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MLB is overreacting on instant replay
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The Sporting News
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June 23, 2008
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- Deveney, Sean
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There are better ways to get disputed home run calls right.
Instant replay has gained momentum the point of inevitability in Major League Baseball To heck, the league is saying, with purists, curmudgeons and that old fogey of a commissioner, Bud Selig. MLB wants replay implemented before the postseason and wants to give it some time before October rolls around to make sure all systems are operational. Thus it was revealed last week that we could be seeing replay-limited to "boundary calls"-by August 1.
The cases to be made for and against replay are straightforward. If you're against it, you're basically worried about ruining the pace of a game and about the possibility of replay eventually ...
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TEAM NOTES; Morneau: Take replay further.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
August 27, 2008 ;
Christensen, Joe;
420 words
......decision to begin using instant replay for disputed home run calls. In fact, the Twins first...further and have instant replay available to decide whether...least begin reviewing home run calls. Replay will be in effect for three...the Metrodome, the umpire's replay ...
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After further review, replay may be coming.(SPORTS)(ON BASEBALL)
The Washington Times;
May 26, 2008 ;
543 words
......the addition of instant replay in certain situations doesn...are considering the use of replay to review certain situations...after a series of blown home run calls last week. It's difficult...picture, however. Instant replay in baseball certainly has...the movement for instant ...
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Pirates prepare for instant replay
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;
June 17, 2008 ;
Rob Biertempfel;
547 words
...CHICAGO -- Instant replay could arrive at PNC Park...League Baseball put instant replay on a fast track toward...would apply only to home run calls, could be in place by Aug...recommend some form of instant replay. Coonelly said MLB is not...probably needs to get done." Replay already ...
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NO REPLAY FOR PLAYOFFS
United Press International;
December 15, 1998 ;
498 words
...United Press International 12-15-1998 No replay for playoffs NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI...competition committee voted 7-1 against using replay for the playoffs, a league spokesman said...committee member in favor of instituting replay for the playoffs. Recent officiating blunders...
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NFL Instant replay is under further review Owners will vote on proposals...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
March 25, 1998 ;
TOM SILVERSTEIN;
657 words
......National Football League coaches that instant replay should be used to overturn incorrect calls...membership narrowed its choices of instant replay to two proposals, both of which will come...ago when he carried the flag for instant replay, Holmgren isn't working the room to persuade...
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Instant replay may not come instantly
AP Online;
December 9, 1998 ;
DAVE GOLDBERG AP Football Writer;
590 words
......NEW YORK (AP) _ The NFL's push for instant replay is on hold. ``Right now it remains a possibility...league announced it is considering a form of replay for the playoffs. The basic problem is the one replay proponents have faced for the past seven...
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INSTANT REPLAY FALLS TWO VOTES SHORT OF MAKING COMEBACK.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);
March 26, 1998 ;
Marvez, Alex;
601 words
...Byline: Alex Marvez Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer ORLANDO, Fla. -- There was a replay of the previous two votes on bringing back instant replay in the NFL. A replay proposal was rejected Wednesday during the NFL's annual meetings in Orlando, meaning...
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Instant replay? Play it again
Chicago Sun-Times;
March 26, 1989 ;
KEVIN LAMB;
659 words
......Rozelle had to retire to save instant replay as an NFL officiating tool. What does he do next year to save it? Come back? The replay system is not some plaque or gold watch...note. Rozelle's influence in keeping the replay alive is the most timely example of the...
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NFL: REPLAY IT AGAIN, SAM
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);
March 18, 1999 ;
VINNY DiTRANI, Staff Writer;
772 words
......Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-18-1999 NFL: REPLAY IT AGAIN, SAM By VINNY DiTRANI, Staff...including the Giants voting "yes" on instant replay. That first time came Wednesday at the...Giants joined 27 other clubs in bringing replay back for the 1999 season. The 28-3 vote...
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First scent for Replay. (fragrance for men to be distributed by Morris...
WWD;
August 9, 1996 ;
Barone, Amy B.;
428 words
...MILAN -- Italian manufacturer Replay, which markets a variety of casual clothing...about 2,000 Italian perfumeries along with Replay's specialty boutiques, the men's scent, called simply Replay, will roll out to the rest of Europe in 1997...
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On further review, replay redux requires refining
Sporting News;
June 3, 1996 ;
Glauber, Bob;
687 words
......you: the NFL's latest experiment with instant replay. As part of an attempt to see whether replay should be brought back for the first time since...the league will tinker with an experimental replay system in 10 nationally televised exhibitions...
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People Poll: Instant Replay In Baseball?
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA;
June 19, 2008 ;
75 words
......considering a test of instant replay to aid umpires during games...baseball plans to use instant replay only to to check home run calls. For example, a home run...Baseball should use instant replay to check home run calls? To vote yes, press 1...
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2 home run calls botched in 3 games ROUNDUP: Baseball
International Herald Tribune;
May 23, 2008 ;
The New York Times Media Group;
176 words
......Herald Tribune 05-23-2008 2 home run calls botched in 3 games ROUNDUP: Baseball...correctly with the use of instant replay. On Sunday, they negated a homer...said he favored replay for home run calls, a measure that general managers...
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Close Vote Anticipated For Replay; NFL Owners Consider 2 Challenges Per...
The Washington Post;
March 25, 1998 ;
Leonard Shapiro;
787 words
......spirited discussion on reinstating instant replay for the 1998 season, with more of the...votes is necessary for passage. Last year, replay was voted down by a 20-10 margin, and...vote would be close, but predicted that replay would go down to defeat one more time...
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Replay is scrapped
The Boston Globe;
March 19, 1992 ;
Will McDonough, Globe Staff;
501 words
...PHOENIX -- Instant replay is out of the National Football League...survived by one vote annually, instant replay was eliminated for at least one season...called wrong on the field but corrected by replay. That averages five reversals a week...
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