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Selig brushes off calls for expanded instant replay
Selig brushes off calls for expanded instant replay
Poor umpiring and high-profile blown calls have been one of the biggest storylines of the playoffs so far, but commissioner Bud Selig made it clear today in an interview with Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com that he has no plans to...
Selig: I have no desire to expand instant replay
msn.foxsports.com — Commissioner Bud Selig's position on expanding instant replay has not changed.... (more) Selig: I have no desire to expand instant replay
Another call for Instant Replay
Another call for Instant Replay
sports.yahoo.com — Jeff Passan points out several examples of blown calls in one week alone, all during MLB playoff... games, that show us why MLB needs a full replay system to overturn bad calls like the NFL and other sports. (more) Another call for Instant Replay
Instant Replay In Baseball??
Instant Replay In Baseball??
thebiglead.com — After the controversial call in the Yankees-Twins game last night, there is a whole new round of... debate about the use of instant replay in Major League Baseball. Buster Olney supports an expanded replay system. It’s behind the dreaded Insider ... (more) Instant Replay In Baseball??

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Three Dead Days (And Problems With Replay)
Fack Youk — ... ") that have always been made but never made actual sense. (It's vital to baseball to get calls wrong?) He deemed the mistakes that took place during the Division Series "controversial", which amusingly implies that there were multiple ways in which they could have been interpreted. ...

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