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Sports Central May 31, 2008 Ben Feller |
Why Baseball Needs Replay Now The main reason for replay is to get the calls correct. Another is for baseball to start to shy away from its old school image. |
Sports Central November 15, 2004 Martin Hawrysko |
Instant Reply in Baseball is No Blown Call Many calls were questioned during this year's Major League Baseball postseason. Luckily, the umpires got them right -- generally not the case during the regular season, nor in past postseasons. The time for instant replay in baseball may be here -- umpires, after all, are only human. |
Sports Central June 11, 2010 Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: MLB's "Perfect" Conspiracy Major League Baseball umpire Jim Joyce's blown call on a play at first cost Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game. |
Sports Central April 17, 2011 Jess Coleman |
Losing Sight on Replay On Thursday, the Associated Press reported that MLB is "leaning toward" an expansion of instant replay that would include trapped balls and fair-or-foul rulings down the lines. |
Sports Central November 15, 2013 Jeff Kallman |
Let There Be Replay, at Long Enough Last And baseball umpires will still be only human. But getting it right when pennant races or championships turn is as right as mere humans and the technologies humans create can get. |
Sports Central December 18, 2011 Neil Bright |
Forward to the Past As the Luddites before them, those opposing the expanded use of instant replay in major league baseball base their objections less on rational thought than on illogical fears of change. |
CIO March 15, 2004 |
Rulings on the Field - Sports A Bronx cheer greeted Major League Baseball's use of the Umpire Information System from QuesTec in 2003. |
Salon.com October 8, 2000 King Kaufman |
Why baseball beats football The ump blew the call! My team got robbed! Thank goodness there's no instant replay. Plus: The Yankees aren't the '64 Phillies. Get over it... |
Sports Central November 3, 2009 Diane M. Grassi |
Umpire Woes Rest With MLB Operations Without a uniform standard overseen by Major League Baseball, simply implanting new technology will not solve the systemic problem, demonstrated by numerous 2009 postseason bad calls from umpires. |
Salon.com June 13, 2001 Allen Barra |
By George, he's back Steinbrenner lashes out at the Yankees, just like old times. And this time, he's actually got a point... |
Sports Illustrated October 10, 2000 Rick Reilly |
Major League Torture For reasons that scientists don't fully understand, there are still a few humans in this country who watch baseball games on television from start to finish, without the use of restraints, amphetamines or toothpicks... |
Popular Mechanics April 2003 Jim Kaat |
The Mechanics Of Baseball Baseball has evolved in favor of the hitter. Here are nine factors that have changed the game. |
Sports Central September 26, 2014 Jeff Kallman |
Jeter, Overmatched, But Not Outclassed Jeter's farewell season has been somewhat controversial for the point that questions arose all year long as to whether the 40-year-old Yankee captain belonged in the lineup as a regular anymore. |
Sports Central July 13, 2011 Jeff Kallman |
Derek Jeter's All-Star Blessing A lot of the folk are hemming and hawing over Derek Jeter's withdrawal from the All-Star Game. But nobody seems to catch onto his withdrawal as an inadvertent blessing upon it. |
Sports Central September 15, 2009 Diane M. Grassi |
Will MLB's Latest Tech Hurt the Game? As the end of the 2009 Major League Baseball season approaches, here's a critical look at the technological advances instituted in 2009 and intended for the game's future progress. |
Sports Central August 15, 2010 Jess Coleman |
Yankees' Future is Grid-Locked With all the great players on the Yankees every year, young players have to wait for an injury, trade, or retirement to see time in the majors. |
Sports Central February 27, 2014 Kevin Beane |
Bring Instant Replay to Balls and Strikes MIT has produced a study looking at how umpires call balls and strikes depending on the count. |
Salon.com January 17, 2003 Allen Barra |
Penalties, Part 2 The NFL's dreadful officiating can't be ignored anymore. One solution: Give one ref a TV. |
Sports Illustrated October 19, 2001 E.M. Swift |
Baseball like it oughta be It's no wonder the Yankees keeping winning... |
Sports Illustrated June 4, 2003 Tom Verducci |
Man vs. Machine Pitchers are swinging away and umpires are crying foul, but QuesTec, baseball's high-tech strike zone evaluator, is good for the game |
AskMen.com Pete Flies |
Top 10: Classic Baseball Plays Here are 10 classic baseball plays that will remind us why baseball in October is great. |
PC Magazine June 20, 2007 Robert Strauss |
Tech Me Out to the Ball Game Major League Baseball has devised some high-tech ways to keep fans happy both at home and in the stands. |
Sports Central September 17, 2007 Joe Boesch |
Baseball Heals All Americans embrace baseball because it symbolizes peace and tranquility. |
Sports Central September 22, 2009 Jeff Kallman |
Resolving the AL MVP Wars Okay, so the Minnesota Twins are suddenly (so it seems) back in the American League Central race, and possibly for keeps. Helps bump up Joe Mauer's Most Valuable Player campaign, no? Well, not necessarily. |
Salon.com July 11, 2001 Allen Barra |
What's wrong with the All-Star Game? Too many players, for starters. But it's not too late to save baseball's midseason matchup... |
Sports Central September 5, 2011 Neil Bright |
The Pest Nobody Knows Without saying a word in the ninth inning of an otherwise unmemorable game, the left fielder of the Yankees spoke volumes about who and what he is. With two outs in a hopeless contest destined to be lost by 6 runs, Brett Gardner refused to die. |
Sports Central December 1, 2010 Jeff Kallman |
A Baseball Negotiation, My Foot Derek Jeter may have won a 2010 Gold Glove that he doesn't really deserve. But neither does he deserve the apparent negotiating strategy of the New York Yankees, for whom he has been the franchise. |
Salon.com July 25, 2001 Allen Barra |
Throw the bums out! It's time to eject baseball's owners for arguing balls and strikes... |
Sports Central September 13, 2013 Jeff Kallman |
The Captain at the Crossroads? Derek Jeter isn't a man who wants to be remembered for a twice-fractured ankle reducing him to a bad, sad impersonation of what he once was. |
Sports Central October 13, 2005 Diane M. Grassi |
What Happened to the Yanks? The 2005 postseason for the New York Yankees followed one of the most challenging of all regular seasons for manager Joe Torre. |
Sports Illustrated February 9, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Wise Investment Look past the numbers to see Jeter's worth... |
AskMen.com Dave Golokhov |
How To: Get Into Baseball Even though there's a lull in sports right now, there's no need to pout. If you haven't paid much attention to baseball before, here are some tips on how to get into the game. |
Sports Illustrated March 28, 2001 Frank Deford |
Twilight Zone Umpires decide to follow the rules regarding strike zone... |
Salon.com November 1, 2002 Allen Barra |
Why nobody watched the World Series Blame it on late games and regionalism -- not the great baseball. And has anybody checked the NBA ratings lately? |
Sports Illustrated October 17, 2001 Tom Verducci |
The sounds of October A's learn the hard way about importance of fundamentals... |
Sports Central September 20, 2006 Ryan Day |
The Team Everybody Wants to Play Florida is ripe with young baseball talent. Yet, beginning in 1998 the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have done nothing but lose, finishing last in their division in every year except one. |
Sports Central April 5, 2007 Scott Shepherd |
Baseball's Back, and Not a Second Too Late Here's a look at some of the things that make baseball great. |
Sports Illustrated October 16, 2002 Frank Deford |
The right call All sports should use available technology to review plays |
Sports Illustrated April 3, 2002 Kostya Kennedy |
Yankees are already done Beating the Yankees was the omen that should have had all of Maryland, better yet the entire sporting world, rising up to take notice... |
Sports Central March 12, 2014 Adam Russell |
New Rule and Replay Won't Reduce Controversy MLB is potentially opening a Pandora's Box with the combination of the new home plate rule and replay, and the controversies most likely won't be reduced as intended. |
Sports Central August 24, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
The American League Shark Tank A good shark always knows a good deal when he sees one. 6/5 odds on the Yankees to win the AL, as unimpressive as it looks on paper, is still a better deal than anything you can get on any of the other teams. |
PC Magazine September 7, 2004 Matthew D. Sarrel |
Step Up to the Plate You can't always pull 18 friends together for an impromptu baseball game. So bring the action inside with console games that play online. |
Sports Central May 4, 2010 Jeff Kallman |
The Letter of the Law, Written and Otherwise Baseball, for all its controversies and crises, remains as invigorating a game in discourse as it is in play. |
Salon.com October 17, 2001 Allen Barra |
The decline and fall of the Yankees -- I mean, the A's Ancient arrogance beats the youthful variety -- this time... |
Sports Illustrated October 18, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Mr. Clutch Postseason pressure brings out best in Yankees' Jeter... |
AskMen.com October 15, 2003 John Clarkson |
The Wild Face Of Baseball Baseball may be the national pastime, but there has been legitimate cause for years to wonder if Major League Baseball (MLB) is the forum in which America chooses to express her love for the sport. |
InternetNews September 6, 2006 Erin Joyce |
Tech's New Sway at The US Open With the arrival of instant replay to decide close calls, tech holds even more sway in professional tennis. |
Sports Central September 22, 2010 Bill Hazell |
Save Some Drama For the Playoffs The Yankees and Rays simply bring out the best in themselves and each other. |
Salon.com August 22, 2001 Allen Barra |
Stop bad-mouthing baseball Sentimental sports columnists moan about its demise, even though the facts don't support their arguments... |
Sports Central December 26, 2005 Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Yanks Look Like AL East Champs It's impossible to tell what the regular starting lineup for the Yankees is going to be come March, but you can be confident that it will look like an all-star team. |