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If it was as easy and fast as Nicky Fives says then it likely would have already happened. It's not.
Have you ever been at a game when they've reviewed a home run/foul ball this season? It's a huge pain and a buzzkill when the fat umpires have to run off the field and watch the tape. There are theoretically dozens of plays in a given baseball game that can be "close" but currently have no need to be reviewed.
What it comes down to is that there is no good place to draw the line on base running plays. Do you really want Lou Piniella coming out to challenge every close play at first? OK, so give each team one "challenge." Then what if he throws his challenge flag for a close steal in the second and then the umps make a terrible call in the ninth but he is out of challenges?
It's just not needed, especially in the full-scale overhaul that ESPN analysts are looking for.
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