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GMs Vote for Instant Replay in Baseball 25-5

Plan still needs approval of MLBPA, umps, owners, Selig

By Doug Sweeney,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 6, 2007 10:44 PM CST
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(Newser) – Baseball’s general managers voted 25-5 in favor of using instant replay to aid umpires with boundary calls. The GMs recommended that replay be used to determine whether a possible homer was fair or foul, whether a ball went over the fence or bounced back and whether a fan has interfered with a potential dinger or not, reports the AP.

The vote was merely the first step of many towards potentially using instant replay in baseball. Ultimately the proposal would need the approval of MLB commissioner Bud Selig and the owners. However, the commissioner is not enthusiastic about the idea. “I don't like instant replay because I don't like all the delays,” Selig said last month.

Boston Red Sox first base coach Luis Alicea, center, restrains Manny Ramirez as he argues with umpire Paul Emmel (50) in the third inning of Game 5 of the American League Championship baseball series against the Cleveland Indians, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, in Cleveland. Ramirez's base hit bounced off the...
Boston Red Sox first base coach Luis Alicea, center, restrains Manny Ramirez as he argues with umpire Paul Emmel (50) in the third inning of Game 5 of the American League Championship baseball series...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona talks with the umpires during Game 5 of the American League Championship baseball series, Oct. 18, 2007, in Cleveland. He was discussing a Manny Ramirez hit that the umpires ruled not a home run. For the first time Tuesday Nov. 6, 2007, baseball general...
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona talks with the umpires during Game 5 of the American League Championship baseball series, Oct. 18, 2007, in Cleveland. He was discussing a Manny Ramirez hit that...   (Associated Press)
Baltimore Orioles' right fielder Tony Tarasco stretches for the ball as young Yankee fan Jeff Maier, top center, deflects it during Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees in New York, in this Oct. 9, 1996 file photo. The hit was ruled a home...
Baltimore Orioles' right fielder Tony Tarasco stretches for the ball as young Yankee fan Jeff Maier, top center, deflects it during Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the New York...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona, right, argues with umpire crew chief Randy Marsh after Manny Ramirez's RBI hit off the top of the fence was ruled a single in the third inning of Game 5 of the American League Championship baseball series against the Cleveland Indians Thursday, Oct. 18,...
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona, right, argues with umpire crew chief Randy Marsh after Manny Ramirez's RBI hit off the top of the fence was ruled a single in the third inning of Game 5 of the American...   (Associated Press)
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig talks to a reporter during a news conference in Miami, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig talks to a reporter during a news conference in Miami, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)   (Associated Press)
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