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The new 'Utley rule' is going to be a blight on baseball
For baseball fans, the wait between the end of the World Series and Opening Day can seem to take forever. Unfortunately, as we finally begin the season, the games themselves...
Goose Gossage adds replay and Cam Newton to growing hate list
TAMPA – Add not-so-instant replay to Goose Gossage's list of how MLB has gone wrong. “No manager can run on the field anymore and kick dirt on the umpire,’’ the...
Giuliani: Game 2 should be re-played after Utley miscall
It’s a simple matter of justice. The Mets and Dodgers should replay Game 2 of the National League Division Series. The umpires’ call on the attempt by the Dodgers’ Chase...
MLB game is just make-believe, after further review
Well, it finally happened. Didn’t make much news or noise, but that figures given baseball’s new replay rules have been widely celebrated for “getting it right.” In the top of...
MLB has completely forgotten why replay exists
Don't know if it were lost on Gary Cohen or if he didn’t choose to pursue it, but during the Mets-Marlins game Wednesday on SNY, he spoke a colossal irony. At...
MLB managers in a rage: Replay system getting worse
Replay hasn't solved baseball's problems, it's just created new ones. Two straight days provided outbursts from major league managers, with the Angels' Mike Scioscia and the Tigers' Brad Ausmus voicing...
MLB arbiters must explain replay rulings
The Tigers’ Andrew Romine dragged a bunt between the pitcher’s mound and first base Sunday afternoon, and Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop scooped the ball and relayed it to Steve...
Marlins manager loses his mind after long, terrible replay review
MIAMI — The Miami Marlins were heated after Thursday night’s game when a call from Major League Baseball’s new instant replay system and the rule preventing catchers from blocking the...
Run it out! Replay ridiculousness makes innings' end ambiguous
Todd Teldon must’ve seen it coming. He must’ve been way ahead of his time. When I was a kid, Todd was among the fastest kids in P.S. 35. Zoom. But...
Here’s hoping things go ‘right’ moving forward
Ever consider whether it’s all just a giant put-on, a reel of cure-all, fix-all, get-rich-now infomercials? On Friday, Joe Torre, MLB’s go-to guy for new replay rule applications, acknowledged a...
Cameras keying on Cup crazies
Remember that multi-cultural family ride-along that debuted at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, “It’s A Small World After All”? Well, it’s a small-minded world after all, too. Anyone who...
We're all ignoring today's stars for sentimental gripes
A committee was formed in the last week to find the next commissioner, who — when elected — should make his first priority to form a committee to look into...
Pirates notch MLB’s first replay walk-off victory
[mlbvideo id="32660489" width="615" height="346" /] The celebration in Pittsburgh took a little bit longer than it usually does following a walk-off win, but the wait was well worth it –...
MLB completely misusing instant replay
Think hard. Do you really want to watch baseball this way for the rest of your life? MLB’s new, expanded replay rules were born last month. But they were conceived...
Finally, a weekend of quality sports TV/radio coverage
Rarefied air. A strong weekend for sports on TV and radio. Good things come to those who wait, Grasshopper. Tops was the Nets’ radio team, Chris Carrino and Tim Capstraw,...
Red Sox manager blasts replay system after ejection
Major League Baseball can take its replay and dump it in a landfill as far as Red Sox manager John Farrell is concerned. He’s already lost faith in the system....
Yanks overcome injuries for wild win over Bosox
By the fifth inning Joe Girardi was out of position players, Francisco Cervelli, who started at first base, was limping toward the disabled list with a right hamstring injury and...
Sunday night Yanks-Sox throws away its audience
Dear Uncle Bud, You should have been here! Yesterday was the best day of the spring, warm and sunny. Great day for a ballgame. And the Yanks were home, against...
Scheduling, strict PED testing may be factor in injuries
Instant replay and injuries have been the topics du April. When it comes to instant replay, there is a sense of growing, learning; baby steps toward improving a system in...
MLB replay officials botch call on Anna double in eighth
Upon further review, baseball’s new replay system needs some fine tuning. The system failed in the eighth inning of the Yankees’ 7-4 win over the Red Sox Saturday at the...