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Orioles-Rays game demonstrates need for expanded instant replay
In the end, the umpires got the call right. But it sure took long enough. And a rough five-game homestand for the Orioles got even rougher in the sixth inning Sunday when Tampa Bay's Matt Joyce hit a soaring fly ball down the right field line in the...
Tags: Sports, Joe Maddon, Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Buck Showalter
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Instant replay will be great for game
Is anything cooler than tennis' electronic replay system? A player who isn't sure about a line call raises a finger immediately after the call. The chair umpire announces the challenge, and the Hawk-Eye animation system appears on a nearby video...
Tags: Adam Rosales, Joe Maddon, Arizona Diamondbacks, Science and Technology, Oakland Athletics
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La implacable maldición que atormenta a los Angelinos
Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lancé una maldición a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que aún sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un sábado 24 de diciembre de...
Tags: Lance Armstrong, Derrick Rose, Ronny Paulino, Mountains, A.J. Burnett
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MLB considering a huge expansion of instant-replay reviews
On the heels of two controversial calls that angered fans in two cities, Major League Baseball appears to have decided on an expansion of instant-replay review by umpires in time for the 2014 season. Commissioner Bud Selig has gone on record in past...
Tags: Tony La Russa, Sports, Adam Rosales, Baseball, NASCAR
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Baseball improves diversity among senior administrators, employment of women lags
AP Sports WriterNEW YORK (AP) — While Major League Baseball teams improved racial diversity in hiring senior administrators, the employment of women is still lagging, according to the annual report by Richard Lapchick's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in...Tags: Sports, Baseball, College Baseball
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I've got some issues with hot topics in baseball
Baseball, perhaps more than any other sport, is a game of strategy. The glory is, that with 162 games, managers and coaches get the chance to tinker with things much more than football, ice hockey and basketball coaches. The downside to that is it means...
Tags: Jim Joyce, Seattle Mariners, Hunter Pence, Joe Torre, Oakland Athletics
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Jackie Robinson's legacy resonates with Magic Johnson
The men had celebrated into the wee hours of the morning. Sleep would come, later. The Dodgers were theirs, and for the first time these men could introduce themselves as owners rather than bidders. Mark Walter, the incoming chairman, sat in a...Tags: Matt Kemp, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, Football, Sports
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Mattingly, Scioscia on thin ice in LA
How much patience do Mark Walter, Stan Kasten and Magic Johnson have? We're in the process of finding out, as the $217 million Dodgers are playing like somebody misplaced a decimal point, just as they did after the midseason trades that brought in...Tags: U.S. Cellular Field, Adam Rosales, Progressive Field, J.A. Happ, Brandon League
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Don't overreact to umpire's mistake
Here's something you might not know about the infamous Angel Hernandez game: The A's had a great chance to win the game even after Hernandez and his fellow umpires twice blew the call on what would have been a game-tying home run. Chris Perez, the...
Tags: Adam Rosales, Seth Smith (baseball), Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics
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La Russa still interested in learning — and winning
Future baseball Hall of Famer Tony La Russa stood next to Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau on the Patriots sidelines Wednesday in Foxborough, Mass., as both watched coach Bill Belichick teach football at minicamp. Neither man was there to pick Belichick's brain...
Tags: Tony La Russa, Robin Ventura, Bill Belichick, American League Central, Jerry Reinsdorf
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Valentine right man to right Red Sox's ship
FORT MYERS, Fla. — As he starts his job as the Red Sox's manager, Bobby Valentine gets to be one part Tommy Lasorda, two parts James Carville and three parts the guy who walks behind the elephants in the circus parade. And he loves every minute of...Tags: Terry Francona, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Carl Crawford
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Reader Q&A: Paul Sullivan's Cubs mailbag
I have been a Cubs fan since 1948, so I have seen some poor baseball. However, it is time to release Marmol for the Cubs' good and also for his own good. Bill A., Newburgh, Ind. I don’t really see that happening, at least not until they exhaust...
Tags: Anthony Rizzo, Tropicana Field, Fort Hood (military base), Baseball Statistics, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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May 12, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 11, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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Jun 13, 2012
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Mar 4, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 7, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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