Monthly Archives: May 2013

MLB to Expand Instant Replay

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In 2008 groundbreaking technology was added to major league baseball, instant replay. From that point til now all umpires have been given the option to review home run calls whether they were fair or foul and if they cleared the fence. For the stubborn league that is baseball this was big. But now it is time for more.

The system has been used around 20 times in 5 years and has been used correctly almost all the time. (yes Angel Hernandez you screwed up) But in a year where more and more tag and plays on the bases are being blown it is time to help out the illustrious and unaccountable umpires that patrol America’s pastime.

To fix a failed system Bud Selig should take a page out of Little League’s book and copy their replay system. Give each manager 2 challenges to use during the game. If you win one of the first 2 then you receive a 3rd. Instead of running to a tunnel to check the replay. Have a 5th umpire at the ballpark sit in a camera well and then when a play is called into question the crew chief can go ask him and the call will be made quicker.

It would be easy to implement these new rules all around the game. The only thing that Bud Selig must do is admit that umpires are human and that make the changes that are necessary to make the game right.

Doug Day  @YankeeBaller415          http://hosted2.ap.org/RIPRJ/94df6789960948c2869c5b6429e1fe7d/Article_2013-05-18/id-7bee4e3369d00592c0d9f98c6f7b8b8e

Former Ohio State Player Refuses to Give Teams His Phone Number

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Deshaun Thomas is preparing for NBA Draft and meeting with teams at the combine, however if a teams wants to get in contact with him they won’t be able to call his cell phone.

Thomas explained that if teams informed him they would be drafting him he would release his phone number to them.

“I can’t go around giving it out to everyone,” Thomas said Thursday with a laugh. “Now if they want to draft me, I’d be happy to give it to them.”

Thomas is projected to be a second round pick after finishing his junior year at Ohio State leading the Big Ten in scoring and is currently working out to decrease his body fat from 12% to 8-9% with the hopes of moving up into the first round.

The NBA Draft takes place June 27th.

Source Akron Beacon Journal

Kobe Bryant Once Swam with Sharks

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We all know Kobe Bryant to have supreme confidence and no conscious when it comes to the basketball court. Well, it was revealed recently from  Nike designer Eric Avar that he and Kobe swam with sharks.

From Ball Dont Lie Nike Pr Rep Daniel Burge got a picture taken Eric Avar and the caption of the photo is below;

 

“Avar witnessed Kobe Bryant’s alpha male personality firsthand on a deep sea fishing trip about 60 miles from Newport, California. “There are sharks, whales, dolphins all around, and he’s like, ‘If I jump, will you jump?’ I’m like, ‘Dude, we just saw sharks.’ He says, ‘Come on.’ No sooner do I say okay, he takes off his shirt and jumps. I literally grab my camera, and got this shot just in time.”

This should come as no surprised, Kobe has played with broken fingers, broken nose and even shot free throws on his ruptured achilles. So him risking his health by swimming with sharks doesn’t shock me at all.

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Clay Buchholz: Cheater or Gamer?

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Over a week ago everyone around the country was talking about the great pitching of Clay Buchholz (6-0 1.01 ERA). Now they are discussing not about his pitching performance but the possibility of him being a cheater.

After his start in Toronto, Blue Jays broadcaster, Jack Morris, came out and said that he suspects Buchholz of throwing a “spitter”. The spitter is not an illegal pitch by rule, but is frowned upon due to the lack of control a pitcher can throw this pitch with. Maybe though we can’t look at Clay as a cheater but as a gamer.

A lot of what people call cheating now a days in baseball is just better gamesmanship. Some say stealing signs is cheating, but if you are smart enough to notice signs and pick up on them more power to you. Buchholz did say he had water on the hip of his uniform to enhance grip on the ball.

In a performance based industry that is professional sports, Every advantage must be taken and for Buchholz coming off a rough year last year he needs to make a statement. I applaud Clay for coming up with this idea, throwing the pitch, and owning up to it at the end. Buchholz will be deemed gamer not cheater.

Doug Day     https://twitter.com/YankeeBaller415