Aug
17
2012

Citi Field and Yankee Stadium To Be Testing Grounds For Advanced Replay

An article by Joe D

According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, Citi Field and Yankee Stadium have been selected to be testing grounds for Instant Replay according to MLB Sources.

Major League Baseball owners have agreed to test two different advanced replay systems live during games starting next week, and if they prove accurate they could precede an overhaul of the system for the 2013 season, sources told Yahoo! Sports.

MLB will analyze a radar-based system and a camera-based system, both similar to the one used in tennis for down-the-line fair-or-foul calls. Yankee Stadium and Citi Field will be the guinea-pig parks for the systems, which have been installed recently.

The use of the systems will be strictly in the background and for analysis. Because the number of questionable plays during games is likely to be limited, MLB plans to do extra testing on non-game days. Before implementing the technology in its 30 ballparks, the league wants to ensure its accuracy is up to standard.

Good move…

The important thing is that we get the calls right, and if this accomplishes that and improves the status quo which sucks, I’m all for it.

About the Author: Joe DeCaro

I'm a lifelong Mets fan who loves writing and talking about the Amazins' 24/7. From the Miracle in 1969 to the magic of 1986, and even the near misses in '73 and '00, I've experienced it all - the highs and the lows. I started Mets Merized Online in 2005 to feed my addiction. Follow me on Twitter @metsmerized.

4 Comments + Add Comment

Mitch Petanick August 17, 2012 at 2:05 pm

Good thing this is starting now rather than a few months ago…we might still be waiting for our first no-hitter :-0
Donal August 17, 2012 at 5:21 pm

I don’t like when they do stuff like this in season. They should have started in Spring training or perhaps at the start of the regular season.
Drew August 17, 2012 at 7:19 pm

I think the key phrase in all of this is “strictly in the background and for analysis.” So, Mitch and Donal, none of this is being implemented NOW, it’s just being used to test the systems during real gameplay before they use it next year.
theonlymaskman August 18, 2012 at 10:40 am

One of the methods is a radar-based system. That approach seems to be fraught with plenty of potential difficulties ranging from the accuracy and precision of the data to the interpretation of the data by human umpires. I would be very leery that the radar method can be used in an effective manner without false signals and faulty conclusions.

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