For those of you who think that with the addition of replay in baseball arguing will be stopped...Think again!

On Thursday, August 28th, Major League Baseball will begin using replay, which can be used for possible homeruns.

Why is Major League Baseball saying "MLB beings instant replay on Thursday?" Folks, it's not INSTANT replay. Instant replay is something you see on television. It's simply "video review, or video replay." 

Secondly, many people seem to concur that having replay will stop arguments between the umpire and manager. In fact, the rule states if a manager leaves the dugout to come on the field after the replay has been decided, he will be treated as if he were arguing balls and strikes, which leaves him subject to ejection. But wait a minute. Who decides when to use the replay?

The crew chief! That's right, the guy on the field who has been umpiring in Major League Baseball for years and years! The guy who more than likely has his own agenda and wants to do things the old fashioned way and believe his call on the field merits no review because he is the crew chief and is always correct!

So, what does this lead to? It leads to the unevitable. You will see managers come out of the dugout many times to argue with the umpire to use the replay, and vice versa! If Joe Girardi thinks it was a close call at the wall, he will argue that replay should be used. If the crew chief then decides OK he's right, then we will see the other manager come out and argue for using it.

The NHL does it right. They have an office in Toronto where EVERY goal is monitered. Most goals are easy to see, and there is not even a second delay before faceoff. When there is a close call, the game is paused until the goal can be verified. Nothing is done at the arena, and nothing is done by the actual official at the venue. It's all done in Toronto.  There are NO arguments following NHL reviews, because no official at the venue had a say in the result. When is the last time you saw a coach behind the bench call up someone in Toronto after a review? I just checked YouTube and can't find one.

Major League Baseball decides to build an office in New York that will have every game on television with technicians there to feed the replays to the particular venues. Why could they have not had an official there as well, that could make a decision? If you have someone deciding a controversial call in New York, a manager couldn't argue a thing!

How would my replay work? Easy.  You develop a system where the managers for each ballclub control the initiation of the replay. Each manager would get one a game. If you get it correct, you get another.  You are capped at two. You should be able to use it on any possible homerun call and any safe/out call at any base! If I am in a pennant race, why is a homerun more important then a blown call at home plate that would have tied or won the game for my team? The video is obviously there for us to use, so use it! MLB is giving too much value to the homerun. I'd love to see replay used at a play at first base in the bottom of the 9th inning, where my runner would have scored, since the bases were loaded.  Not only that, but if a manager initiates a replay, who can argue? No one!!!

The entire point of replay in MLB is to take the controversial call out of the umpires hands and verify it by using a monitor.

The only problem is, the umpire is still the one making the calls! Both for the review and the final decision!

Andy Slater is an on-air radio host for 640AM Fox Sports in South Florida.

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