08/28/2008
With baseball adopting replay, why stop there? (USA Today)
So this morning we wake up to a brave new world. On the same day a man of color accepts the nomination to be president of the United States, major league baseball will allow the umpires to use instant replay.
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08/28/2008
Major League Baseball's instant replay central resembles NASA (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
NEW YORK - Baseball's replay central is an 18-by-24 foot room on the fifth floor of a former baking factory in Manhattan's Meatpacking District that's crammed with so many computers and television screens that it looks like NASA's Mission Control.
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08/28/2008
Major League Baseball Is Blogging Its Way Through the Playoffs (New York Times)
Baseball?s playoff advertising push gets under way Thursday, when the first spots of the league?s largest ever campaign are broadcast.
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08/27/2008
Despite Olympic decision, baseball is an international game (Sports Illustrated)
Congratulations to the South Korean national baseball team for beating Cuba and taking the gold medal in the Olympics. Beijing was the last appearance for baseball in the Games, barring a reinstatement. Don't hold your breath -- the International Olympic Committee is dominated by Europeans with a low regard for baseball. They see baseball as a sport with little international participation.
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08/28/2008
Baseball Fan Blinded By Foul Ball Will Lose His Left Eye (WGHP Greensboro)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – A foul ball hit at a recent Grasshoppers game will cost a fan his left eye. Carroll Master, his wife and 2-year-old son were enjoying a baseball game at NewBridge Bank Park on Friday. He was on his way back from the concession stand when a foul ball hit him in his left eye.
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08/27/2008
Baseball to use replay for HR calls starting Thursday (USA Today)
Major League Baseball reversed its long-standing opposition to instant replay and will allow umpires to check video on home run calls in series that start Thursday.
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08/28/2008
Baseball braces for instant replay (UPI)
NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Instant replay for disputed home run calls begins Thursday in Major League Baseball.
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08/28/2008
UMC Baseball signs state champion (Crookston Daily Times)
The University of Minnesota, Crookston Golden Eagle Baseball program announced the signing of Devin Croal from Coon Rapids, Minn., to an Institutional Letter of Intent to play for the Golden Eagles during the 2009 season.
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08/28/2008
WSHS baseball team wins sportsmanship award; coach Ihle honored (West Salem Coulee News)
West Salem High School’s baseball team was selected the winner of the Sportsmanship Award for the summer baseball tournament for the second time.
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08/28/2008
Baseball's future is replay (The News & Observer)
Baseball's replay central is an 18-by-24-foot room on the fifth floor of a former baking factory in Manhattan's Meatpacking District.
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