— -- There's a simple rule that goes along with Major League Baseball's new replay system: Never, ever suggest it's not worth moving heaven and earth to get it right. Those are the only three ...
Baseball is considering the use of instant replay in the future and the world waits on the edge of its seat for the decision. Well, maybe the debate isn’t quite at a fever pitch, but anything that ...
Baseball is the game most rooted in its old traditions, which is why its success rate at making monumental rule changes has been so impressive. No purist wanted each league to add a wild-card team but ...
The entire conversation about umpiring has been predicated on the assumption that the only solution to the problem is a technological one, which is fascinating — and maybe just a little troubling — ...
Instant replay in baseball has been one of the most debated topics in the game over the last five to 10 years. Every time an umpire misses a call or says a ball is a strike, more and more people yell ...
Baseball has been America’s game for nearly two centuries and has been played professionally since 1869. Baseball’s impact on American culture and history is close to immeasurable. You would be ...
Major League Baseball is making tentative plans to experiment with instant replay in the Arizona Fall League, according to a baseball official with knowledge of those discussions. If that experiment ...
Instant Replay? Some say it will ruin the integrity of Major League umpires, therefore ruing the integrity of the game and some say it will ruin the pace of the game but in today’s world maybe we need ...
Last summer, when Major League Baseball announced plans for a new replay system to review controversial calls, I wrote that it might make games more exciting to watch, rather than less, as some ...
Well, there's one way to get accountability for the umpires. And it's pretty damn simple. The umpires think they see something their way. The players and managers see it differently. They disagree.
So Major League Baseball has devised a plan, to start next season, to allow managers to challenge three plays per game. They have exempted balls and strikes and hit batters as calls that can be ...
We never hesitate to recommend taking in a minor league game. It’s a fun time at a fair price, with an added attraction this year. You might see a certain bit of craziness that the major leagues have ...