i must disagree.

if you look at the play the pitcher never had the ball secure in his glove. in baseball you must secure the catch in order to get the call.

also the human element in baseball is what make the game pure. no instant replay, it will ruin the game like football. if you do have it in baseball you must only have 1 challenge pergame. because as you see in baseball almost every play is subject to a replay!!! pretty soon they will replay balls and stricks.

Jeff, I sooooooooooooo disagree. He was out. If the ump who called him safe even said he was out, he was out. The ball was secure at the time his foot hit the bag. The ball was a snow cone but it WAS secure.

Steve come on now, you must secure the ball in the mitt. as you look saw the replay, the ball was not in the mit, you could see the ball hanging out. the pitcher instead of looking down at the base he should have secured the ball then touch the base, i will say this, it was not a hit it was a error if any thing. it was a judgement call. the ump maybe got it wrong which he admitted but no hit and error.

i just don't think instand replay should be in baseball, keep the game pure.

I'd like to keep the pure nature of baseball without constant replay because the human element is what makes the game fun. But I do think there are instances when replay should be used like this perfect game on the line call, and championship games or whenever there is plausible doubt about a call. I'd hate to see it for strikes and balls or for every run/out call. It is unfair to both the pitcher and the umpire because when the ump sees he was wrong, the batter says he was clearly out, then history loses if the call isn't reversed.

Yeah, it does. I was watching the Flyers/Blackhawks hockey game last night and the Flyers appeared to score, but the refs waited until the next stoppage to review it. Well, the next stoppage didn't happen until over a minute and a half later. Luckily, that minute and a half was pretty uneventful, but what if the Blackhawks had scored? What if someone had committed a penalty? That's an issue that has to be dealt with.

As far as this is concerned, the only statistic that would really be affected are the hot totals and total bases of the guy who was erroneously called safe, but what if the next Cleveland batter had homered? What would you do if the Indians actually came back and won the game? Would you go all the way back and take the win off the board?

In this case, the next batter didn't homer and the 'hit' was the only one, but if you set the precedent that you will go back and retroactively reverse a call, no matter how just it might seem, you have to do it every time and I'm not sure if you want to open up that Pandora's Box.

FU charley...one of the first things I liked about the new format was u were gone. Sorry u figured out how to re-emerge from under your bridge. The only thing you add to our forum is troll talk stupidity. None of us give $hit about what you think about anything. Please forget to cut out the eyeholes of your new minister outfit so you can step on your teabags.

The only thing we are disappointed about is you taking time to come back here and spew your teabag hatred. Don't let the door hit you in your troll @ss on the way out.

You said:

Crusty Redface and Inita Brain-ingham turning this into their own personal idiot board, even Eric "Racists Under MY Bed" Salinas is gonna ditch it.

And you're leading the pack with your hateful replies that never resemble discourse. I voted for you because this is the best news I've heard all day! You tea Piety's are bad at overlooking your own infractions and get insulted when you're called on them. Good riddance. ROTFLMAO!!!!!

You mean we have to miss out on the truculent posts and nasty attitude you supply on a daily basis?

Darn.

Chris... LOVED the response... I just voted for ya! Glad to see you're giving the new format another chance...trust me it grows on you!

As for FU... seems Mom's giving the knuckle draggin basement dweller another bag of Cheeto's & free Wi-Fi'so he/she can come out and dazzle us all with their brilliance... :0)))

Let me be the first to staple a tea bag or two to your already empty skull! LOL Hope the new gig works out for you... you won't be missed around here that's for sure....

Amen red! Pass me the stapler :)

Chris after I posted my comment I saw your's it was great! I'm still laughing! LOL!!! (this kills the them) lol!!!

Hey Chuckey Doll - not surprised you'd be working for the Teahadist Paliban as some kind of propagandist because you have no talent in doing anything constructive in a real job. The level of discussion here is always dumbed down when you and your tea bagging pals come here to post your clueless racist rants. Don't go away mad, just go away! Run on back to NewsWhine over at Fox and Freaks as that's your speed, slow, dull and stupid.

Chris, I was told that the next batter got a hit!? If he didn't, then this should be a perfect game. No question about it. All I saw was the youtube video this morning, about 12 seconds worth just before I began work. And he looked safe by quite a bit. When I complained to a friend of mine, he said that the next batter got a hit.

Thanks Chris. I was either told something not correct or I misconstrued was what said to me. Which is what it sounds like happened. So based on what you said, it looks like a definite perfect game. Especially since the umpire apologized and admitted he was wrong.

Hey Pat...I defer to your baseball expertise but in my humble opinion, he did pitch a perfect game.

I concur, if the next batter would have done anything other get out, the situation would have become to much woulda, coulda, shoulda.....what if. But since the next guy grounded out and game over, I think he should be credited with the history. So sad for the pitcher, team, fans and the ump. It really was a no brainer call. Not sure what the guy was thinking when he threw both arms horizontal. Almost makes you wonder if he had made up his mind before the play. I doubt it but ???????

Chris, Navy here. I stand corrected and agree that this should go down as a perfect game. I was under the assumption that a hit followed the bad call. You are 100% correct and I stand corrected. I was responding to the comment that the hit would make any hope of over turning this more of a problem. I was trying to make the point that if the call was correct and the batter was out, that was the 27 out, game over, perfect game no contest and NO HIT.

To add insult to injury Pat, the guy didn't even get a no-hitter as they gave the guy an infield hit. And AP just reported that Selig will not change the outcome. Sucks!

Terry, we are human and we will always make mistakes but if we have the ability to correct wrong, shouldn't we? or should we live in ignorant bliss? I don't know the answer, I just know it's not that cut and dry for me. I love the purity of baseball, but what is pure about human growth hormone or taking speed to play everyday?

To err is human but instant replay corrects. Just because years ago we didnt have the capability doesnt mean we shouldnt use it. Remember at one time there were no night games because there werent any lights. Its time baseball becomes progressive for the good of the game. Institute instant replay in Baseball! Just a vote for that

I am merely pointing out how can we expect a perfectly called game (no mistakes) when we make them daily in our lives? This would create a false sense of being that no mistakes are made and they do happen. I have come to the conclusion that in today's society, we want things instantly, we want hings perfect and we have become a society so based on these that we forget that things or CACA happens. We can not expect anything to be so perfect (flawless) because the main ingrediant is human.

Making mistakes is one thing, and yes we all do it. However, when we can correct those mistakes we do -or at least I hope we do. And this is a correctable mistake that I don't believe anyone would object to. So now, instead of the pitcher having his rightful place in baseball history, the umpire will be the one who is remembered for the wrong reasons.

Ron, yes mistakes can be corrected, I am just wondering in print I guess, would this create an environment for people to expect or guarantee that every game is called so perfectly that no mistakes are made? How can anyone be guaranteed that something is so perfect or flawless? I feel for the pitcher and the Ump. I know what I am suggesting and it's a tough road but crap happens, we all need to realize that and I think expecting and guaranteeing people a perfectly called game is beyond reason. I am not trying to offend anyone, just merely pointing out expecting a perfectly called game is just well?

Chris, I was angry over the drug scandal in baseball, I think anyone using performance enhancing drugs in any sport should face the same musing as Pete Rose. I agree with you about the purity of the game, that is what is attractive about it. The pitcher was robbed, I am just musing over the future and how it would look if we continue with replays and defining what is what, the current state of the NFL is a comparison in what I would not like baseball to look like. I really don't know the answer.