Fans’ relative patience with rituals of correction depends, most likely, on whether they want the uninterrupted thrill of watching a big play without self-consciousness or the comforting, constantly updating reality of live pitch tracking. The leagues and the networks have chosen the certainty of the androids — and it’s hard to blame them, given the incalculable harm that any referee scandal brings down on a sport. But automation only breeds more automation, and more rigid refereeing changes the style of play.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/magazine/has-the-replay-taken-the-fun-out-of-watching-sports.html
