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Controversial check swing call loads up the bases and sets the stage for a walk off grand slam for the Red Sox (streamable.com)
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[–] Hux@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You could cut and paste this comment into any of the last dozen, or so, decades and it would always seem topical.

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
  1. bad call
  2. opposing manager: "Whaaaaat????"
  3. umpire: "yer outta here!" wash, rinse, repeat
[–] baruchin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's getting tiresome, to be honest.

[–] baruchin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Decades ago we didn't have instant replay challenges. Now we do. MLB has to expand this to every possible play.

[–] runwaylights@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah I agree. And it wouldn't hurt even the pace of play I think, because either you watch the instant replay or you watch a manager get mad and get tossed for a couple of minutes. Just set some limits on the amount of reviews like they have now.

[–] Scene_Shifter@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

During most of that time MLB didn't use the technology that allows them to realize when a call is wrong.