Samantha Lattner

English 102

April 17th 2017

Annotated Bibliography

My research paper is on if instant replay should be allowed in all

professional sports. I wrote about this topic because I love sports and knew
how controversial this topic was. Its up in the air on if instant replay is a
good thing or a bad thing in the world of sports.

Thesis statement: Many coaches, and sports fans dont like instant replay

because it takes up too much time, it ruins the human element of the game,

and it destroys the momentum teams have created; however, instant replay

is an innovative element to sports because it helps the officials make the

correct call, captures things that the human eye cant or (didnt in the first

place), decreases the number of arguments with the coaches and gets the

viewers involved because not only does it explain to the fans what call is

being made, but they also get to analyze the play for themselves.

Bordner, seth. Call Em as they are: Whats Wrong with Blown Calls

and What to do about them Vol 42, No 1

May 2014, pp. 1-5

Seth Bordner wrote a scholarly article on instant replay and what

to do when the officials blow a call. Bordner argues that instant replay

should be allowed because it allows for a fair game to be called and

 without the third eye of a camera who will never lie, games are

changed for the worse. There are missed calls that result in an altered

outcome of the game, championships and also record books.

I will use this article to prove my point on the human error aspect

of the paper. Cameras dont lie, they will never make a mistake and

they will always give you a correct answer. This will help me because it

talks about why it is important for officials to use instant replay as a

guidance tool.

Cummins, Glenn. Re-presenting Sport: How Instant Replay and

Perceived Violence Impact Enjoyment of Meditated Sports Vol 16,

No 6

June 2013, pp. 1-6

Glenn Cummins, in his article talks about how instant replay

should be allowed just for the pure fact that it engages the viewers

watching the game. They get to see the view and have their own

perspective on the play which makes it more entertaining for them to

watch at home. Now only do they get to see the review but the officials

and broadcasters will explain the call they are making so everyone can

understand what had happened.

This will go with my argument for getting the fans involved

because when you can review a play at home or on a big screen at the

game it is more fun because you get to see the play up close in slow
 motion, from different angles, and get to decide what call you believe

should be made. Its also always fun to be able to re watch amazing

catches or diving plays.

Mack, Dalton. High heat stats: Instant replay standing tall

June 2014, pp. 1

This article talks about the instant replay system in the baseball

world. It stated that within one week there had been 567 challenges,

with 240, almost 50% of the calls being overturned. Instant replay is

huge in the fact that it creates a fair game. 18% of challenges that get

over turned result to saving a game and making it go into extra

innings.

This will be going with my argument on it helps the officials call a

fair game. No one likes to see a one sided game being called or a

game with a bunch of blown calls. Because of instant replay, all of that

can be stopped. The stats in this article prove that instant replay is

doing its job and bettering the world of sports so why are people not

excited about that?

Saunders, Patrick. How Instant Replay Has Revolutioned sports on

TV.

April 2016, pp. 1-7

 This article written by Patrick Saunders talks about the revolution

of instant replay over time. The first step to instant replay was trial and

error. They created this system but they had to test it out. Then it

became part of the competition, and it helped decide very important

game changing decisions. Now its not only available for the officials to

review a close play but also to the viewers at home who are watching

the game. TV watchers get to see the play over and over again from

different angles and in slow motion and are involved in what is going

on which is neat.

This article will go with my argument on human error and how

even thought all officials are human and do in fact make mistakes,

instant replay can be there to back them up and help them out when

they most need it. Being an official is a very hard job and its pretty

stressful to be out there during a big game and getting yelled at by

fans, players, and coaches for bad calls. With instant replay all that can

be stopped.

Steen, Rob. Going Upstairs: The Decision review system velvet

revolution or this edge of an ethical wedge? Vol 14, No 10

Dec. 2011, pp. 1-6

Rob Steen wrote this article with the intent of disagreeing with

Instant replay. Many people think instant replay is such a great thing

but Steen argues how there are many disadvantages to it also. He says

its a symbol of unwanted change. He believes that it takes away

 from the human element of the game and that if there is going to be a

third eye, they should be proactive.

This article would go with my counter argument of human

element. In this paragraph Ill talk about how people like the human

element of the game and thats all that matters to a lot of people. They

dont care about the errors because sports are about errors and

making mistakes and still having fun while playing the game anyways.

The human element should never be taken out of the world of sports.

Steen, Rob. Make the third umpire proactive

April 2017, pp. 1-5

This article that Steen wrote has to go along with his other article

and his beliefs on instant replay. In this article he talks about how the

3rd party should be proactive. With that being said he thinks the third

eye shouldnt be based off of any technology. It should be someone

else who is watching the game and can help make a decision on the

right call.

This article will go with my counterargument on human error. I

will talk about how human error is a part of all sports and it should be

kept that way. Every single one of us make mistakes so why would we

have this technology that tries to perfect a game? We all can deal with
 mistakes being made and a few blown calls, it is what makes sports so

great.

Unknown. History of Instant Replay

pp. 1-11

This article was written by an unknown source but it has good

information about the history of instant replay. It talks about the pros

and cons of having instant replay and the overall success rate and

failures instant replay has had over the years. It talks about all the

bumps in the road that instant replay has had, it talks about the stop

watches and video cameras that are being used and it also talks about

how instant replay is always improving.

I will use this in my argument because I think it is good

information to have pros and cons in your argument. I wont make it a

list but I will thoroughly explain my thoughts and reasoning for each

pro and con that is listed. I will talk about how instant replay got to

where it is now and how much the tool has progressed from when it

first was created. I will also mention all the success that it has had over

the many years of being created.

Verna, Tony. INSTANT REPLAY the day that changed sports forever.

Dec. 2008, pp. 107-83.

This book written by Tony Verna, who played for the Green Bay

Packers, is all about instant replay and how it changed the world of
sports. He mentions that when instant replay first began, it had many

faults and not many rules to go along with teams using this technology.

Instant replay helped tremendously with the game because of all of the

correct calls that came from this system but it slowed down the game

and took away the human element aspect.

I will use this book in my paper because it has A LOT of useful

information and many great facts about instant replay that will be

beneficial to my argument. I will talk about the different situations that

instant replay has been a part of and how it has helped each and every

one. This book talks about the revolution of instant replay and the way

it has impacted many sports for the better.