Maybe it’s because Derek Jeter isn’t kown as a guy who complains, or maybe it’s because the left field foul pole at Yankee Stadium does not line up with the left field baseline. Either way, the umpires reversed a Carlos Delgado home run by calling it foul instead, and it suggests that a renewed look at instant replay for certain kinds of plays might be worthwhile in baseball. It’s used in the NBA and NFL for non-judgement calls to establish correct clock time and sideline plays, and so it seems natural that baseball take a look at how it might be used in MLB. And if that isn’t enough, umpires somehow failed last night to see that an Alex Rodiruguez shot had cleared the fence by over 10 feet, and instead gave him double instead. Why is sports officiating getting worse instead of better?
