Upon further review...

All GM's in favor of using instant replay in a limited capacity for Major League Baseball games, say "Aye."

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.
Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.
Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

All GM's not in favor of using instant replay in any capacity, say "Nay."

Nay. Nay. Nay. Nay. Nay.

GMs vote in favor of instant replay

Proposal will be sent to Commissioner for evaluation

But, let's not go overboard or anything.

Instant replay may now become a factor on a limited basis in Major League Baseball games.

The collective general managers voted 25-5 during their Tuesday-morning session to at least explore the possibility of using the video technology to help decide disputed home run calls: fair or foul, in or out of the ballpark.

"It didn't surprise me," said Jimmie Lee Solomon, MLB's vice president of baseball operations, about a proposal handed down by the technology committee headed by Colorado GM Dan O'Dowd. "I was surprised that five teams voted against it."

A proposal will now be written up and passed along to Commissioner Bud Selig, who will determine how it will be vetted, Solomon said, adding that the unions for the players and umpires will also be involved in the ongoing process.

Calling movement in MLB "glacial," Solomon said he didn't expect the proposal to be cast into a rule and implemented in time for the 2008 season.

MLB's use of replay would not be like the NFL's use. Think NHL and NBA.

The NHL uses replay only to judge disputed goals that are referred by one of the on-ice referees. The National Basketball Association uses it only to analyze last-second shots, as opposed to time left on the game clock. Only the National Football League uses replay extensively to review disputed plays. In the NFL system, a head coach can ask to review any call at the risk of losing a timeout if it's not reversed.

MLB, like the NHL and NBA, would use replay on a restricted basis: only to determine the validity -- or lack thereof -- of a home run. And even that would have an impact on the length of the game.

Five minutes to decide a homer that wins or loses a game...or a pennant...is a small price to pay.

There is a bit in the middle of the story, about a few ideas to speed up that 'glacial' pace of games. Call this an 'out of the box' idea, but how about 110 seconds between innings. Three thirty second ads and a ten second promo for the next show that no one will watch because the promos have completely turned off the viewing public. Get out of the inning, play the spots, start the game when the breaks end.

I have no proof to back this up, but it seemed like the breaks between half innings were almost three or three-and-a-half minutes long. That much time between action makes for a sloppy action.

Yes, this would cut down on ad inventory, but there are other opportunities within the broadcast.