Starting Thursday, Major League Baseball will begin using Instant Replay to resolve disputes over home runs. The decision will ultimately be up to the home plate umpire. From what I can tell, MLB will will not use it to the extent that the NFL uses it. The concern is over the length of the game being extended over arguments over fair/foul balls, etc.

I think it’s great that MLB has decided to get on board with the concept. Instead of getting into arguments (managers especially), there is now concrete proof whether the ball hit was or was not a home run. I wonder if there’s a statistic about how many times each coach has been ejected from a game…