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  • August 2008

    • Instant Replay on Deck for MLB

      Associated Press  |  Aug 21, 08 9:05 AM CDT

      Instant Replay on Deck for MLB

      (Newser) - Umpires and Major League Baseball officials have struck a deal that could bring instant replay to the ballpark as early as the end of this month, AP reports. The World Umpires Association signed the agreement yesterday after days of haggling over details. Video review will be limited to boundary calls like home runs and foul balls, with film clips provided by a centralized "war room." More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • home run  • instant replay  • umpires

  • June 2008

    • Managers Get No Red Flags in Replay Plan

      ESPN  |  Jun 15, 08 8:02 PM CDT

      Managers Get No Red Flags in Replay Plan

      (Newser) - MLB's current plan for video review may go into effect as early as August 1, but don't expect it to be like the NFL's system. Team managers will have no say in which plays get looked at, and the experts analyzing footage won't even be in the stadium, ESPN reports. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • home run  • instant replay  • umpires

    • MLB Wants Instant Replay by August

      USA Today  |  Jun 13, 08 7:45 PM CDT

      MLB Wants Instant Replay by August

      (Newser) - Major League Baseball asked its umpires today to implement instant replay by August 1, but details remain sketchy, USA Today reports. Both sides still need to bargain over who can demand replays—umpires or managers—what video feeds will be used, and who will make the final call. "It's all premature," a baseball spokesman said. "Nothing has been decided yet." More »

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      baseball  • home run  • instant replay  • umpires

  • May 2008

    • Instant Replay Will Settle This

      Houston Chronicle  |  May 31, 08 4:57 PM CDT

      Instant Replay Will Settle This

      (Newser) - Baseball's top umpire says instant replay is on the way, the Houston Chronicle reports. Support for it is growing after four blown calls robbed home runs, but umpire supervisor Rich Rieker warns that the technology must be added "in a fashion that will not delay the game further." More »

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      MLB  • Alex Rodriguez  • instant replay  • Carlos Delgado  • umpires  • Ben Francisco  • bad calls

  • February 2008

    • Jesse Jackson Outraged on Umps' Behalf

      Associated Press  |  Feb 1, 08 7:11 AM CST

      Jesse Jackson Outraged on Umps' Behalf

      (Newser) - Major League Baseball's umpires are fighting mad, and Jesse Jackson is behind them 100%, after reports surfaced that league officials have been asking umps' neighbors questions about marijuana use, domestic violence, and potential membership in the Ku Klux Klan. "They have essentially defamed their people in their own neighborhoods," Jackson told the AP. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Jesse Jackson  • Tim Donaghy  • Ku Klux Klan  • background check  • umpires

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