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Managers Get No Red Flags in Replay Plan

And experts analyzing MLB plays won't even be in stadium

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 15, 2008 8:02 PM CDT
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(Newser) – MLB's current plan for video review may go into effect as early as August 1, but don't expect it to be like the NFL's system. Team managers will have no say in which plays get looked at, and the experts analyzing footage won't even be in the stadium, ESPN reports.

The proposed use of replay would only apply to "boundary" calls: home runs, close foul balls, and possible fan interference. The crew chief on the field would decide whether review is needed, and call the MLB 'War Room' to have an analyst describe what the video feeds show. Ultimately umps will make the final call based on what they're told.

The crew chief at each game would determine whether disagreement among his umpires calls for the use of video replay. He would then put in a call to the MLB War Room to get the final word.
The crew chief at each game would determine whether disagreement among his umpires calls for the use of video replay. He would then put in a call to the MLB "War Room" to get the final word.   (AP Photo/Jim Bryant)
Managers, like the Cardinals' Tony La Russa, would be unable to instigate replays, and the decision of the game's crew chief would be final, under the proposed replay plan.
Managers, like the Cardinals' Tony La Russa, would be unable to instigate replays, and the decision of the game's crew chief would be final, under the proposed replay plan.   (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
MLB's plans for video replay won't resemble NFL replay much at all: the analysis will be off-site, coaches won't have the power to call for reviews, and several different feeds will be used.
MLB's plans for video replay won't resemble NFL replay much at all: the analysis will be off-site, coaches won't have the power to call for reviews, and several different feeds will be used.   (AP Photo)
To avoid any hometown bias on the part of television producers, both the local and away feeds would be used in video replay, as well as any MLB video, umpires say.
To avoid any hometown bias on the part of television producers, both the local and away feeds would be used in video replay, as well as any MLB video, umpires say.   (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
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