[Note: This post was pre-written on Wednesday, following a particularly egregious replay debacle double-whammy that of course resulted in a loss. If more replay-related shenanigans occur in the interim, or there are further developments, it may seem silly in retrospect.]
Replay in MLB was fairly exciting when it was announced, but I’m not actually sure it’s proven to be a net positive. For every good part of “hey, this bad call was overturned,” there seems to be a couple of bad parts, with one being, “hey, this bad call wasn’t overturned,” and the other being, “it’s unclear why replay exists if it isn’t going to be dedicated to getting every call right.