quote:We are all expecting the umps to see in a split second what we see in HD solo motion. Impossible.
If we went back through time and looked at all games with the same technology as we have today, perhaps we might consider some of the very best umpires incompetent as well.
It's not really fair to judge the human eye with today's technology is it?. Using this technology on every suspect call would definetly stop the continuity.
Agree. You can't compare the technology to the human eye. The purpose of the technology should be to reverse the most obvious mistakes. The Jim Joyce incident was a clear examole of that. So was the Golston catch the other night.
Now when it comes to the split second bang-bang play that gets looked over 50 times over to try and make the right call, that alone justifies the call and that play should never see a replay booth and let the umpire call stand.
However, what must change is the three-monkeys approach where an umpire blew an obvious call and with six umpires and not one of them see the play and a terrible call goes unchanged.
These are the types of plays that need to be reviewed and checks and balances need to be in place so the umpires don't have an escape route when they blow a call.