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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Instant Replay a done deal

Remember the home run (or non-home run) that Shane Victorino hit on the last homestand? The ball the either hit the foul pole - or landed just to the left and foul of the pole?

It was ruled a home run, according to the naked eye of the officiating crew. Upon further review after the game (and too late to reverse the call), the ump admitted the call on the field was wrong - the ball was actually foul.

Outraged? Dismayed? Confused?

Well there's no more need to fret over missed calls... at least on close home run calls.

Major League Baseball and the umpires association have come to an agreement today that will put instant replay into the sport for the first time in the history of baseball.

According to the Associated Press, equipment is already being installed at ballparks, and officials hoped to start using replay in August.

Instant replay will be limited to boundary calls: determining whether fly balls were fair or foul, or whether they went over fences.

That's the latest from the ballpark.

Only other interesting news here is Pedro Feliz is back in the lineup for the first time since July 24 and that Kyle Kendrick (who starts tomorrow) looks like a pitcher ready to prove he's not in a slump.

The weather here is fantastic, by the way. We've really lucked out in August....

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