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Good News! Instant Replay for Major League Baseball
RECEIVED Mon., June 16, 2008
Dear Editor,
Finally! They have finally broken down and implemented the instant replay for Major League Baseball. Hardball was the pastime of my youth. I was an all-star second baseman with a damn good eye for a hittable pitch in the pony league. I lost heart when the MLB players went on strike for more money back then. I thought they should have asked for fewer games per season, but they got their demands. It has only taken what, 15 or 20 years to catch up with the NFL? I still had a personal boycott since then. With all the bad umpire calls over the years, I was thinking the game was rigged. Combined with my Pittsburgh Pirates tossing the proverbial salad every season, there was no reason to watch. Thank God, I can end my boycott and start enjoying a fair game once again! Now, if the Pirates could only win the pennant …
Finally! They have finally broken down and implemented the instant replay for Major League Baseball. Hardball was the pastime of my youth. I was an all-star second baseman with a damn good eye for a hittable pitch in the pony league. I lost heart when the MLB players went on strike for more money back then. I thought they should have asked for fewer games per season, but they got their demands. It has only taken what, 15 or 20 years to catch up with the NFL? I still had a personal boycott since then. With all the bad umpire calls over the years, I was thinking the game was rigged. Combined with my Pittsburgh Pirates tossing the proverbial salad every season, there was no reason to watch. Thank God, I can end my boycott and start enjoying a fair game once again! Now, if the Pirates could only win the pennant …
Mike Homa
