Hey, who wants to talk about instant replay some more today? This guy does!

So, remember how there were a bunch of terrible calls in the MLB playoffs this year and everyone complained about it? Also: remember how Alex Rodriguez hit a home run that happened to bounce off a camera in right field, so it looked like it wasn’t a home run, and he was only rewarded with a double? But then remember how the umps went to check the replay — because in baseball, this is the only thing you can review via instant replay — and they overturned the call to a home run, because it was actually a home run? See how instant replay can lead to the right call?

Well, baseball has its general managers meeting out at O’Hare this week, and expanded instant replay was quickly cast aside:

“The commissioner is a very forward-looking person, but he has an ample respect for tradition,” said Solomon. “He doesn’t take this lightly. He doesn’t make a lot of changes in the game without giving it a complete vetting.”

Solomon said the only discussion on instant replay Tuesday concerned the present system.

“We only have a season and a couple of months’ experience with instant replay,” said Solomon. “Now there are those who clamor for more.”

Asked if there would be more discussion at the winter meetings, Solomon said, “Right now the commissioner doesn’t see any reason to consider it.”

This is to be expected. As I’ve written before, baseball is a game that adheres to tradition, that adheres to good ‘ol Americana. And that means expanded instant replay isn’t just going to happen overnight. We still might be years away. But at some point in the future, it’s likely going to happen. And wrong calls will be corrected more often than not.