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  • September 2008

    • First Replay Call Confirms A-Rod Homer

      Newsday  |  Sep 4, 08 3:39 AM CDT

      First Replay Call Confirms A-Rod Homer

      (Newser) - Major League Baseball's first-ever use of instant replay to settle a call backed a 9th-inning homer from Alex Rodriguez last night at Tropicana Field. Umpires checked the Yankee slugger's drive on a monitor after a protest from Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon, and upheld the original fair call, Newsday reports. More »

  • 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

    • Griffey Slams No. 609, Now 5th on HR List

      Associated Press  |  Aug 20, 08 8:05 PM CDT

      Griffey Slams No. 609, Now 5th on HR List

      (AP) - Ken Griffey Jr. slammed his 609th home run today to move into a tie with Sammy Sosa for fifth on the Major League Baseball career list. Only Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714), and Willie Mays (660) have hit more. Griffey's two-run drive helped his Chicago White Sox rout Seattle, 15-3. It was his first homer since Chicago acquired him from Cincinnati last  month.   More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Chicago White Sox  • home run  • Ken Griffey Jr.  • Sammy Sosa

  • July 2008

    • Morneau Wins HR Derby, But Hamilton Wows

      New York Times  |  Jul 15, 08 5:39 AM CDT

      Morneau Wins HR Derby, But Hamilton Wows

      (Newser) - Justin Morneau won the Home Run Derby last night, but Josh Hamilton got all the attention—and rightly so, writes the New York Times . The Texas slugger hit a record 28 bombs in the first round alone, and smashed 35 homers total, to Morneau's 22. “I rarely watch myself on highlights, but tonight I may have to,” said Hamilton. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • home run  • Lance Berkman  • Chase Utley  • Justin Morneau  • Josh Hamilton  • MLB All-Star Game  • Home Run Derby

    • A-Rod Passes Mantle's HR Record

      New York Times  |  Jul 13, 08 8:45 AM CDT

      A-Rod Passes Mantle's HR Record

      (Newser) - Alex Rodriguez smashed a 3-2 pitch from Toronto's Brian Tallet into the foul pole to claim his 537th career home run yesterday, surpassing Micky Mantle's record on the day Yankee great Bobby Murcer died. The All-Star didn't realize he had moved into 13th place on the all-time homer list until after the game, when he heard about Murcer's death, reports the New York Times. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • New York Yankees  • Alex Rodriguez  • Toronto Blue Jays  • home run  • Mickey Mantle

  • 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

    • Griffey Slams 600th Homer Against Marlins

      Associated Press  |  Jun 10, 08 12:00 AM CDT

      Griffey Slams 600th Homer Against Marlins

      (Newser) - Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th career homer last night to join Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, and Sammy Sosa as the only players to do so. Griffey connected off Mark Hendrickson in the first inning of the Cincinnati Reds' 9-4 victory over the Florida Marlins, the AP reports. The 38-year-old slugger hit a 3-1 pitch 413 feet into the right-field seats with Jerry Hairston on third and one out. More »

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      Cincinnati Reds  • home run  • Ken Griffey Jr.  • home run record

  • May 2008

    • Upon Further Review, MLB Weighs Instant Replay

      ESPN  |  May 23, 08 11:10 AM CDT

      Upon Further Review, MLB Weighs Instant Replay

      (Newser) - Baseball may begin experimenting with instant replay, starting in the Arizona Fall League and possibly second-guessing big-league umps as soon as next season, a source tells ESPN. But a league official told the AP, "We've made no final decision as to where exactly we're going to try it out, do any test runs or anything yet." More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Alex Rodriguez  • home run  • instant replay  • Carlos Delgado  • Geovany Soto  • umpire

    • Baseball Finally Back to Normal

      Washington Post  |  May 23, 08 10:42 AM CDT

      Baseball Finally Back to Normal

      (Newser) - After over a decade of chemical-fueled insanity, baseball is back to normal, writes Thomas Boswell in the Washington Post. Home run totals are down 10.4% this spring, after an 8% drop last year. The sport is on pace to return to the century-old statistical norms ripped to shreds by the steroid era. “I think this is a good thing,” said Orioles prez Andy MacPhail. “It’s more like baseball.” More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • performance-enhancing drugs  • home run  • statistics

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  • August 2007

    • 756 Could Be Worth $1M

      BBC  |  Aug 9, 07 10:23 AM CDT

      756 Could Be Worth $1M

      (Newser) - The ball from Barry Bonds' record 756th home run could fetch a cool million at auction, some experts say—though they warn Queens native Matt Murphy to sell now or risk striking out. "In today's memorabilia world, proximity to the event is important," one auction-house president says. More »

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      Barry Bonds  • memorabilia  • home run  • Mark McGwire  • Matt Murphy

    • Bonds Breaks Record Again

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 9, 07 7:00 AM CDT

      Bonds Breaks Record Again

      (Newser) - Barry Bonds broke the home run record again last night -- and this time it was his. Bonds hit #757 in last night's 5-0 win over the Nationals to a notable lack of pomp, though it could have been that the celebration was reserved for manager Bruce Bochy's 1,000th win. More »

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      MLB  • San Francisco Giants  • Barry Bonds  • home run  • Bruce Bochy

    • Bush Gets a Line on Bonds

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 8, 07 3:14 PM CDT

      Bush Gets a Line on Bonds

      (Newser) - Barry Bonds took 21 years to set the career home run record, so the half-day delay in President Bush's congratulatory phone call probably seems like the blink of an eye. The call went out from the White House this afternoon, the Chicago Tribune reports, and Tony Snow attributed the delay to conflicting sleep schedules. More »

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      White House  • steroids  • San Francisco Giants  • Barry Bonds  • Texas Rangers  • home run  • Hank Aaron  • record

    • 'This Record Is Not Tainted'

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 8, 07 7:48 AM CDT

      'This Record Is Not Tainted'

      (Newser) - Barry Bonds' 756th career homer had barely landed in the AT&T Park bleachers last night when the vitriol swirling around his pursuit of Henry Aaron's record began flowing in earnest. Reactions around the country range from dispassionate observation at home ("What does it all mean?" wonders the Chronicle 's Gwen Knapp) to resignation and disgust—pretty much everywhere else. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • Barry Bonds  • home run  • record

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