Paul Hagen: No second thoughts from Major League Baseball on instant replay

By Paul Hagen Philadelphia Daily News Daily News Sports Writer ON THE TELEVISION screen, with the benefit of a zoom lens and slow motion and high-definition, there didn't seem to be a lot of mystery about what happened with the line drive, low and hot, that Shane Victorino ripped to leftfield. At the last possible moment, the ball hooked just to the left of the base of the foul pole. It caromed sharply to the right after hitting a railing and dropped behind the fence. It appeared clearly to be a foul ball and, as the tabloid television shows like to say, it was all Caught On Tape! The problem was that third-base umpire Dale Scott didn't have the zoom lens at his disposal. Or the slo-mo. Or the high-def. Pretty soon, he will. And that's a good thing. Scott called the ball fair and Victorino had a two-run homer in the bottom of... [read full story]