Bud Selig's Anti-Replay Reasons Seem Slightly Suspect

Bud Selig is extremely hesitant to institute instant replay in Major League Baseball, which is not exactly surprising. In every area but their advanced media operation, MLB is startlingly behind the technological curve. But still, these reasons are bogus:

"I think my position has been clear," Selig said. "This is a game of pace. I’m worried a lot about that."

Selig is against delaying a game for a few minutes and making a pitcher wait while a decision is made. M.L.B. began to use replay in August 2008 and was the last of the four major sports to employ some form of replay to correct calls.

"You’re always concerned about pace," Selig said. "You’re always concerned about how the game goes. And I haven’t changed my mind at all."

I don’t disagree that baseball is a game of pace, but I would posit that it’s a game of already incredibly slow pace, and that it’s hard to imagine it getting all that much slower thanks to the occasional replay. And which would Selig prefer? Games moving more glacially, or umpires robbing teams with poor calls? And where is all this pacing concern when MLB sells 15 minutes of ad time between each World Series inning?

So, yeah, you know. Maybe a little bogus.