If you're watching the game on ESPN right now, you're doubtlessly aware that Carlos Delgado had a home run stolen from him thanks to baseball's stubborn refusal to accept that there are actual ways of knowing whether balls are fair or foul. And his was fair. Be you a Met fan, Yankee fan or Padre fan, there's no doubt about it after seeing the replay dozens of times.

Of course, the umpires aren't allowed to watch the replay even once. I'm not proposing instant replay across the board. Safe and out, ball and strike - these are, by rule of the game, judgment calls. They are, and should remain, prone to human nature. Fair or foul, though? That's factual. That should be reviewed because there's no judgment involved.

Joe Morgan, of course, disagrees. He doesn't think replay would work because "every play would be reviewed." He also thought the reason the umps blew the call was because the bottom of the foul pole was painted black rather than yellow. Which would make sense if the ball was black but even Morgan would probably concede that it's white with red stitches. And I'll concede that what he says about every play being reviewed could be true. Only if someone as dumb as Morgan was the one writing the rules about how replay can be used but, hey, anything's possible.

The NBA ensures that shots get off before the buzzer, another factual matter, by using replay. They don't use it any other way. I can't believe that baseball prefers to look like imbeciles on national television so here's a suggestion for the next owner's meeting.

"In the event of a disagreement between umpires about whether or not a batted ball leaves the field of play in fair or foul territory, the umpires shall consult a video replay, if one exists, to ensure that the correct call is made. At no other point may umpires consult video replay."

Fair enough?