Instant+Replay+In+Baseball+Proposal

Ryan Law Nick Rypel Jared Short

=Debate over Replay in Major League Baseball=

Proposal
In today's heated world of sports, the human element of refereeing and umpiring is becoming more and more of an issue. It seems as if every week there is a news story of some referee or umpire changing the game by a questionable call. In this age, sports are a large part of entertainment. Tons of people are counting on officials to make the correct calls and not interfere with the game by a missed or bad call. Should more sports start incorporating replays to get calls right? More specifically, should Major League Baseball incorporate the replay for more than just homerun calls? There have been so many stories this year of how officials have changed the outcome of the game. This isn't supposed to happen. Our group will be looking into if replays should be incorporated into the MLB. Also, we will look into how much it should be used and how often. We will look into who favors it and who opposes as well as how it could be incorporated and if it could slow the game down more. Our objective is to determine if replay should be used in baseball and if so, how much should it be used.

1) [|MLB is overreacting on instant replay.] This source is a very reputable magazine, __Sporting News.__ This source is neither for or against the use of instant replay. Instead, it shows the facts and makes the case that MLB is making it a larger issue than it needs to be.

2) [|Play It Again, Bud.] This source is once again from a reputable magazine, __Sports Illustrated__. The author of this source urges Bud Selig, commissioner of baseball to implement intant replay, and uses many real world examples to back his claim.

3) [|Baseball still missing call on instant replay.] This source is from __USA Today__. It is an argument for instant replay in baseball. It presents facts that could be very helpful in an argument.

4) [|Upon further review...] This article is another from __Sporting News__. This one is different from the first because it is structured as an interview. With it being structured as an interview, it may have quotes from players or managers that could help support an argument either for or against the implementation of Instant Replay in the game of baseball.

Works Cited Christine, Brennan. "Baseball Still Missing Call on Instant Replay." // USAToday // n.d.: // Academic Search Premier //. EBSCO. Web. 25 Oct. 2010.

Deveney, Sean. "MLB is Overreacting on Instant Replay." // Sporting News // 232.25 (2008): 38-39. // Academic Search Premier //. EBSCO. Web. 25 Oct. 2010.

McNeal, Stan. "Upon Further Review .." Sporting News 232.33 (2008): 76-77. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 25 Oct. 2010.

Taylor, Phil. "Play It Again, Bud." // Sports Illustrated // 113.7 (2010): 68. // Academic Search Premier //. EBSCO. Web. 25 Oct. 2010.