The debate over instant-replay - and technology in general - in sports is getting quite repetitive and boring. So it makes sense that I'll now give my opinion. Haven't we reached a point where almost all officiating can be replaced by machines/robots? Sure, there are the calls that may require interpretation, such as fouls in some sports, but I can't think of much else that couldn't be covered by robots. I think. I would love to see some of the leagues explore the possibility of severely limiting the roles of officials. Of course, realistically, this won't happen.

Why?

I can think of a few reasons. I believe one of the biggest ones is that people don't like change. Using what must be similar logic in fighting to preserve dated ballparks, some people desire to keep the old, inferior refs instead of considering switching to something significantly better. I think these people are wrong. I'm guessing they're the ones who love the "human element" of officiating. God I am sick of that term. When sports were created, was the human element of reffing even considered? I'm confident that sports were created with the human element of players in mind, not officials. Why would we ever want to accept errors if we don't have to?

Maybe people love being able to complain about sports. If there were no officials, and every call was always correct, fans would have to accept that their teams sometimes just suck. So, in a way, perhaps officials are scapegoats.

Those are two of the reasons why I think technology is lacking in sports. I'm sure there are more. Are any legitimate?

Yesterday I thought about how all of these relatives are taking time out of their lives to fly/drive in to see Emily's wedding. I then thought about how I would be somewhat uncomfortable having so many people give up time to come see me get married. I suppose I just don't think anything that I do is important enough for dozens of people to sacrifice a day or two to witness. This is especially true because I think many of the people who would come to my wedding wouldn't really want to be going in the first place. This seems like a strange situation where you're encouraged to throw a party that will cost a fortune that you know many people invited won't want to attend.

One of the reasons I enjoy watching soccer so much is the few commercial breaks. A 90-minute soccer match almost always ends more quickly than a 48-minute basketball game, a 60-minute football game, and a 60-minute hockey game.

Why can soccer get away with so few commercials? Is there anything that the other sports can take from it? I can't imagine not having to sacrifice almost half my day to watch a football game.

I am watching MLB Tonight even though there are only four games today.