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I agree, it is inevitable. I'm just not sure I'll like the result (I'm a mixed traditionalist, I abhor interleague play but love the wild card and designated hitter).
I'd have no problem if remains used for only unambiguous (as defined by me above) situations but I doubt it would, because unambuous will be something that changes from moment to moment (a ball call on what would have been strike two is ambiguous, a ball call on what would have been strike three is not) and most of the time it is the ambiguous situations that are more significant and therefore the argument would be that it is more important that they be correct even if you can't correct them with certainty.
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On Griffey retiring. I came to baseball late when I got to college and was given a sports obsessed roommate. I'd never even watched a game before then (and have still never actually played a game of baseball/softball in my life). Being introduced to the sport via the Seattle Mariners in 1992-1996 was a pretty good time to do it.
Ken Griffey Jr.
Randy Johnson
Alex Rodriguez
Edgar Martinez
3.5 Hall of Famers all on one overlooked team. Me leaving Seattle was about the same time that group imploded but I'm glad I got to see them. It was sad to see how quickly injuries overtook Griffey but also good to be reminded of the more natural arc of aging for baseball players.
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