MLB announces Instant Replay Changes

[ryan36]

Per Hardballtalk new rules for this season...any chance it makes it in? Probably not is my guess.

INSTANT REPLAY RULE CHANGES
In addition to the pace of play rules, there are some changes to the replay system as well. Managers may now invoke instant replay from the dugout and will no longer be required to approach the calling umpire to challenge a call. Managers may hold play from the top step of the dugout by signaling to players and the home plate umpire that he is considering a challenge. A decision can be communicated verbally or with a hand signal. To challenge an inning-ending call, managers will be required to leave the dugout immediately in order to hold the defensive team on the field.
Other alterations:

• Whether a runner left the base early or properly touched a base on a tag-up play will be reviewable.

• A manager will retain his challenge after every call that is overturned. Last year, a manager retained his challenge only after the first overturned call.

• A manager must use a challenge in order to review whether a play at home plate included a violation of the rule governing home plate collisions. However, in the event that a manager is out of challenges after the start of the seventh inning, the Crew Chief may still choose to review whether there was a violation of the rule.

• During Postseason games, regular season tiebreaker games and the All-Star Game, managers will now have two challenges per game.

• Instant replay will not be utilized during 2015 Spring Training, but it will be in place for exhibition games at Major League ballparks prior to the start of the 2015 regular season.

[Ghost Of The Year]

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I'd like to one day see the Show have challenges on reviewing whether or not runners tagged too soon & touched or missed a base. Players with low baserunning attributes would be more likely to miss a base or leave early.
But that's probably 5-10 years away, if ever, for video game baseball.

[dalger21]

Re: MLB announces Instant Replay Changes

I should rephrase that...having instant replay in "The Show" is not a necessary thing to me.

[Russell_SCEA]

Re: MLB announces Instant Replay Changes

Per Hardballtalk new rules for this season...any chance it makes it in? Probably not is my guess.

INSTANT REPLAY RULE CHANGES
In addition to the pace of play rules, there are some changes to the replay system as well. Managers may now invoke instant replay from the dugout and will no longer be required to approach the calling umpire to challenge a call. Managers may hold play from the top step of the dugout by signaling to players and the home plate umpire that he is considering a challenge. A decision can be communicated verbally or with a hand signal. To challenge an inning-ending call, managers will be required to leave the dugout immediately in order to hold the defensive team on the field.
Other alterations:

• Whether a runner left the base early or properly touched a base on a tag-up play will be reviewable.

• A manager will retain his challenge after every call that is overturned. Last year, a manager retained his challenge only after the first overturned call.

• A manager must use a challenge in order to review whether a play at home plate included a violation of the rule governing home plate collisions. However, in the event that a manager is out of challenges after the start of the seventh inning, the Crew Chief may still choose to review whether there was a violation of the rule.

• During Postseason games, regular season tiebreaker games and the All-Star Game, managers will now have two challenges per game.

• Instant replay will not be utilized during 2015 Spring Training, but it will be in place for exhibition games at Major League ballparks prior to the start of the 2015 regular season.

Yeah that's a big fat hell no on inclusion this year.

[bcruise]

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Yeah that's a big fat hell no on inclusion this year.

And things like this are what make developers pull their hair out, when the real thing changes its rules a month before the game's release.

Just having the replay in there in any form is a great addition. I guess we can prepare to field this question a million times in this forum as the season goes on.

[nemesis04]

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That home plate rule last year was a complete joke. Umpires did a terrible job interpreting that rule properly.

[ryan36]

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Haha. Yeah reading back I didn't mean to be snide at all, but wtf are they changing rules right before release day for? I don't like Manfred

[Russell_SCEA]

Re: MLB announces Instant Replay Changes

Haha. Yeah reading back I didn't mean to be snide at all, but wtf are they changing rules right before release day for? I don't like Manfred

I was being sarcastic and I'm loving Manfred already.

[kehlis]

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Haha. Yeah reading back I didn't mean to be snide at all, but wtf are they changing rules right before release day for? I don't like Manfred

Because the players union had to approve them.

This has been an ongoing thing for a few months now. Just finally reached an accordance.

[ryan36]

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Wait if Ramone likes Manfred, does that mean it's no longer a day one purchase, or that I can now finish The Show in 15 minutes like Super Batter Up and Clutch Hitter? ...ok, I'll admit I'm old

[A_Quiet_Pro]

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Wait if Ramone likes Manfred, does that mean it's no longer a day one purchase, or that I can now finish The Show in 15 minutes like Super Batter Up and Clutch Hitter? ...ok, I'll admit I'm old

Super Batter Up was the chizz back in the day... lol (Never heard of clutch hitter tho)

[Ghost Of The Year]

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MLB is going to find it a hard, fine line to toe trying to reduce game times while at the same time bringing in more & more replay & manager challenges. At this point I'm going out on an early limb & predict Manfred doesn't last any longer than Fay Vincent did. But hey, at least he should outlast Bart Giamatti lol

[NJ2NC]

Re: MLB announces Instant Replay Changes

Yeah that's a big fat hell no on inclusion this year.

I wish I didn't have a mouth full of coffee when I read this! Thanks for the laugh and The Show!

[Go Yankees]

Re: MLB announces Instant Replay Changes

It seems that mlb, nfl and nba have been changing the rules before the start of each season for a few years now, and in some cases changing rules in the middle of the season, i think thats ridiculous, minor rule changes have always happened before seasons but in my opinion its getting out of control, i'd be irritated if i made this game!