IR Helps ARod

Instant replay made it's long awaited major league debut last night and, wouldn't you know it, Alex Rodriguez was the beneficiary. Everything came off according to plan. The review took two minutes and fifteen seconds and all parties involved seemed to feel justice was served. Here's the funny thing: I'm not sure that the call was right or that instant replay was capable of providing the proper evidence. The ball ARod hit was so far above the foul pole (ok, FAIR pole...) that the TV cameras I saw couldn't conclusively tell where it crossed into foul territory. The ball clearly landed to the left of the yellow line which means the only way it could be fair was to have hooked around the pole. I didn't see any evidence that said it did since the main camera was so tight and the ball so high that there was no point of reference. Just as important I guess, is that there was no evidence that the call was wrong and if the on-field decision can not be conclusively overruled, then the ruling stands. I believe that's what happened last night. One wonders how long it will be until cameras are placed or instructed by the big office to get different angles on home run balls. It isn't the worst thing in the world if TV coverage helps the game. I'll just be interested to see the ripple effect.