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Essay On Instant Replay

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“And that’s strike three, ending the fourth inning. But wait, here comes Bobby Cox running out to home plate. You could see the spit coming out of his mouth onto the face of the umpire at that horrible call. And there he goes, he has finally been thrown out and now he is going crazy.” The announcer for the Atlanta Braves says as Bobby cox, famous manger who has been thrown out of 161 games, arguing a call on the field. This is one of many great things in baseball, the entertainment, that has been taken away from baseball by instant replays. Instant replay must be taken out of baseball. It is delaying the game, removing the umpire and manager fights, and costing Major League Baseball a fortune.
To tell the truth, baseball is a slow game, it’s …show more content…

In spite of all the reasons and oppositions and rebuttals contrary to the essay, instant replay has changed the game. The instant replay has been the most expensive type of instant replay of all sports. Instant replay will all happen in the Replay Operation System facility in New York. When a coach wants to challenge a call on the field, the umpires walk over to a booth that is usually put in the backstop behind the catcher and will be told from the facility a number 1-5. 1 means that the call was right, and 5 means that the call was wrong. The umpires will get this through a headset and then make the second call on the play. Now if the facility in New York tells them the number 3, that means that they are unsure and that they need more time to review the call. “A football source said the NFL spends about $4 million a year on instant replay. With almost 10 times as many games, new equipment and a fifth umpire with each crew to monitor the replay booth, MLB’s annual costs could go well into eight figures.” ("Apparently, Instant Replay Is Really Expensive." HardballTalk.) All of this over a game. And what’s the point of even having the Replay Operation System facility when coaches and players are cheating anyway. The general manager (GM) of the team, will now go to the mound and pretend to discuss with the pitcher about the play and to “relax him.” But what the cameras don’t show is the 2-3 men, players and coaches, run down to the clubhouse and look at a setup screen ready to …show more content…

In all, baseball doesn’t need instant replay. This game has survived and thrived for over a hundred years, and probably a lot longer without instant replay. Instant replay doesn’t have to, but it should be removed from baseball. It is wasting time in a slow enough game, it takes away a huge part of the entertainment factor of baseball, and it is just a waste of money. Baseball has been and always will be america 's pastime. As the instant replay has grown since its been released into this great sport, it has become like a virus, and it needs to be taken

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