A few years ago we discussed the then possible use of instant replay in baseball. Well, baseball blew a replay review where a hit, which replay convincingly showed should have been ruled a homer, was ruled a double after the game was halted so that the umpires could review it. The blown call prevented the A's from tying the game in the ninth.

Baseball acknowledged that the umpires were incorrect in their conclusion, but ruled that because it was a judgment call, it stands.

Normally I would agree that judgment calls, if shown to be erroneous later, should stand. However, where baseball has inserted the extreme option of instant replay to guarantee a proper outcome in certain situations, a higher standard should be employed, and the call should be reversed, allowing the game to be replayed from the point where the blown call is reversed.