With many umpires retiring and technology improving baseball must look into way to correct calls without slowing down the game. With Armando Galarraga’s near perfect game catching national attention it hopefully will help call attention to the atrocious umpiring that we have seen over the past several seasons.

Over the weekend, not once but twice in both NY teams game I saw the umpire call a runner safe at second on a double play when both Cano and Reyes were clearly on the base and it wasn’t even a “neighborhood play.”

I know that we cannot do much with ball and strike calls without completely slowing the game down but other calls besides home runs need to be reviewed. It is quite simple in my mind, MLB has emergency umpires usually in case one gets hurt, have him in the backroom to quickly review a play and radio his call. This eliminates the umps from having to run to the TV and prolong the game. Or the other option is have some at the MLB office in New York watching replays when buzzed in order to help correct calls, it seems like a no brainer but time will tell. It is just unfortunate that with the type of technology we have and the low rate umpires like CB Bucknor and Angel Hernandez that we have to see huge mistakes what seems like every game.

One last thing umpires, no one comes to see you, we go to see the players so be seen but not heard, we do not need you to put on a show or do anything to make a name for yourself.