Baseball general managers failed to take a vote yesterday on expanding instant replay following a postseason filled with blown calls by umpires.
Baseball began video review in August 2008 but only to determine whether potential home runs were fair or foul or cleared fences.
"We talked about the mechanics behind instant replay. We talked about the structure. We talked about where it's housed, the umpires' procedure," said Jimmie Lee Solomon, executive vice president of baseball operations in the commissioner's office. "But it was all confined to the current instant replay system that we have."
Commissioner Bud Selig opposes widening the use of video review.
"I know there are some who have talked off line about the expansion of instant replay," Solomon said. "Right now, the commissioner doesn't see any reason to consider it."
The GMs also heard a report from umpiring vice president Mike Port on training, evaluation and structure.
"I think commissioner Selig is going to look at the entire umpiring structure and he's going to seek ways to enhance the entire structure," Solomon said.
Solomon said there was no discussion on pace of the game, a topic that came to the forefront during the World Series after numerous visits to the mound by Yankees catcher Jorge Posada.
Noteworthy
* Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter won his fourth Gold Glove, joining New York first baseman Mark Teixeira among the American League players rewarded for fantastic fielding.
Los Angeles Angels centerfielder Torii Hunter and Seattle rightfielder Ichiro Suzuki both won for the ninth straight season. First-time winners included Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria, Baltimore outfielder Adam Jones and Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle.
Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer and Detroit second baseman Placido Polanco each earned their second award.
National League winners will be announced tomorrow.
* Former Phillies manager Gene Mauch joins other former managers Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog and Danny Murtaugh on the ballot when the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee votes next month.
Tom Kelly, Davey Johnson, Steve O'Neill and Charlie Grimm also are on the 10-man ballot for managers and umpires.
Doug Harvey and Hank O'Day are the umpires up for consideration.
A separate ballot for executives and pioneers includes former owners Gene Autry (Angels), Ewing Kauffman (Royals), John Fetzer (Tigers), Jacob Ruppert (Yankees) and Sam Breadon (Cardinals) along with former players' association head Marvin Miller.
Retired National League president Bill White and former general managers Bob Howsam, John McHale and Gabe Paul also will be considered.
* Vin Scully says he will continue in the broadcast booth for the Los Angeles Dodgers through the 2010 season, then decide whether he will walk away.
He told the Associated Press that he still loves the job he has had with the team for 60 years, but that it's hard to be away from his wife during a long season.
Scully, who turns 82 later this month, and his wife Sandy celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary Tuesday.
Scully's tenure with the Dodgers is the longest of any current sports broadcaster with the same team, and dates back to when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn. He calls all nine innings of the team's television broadcasts, while the first three innings of his games are simulcast on the radio.
Photos: Past Phillies Gold Glove winners
