I don't like this At All

Baseball will be using the instant replay now too.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080826&content_id=3370519&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

What? How can they do this to the Great Sport of Baseball? Baseball is intriguing and exciting because there are moments where one official's call can determine the outcome of the game. Calls aren't always fair. Just like baseball stadiums aren't all built to the same specifications: infields can be grass or dirt, basepaths may be sandy or hard-packed--no individual offical is the same. Bad calls make baseball interesting. The implementation of instant replay will put an end to the era of dirt-kicking behavior of enraged managers and bench-clearing brawls, and potentially decrease the attendance at games.

Those poor Marlins are already struggling with preserving their small numbers of loyal fans--the ones who come to the games to watch scraps on occassion, and who actually cheer for the Marlins. A sad day for baseball indeed.

"As you well know, anytime you try to change things in baseball, it's both
emotional and difficult, but this [decision] everyone really thought was in
the sport's best interest. And that's why I made it."

Bud, Mr. Commissioner, you are wrong. This is a Bad Idea.