When Major League Baseball’s replay review system shows its faults, it is common to hear complaints that suggest scrapping the entire thing.
“It makes me not even want it anymore, honestly,” Braves catcher Travis d’Arnaud said after his team lost a game last Sunday because Alec Bohm of the Phillies was called safe on a slide at home despite never touching the plate.
“It just slows the game down,” d’Arnaud fumed to reporters after the Braves lost their replay challenge in the ninth inning of what became a 7-6 Phillies win. “It took five minutes for them to decide that, and to me, they got it wrong.