Video killed the radio star.

It also may be killing professional sports.

Pittsburgh-area dwellers know full well the perils of instant replay reviews. Say the name “Jesse James,” and a Steeler fan won't think about the western outlaw and gunslinger. A Steeler fan will think about the Pittsburgh tight end of the same name and his touchdown catch in 2017 against the Patriots that was overturned.

Replay in all sports has become a near-farce.

It was originally intended to right egregious wrongs. But as time went on, it's been expanded more and more in every sport to the point of absurdity.

A prime example of this is the chaos that ensued at the Kentucky Derby Saturday.

Maximum Security appeared to have galloped to the win on the sloppy one-and-quarter-mile course at Churchill Downs.

Well, more than “appeared.” The horse “did” win the race.

Until replay became involved.

After examining footage of the race for 22 minutes, it was ruled by Churchill Downs stewards that Maximum Security drifted from the rail and unfairly impeded the other horses.

Country House — a 65-1 long shot — was declared the winner.

Many horse racing experts said it was the right decision. OK. I get that. But if it takes 22 minutes to figure that out, maybe it wasn't such an impediment after all.

It was the first time in 145 years of the Kentucky Derby that a horse was disqualified.

Let that sink in —145 years.

What was the reason?

Replay.

The situation at the Kentucky Derby put a punctuation mark on replay's problem.

Every replay system in every sport is broken because these leagues have grown to rely on the technology too much.

And imagine what the referees and officials must be going through. It's difficult to do your job when you know someone is looking over your shoulder every minute and every pitch of every game, waiting for you to make a mistake.

An official can do 99 things correctly, but make one wrong call, boy …

Replay in the NFL has been infuriating for years.

The league tried to clean it up this season by simplifying the catch rule, but now it will review pass interference calls next season in a classic knee-jerk reaction to a really bad call in the NFC title game.

Beyond that can of worms being ripped open, replay has taken the joy out of watching most games.

A big play unfolds. It's exciting and breathtaking. But as a fan, you have to hold your breath in case replay overturns it.

A fan can't celebrate until someone in New York breaks down the play like the Zapruder film to determine if what we saw with our eyes actually happened.

It ruins the immersion.

Replay in Major League Baseball may be the worst of them all.

For literally 100 years, the neighborhood play at second base was part of the game. A second baseman or shortstop needn't always have to touch the bag for a force out. Now, with replay, that part of the game is gone.

Again, replay in the MLB was designed just to overrule really bad calls, like home runs that weren't ruled home runs, or plays at first or the plate. (Think of the 1985 World Series between the Royals and Cardinals, or the perfect game that wasn't for Tigers' pitcher Armando Galarraga in 2010).

Even MLB has warped and ruined replay.

College football and the NHL also have replay problems.

Upon further review, there is a solution.

How about no replay?

I know that will never happen. Once technological advances are made and are introduced, rarely do they fade away — it's not like we're going to go back to 8-track tapes and VCRs any time soon.

So, we'll just have to live with it.

Mike Kilroy is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.