Who needs more instant replay, say baseball GM's

November 10, 5:34 PMSports ExaminerPaula Duffy

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  Familiar scene from the World Series, Joe Girardi and ump. (AP)

In Chicago today, the MLB general managers never even made a proposal related to expansion of replay, never mind vote on anything.

Mlb.com reported on Tuesday afternoon that the prevailing opinion was in sync with public statements made by MLB Commissioner Bud Selig. An MLB executive vice president, Jimmy Lee Solomon said:

"We only have now a season and a couple of months' experience with it. Now there are those who clamor for more and more instant replay. I think we have to digest what we've got. We've got to look at this technology and look at where we are as a sport."

In other words, what's your hurry buddy, we don't like to be pushed. As previously noted, a younger more tech-savvy base of executives wouldn't blink at discussing what was the hottest topic to come out of the post-season, besides A-Rod's awakening and use of pitchers on "short rest".

Yankees GM, Brian Cashman spoke for those of us who don't see this as heresy or acting hastily. MLB.com carries this quote: I'm big on technology," Cashman said. "I'm open to any way we can help the umpires. We want what the umpires want -- to get the calls right."  

Unfortunately he added that he would leave the matter up to the Commissioner's Office and the umpire's union. If they believe all is fine, Cashman will be good with that. Too bad.

I don't expect revolutionary changes to be made only a week after the conclusion of the World Series but the absence of an agenda item with a proposal that could be studied and debated is disheartening. We're left with the usual blather that can be summed up by a statement made by Mets' GM, Omar Minaya: "Look, umpires are going to make bad calls."

Well at least that doesn't need to be an agenda item and debated. We all know that already.

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