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09-03-2008
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| Marksman Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southside of Indy
Posts: 315
 | What do you think sports fans? History, in one of it's less important aspects, was made tonight. Major League Baseball used instant replay for the first time. A Rod hit what was ruled a 2-run homer in the top of the 9th at Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay requested, and got, the play reviewed. The umpiring crew chief, (the only person who can implement and rule on a replay) after watching replays not available to TV viewers, upheld the ruling that the ball was fair and a home run. Notable? Yes. Remarkable? Yes, unfortunately!
__________________ DRob "the goblins'll getcha' if ya' don't watch out" (James Whitcomb Riley) |
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09-04-2008
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| Paranoid and Currently Being Chased   Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SW Indiana
Posts: 1,578
| I'm glad they've finally implemented instant replay. I like having the means to get calls right -- especially in really critical situations. My problem with base ball is that it is just too boring to watch an entire game. I get a little more interested during the playoffs, but baseball has a hard time holding my attention.
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09-04-2008
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| Marksman Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southside of Indy
Posts: 315
| Well said That pretty well sums it up, Bigum1969. The game is too slow for it's own good. It's rapidly approaching a statistician's dream (or nightmare depending on point of view) when they can tell you a player is only the 4th one since they started keeping records to go 0 for 5 at the plate and commit an error in the field all in one game! SO WHAT! Next step: Let a computer determine every move a manager makes. That would speed up the game a bit. Follow that up with computerized video umpiring to make sure they get every call right. Eventually "fantasy leagues" could replace the live game and may the best programmer win! 
__________________ DRob "the goblins'll getcha' if ya' don't watch out" (James Whitcomb Riley) |
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09-04-2008
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| Former 11B  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Burg
Posts: 190
| I have no problem with it being used for home runs, but nothing else. BTW: A Rod, and all the other players for the evil empire can suck a fat one. GO RED SOX!!!!!!!!!
__________________ When they kick out your front door How you gonna come? With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun |
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09-05-2008
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| What's going on up here?  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 1,052
| How about some sensors in the strike zone to automatically determine what is a strike and what is a ball? I have seen some horrible strike calls (the STL/Cubs game on July 4th was a great example), that would take the guess work out of it.
__________________ "That wasn’t a Mario reference; it was a reference to my friend Toph. One time he took a bunch of mushrooms and kidnapped a girl." - Michael Swaim |
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