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The urge to "get the calls right" was understandable at the time, but the examination allowed by slow-mo video has resulted in an inane dissection of rulebooks in every sport where replay review has been introduced. Think about the catch rule in football, or players being called out because they slid over the base for a millisecond in baseball. Rather than end refereeing controversies, we've just expanded the category of things that can become controversial.

Reviews seem to take longer with each passing year, taking away from the drama of the rhythm and the pace of their respective games. And the lurking threat of replay means that important moments are undercut by the question of whether they'll be overturned minutes after the fact.