Ramblings on LCS Eve
Baseball Analysts —
... Jonah Keri took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal and wondered if umpires are even necessary. The whole piece, including a history of why umpires were deemed necessary to begin with, is well worth a read. But the following excerpt hammers home a critical point: ...
The Roundup: Billy Gillispie Got Paid, Marbury vs. Pierce, and Boozy Anthony Kim
The Big Lead —
... and Ray Lewis all in the same bracket … January Jones in GQ … for those of you with kids: “How Young Is Too Young To Be Slutty Whatever for Halloween?” … that Seth Green “mugging” from last week appears to have been staged … Florida kids light another kid on fire for “payback over money owed for a video game” …
Forget umpires, they make too many mistakes. How about robots? (WSJ)
Billy Gillispie was seeking $6 million for breach of contract ...
In Which We Discuss Umpires and the Robot Condition
Walkoff Walk —
... Umpires have been getting a bad rap this postseason. In his piece for the Wall Street Journal, Jonah Keri posed the question, "Do we need umpires?" and if not, what would replace them? Simply, ...
Gas on the fire
Brewers! Brewers! Keep Turnin' Up the Heat! —
Posted by Steve I just wanted to pass along this pretty timely article from the Wall Street Journal written by Jonah Keri. I’m encouraged that this idea is really starting to catch steam. It will probably take a few years, but I really expect to see the roles of umpires diminished–and that’s a good thing. Not much else, really. The Brewers hired a new pitching coach, Rick Peterson. I’m sure what will happen is the three pitchers in the Brewers rotation who had the worst years of their careers will regress to the mean and improve somewhat, which will lead to a bevy of ...
An Interview With Jonah Keri
DRaysBay —
... EH: You're a big proponent of baseball adopting more uses of instant replay, but that doesn't seem likely with Selig still in office. Realistically, how long do you think it will be until baseball joins the 21st century and uses the advances in technology to improve the quality of the game? ...
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