MLB Umpires Suck

I thought when we saw Jim Joyce rob the Detroit Tigers pitcher of a perfect game and baseball immortality umpires would come together and get their act straight. Instead we enter the post season and the umpires are making more mistakes than ever. Check swings are being missed, strikes are called balls, catches are ruled as hits, and tagged players are being ruled safe. We've already seen 2 very mild mannered managers completely lose their temper over these botched calls and I'm sure we'll see more in the future. What is the cause of all this nonsense you ask? It's major league baseball's refusal to use modern day technology as a tool to identify and change bad calls. Every other major sport (with the exception of soccer) uses instant replay to reverse calls that were missed. Humans are imperfect and mistakes are a part of life. There's no shame in taking an extra look at a play in super slow motion that could ultimately decide the outcome of a game. Baseball seems to think instant replay is a personal attack on the integrity and skill level of its umpires. In a billion dollar industry where human error can change the course of history it's time MLB stopped being so proud. Since when did a clear perspective ever hurt anyone?