the rix mix

As if baseball games aren't already tedious:

ORLANDO, Fla. - For the first time Tuesday, baseball general managers recommended instant replay be used to help umpires make difficult decisions.

The recommendation, by a 25-5 vote, was limited to boundary calls — whether potential home runs are fair or foul, whether balls go over fences or hit the top and bounce back, and whether fans interfere with possible homers.

I suppose it's inevitable. The bad call is one thing about baseball I like. But the most interesting goofs are tag outs & trapped ball catches, & this rule change wouldn't deal with those, although it opens the door. Perhaps Major League Baseball will eventually adopt a Home Run Derby solution for resolving extra inning games, with batting practice pitchers lobbing grapefruits over the middle of the plate for designated sluggers.