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An umpire's take on replay

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

In the aftermath of a week of missed home run calls, I e-mailed a major league umpire to ask what he thinks about the possibility. The umpire, who does not want his name used, sent along this response: "I can tell you there isn't an umpire out on the field that wants to miss a call and then be forced to watch the highlights the rest of the evening," he wrote. He went on to mention that this year, he worked in the Nationals' new ballpark. "This is the way ballparks should be built," he w ...

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