Video - Geovany Soto inside the parker

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Geovany Soto Has Wheels
Published 5/20/2008 by Tom Fornelli at FanHouse
Filed under: Chicago, Cubs, NL Central, MLB Video If you want to get technical, then technically this inside-the-park home run by Geovany Soto wasn't really an inside-the-park home run. The ball did hit on the left side of the yellow line out in left field, which makes it your everyday garden variety home run, but damn it, those aren't nearly as fun. It's not often that you see a catcher hit one of these, let alone cross the plate standing up. Geo isn't the fastest guy alive, but he's proven he's more of a ...

Jon Lester No-Hitter [MLB Walk-Off]
Published 5/20/2008 at FanIQ Blog
Because just one video doesn't do it justice, here's the NESN call of Jon Lester's no-hitter on Monday night with bonus celebratory f-bomb from a teammate. Here's some reaction from around Red Sox Nation: ...

Is it time for Instant Replay in Baseball? For Home Runs it is.
Published 5/22/2008 by Richie Rich at Home Run Derby
Baseball Replay Television I enjoy the human element to baseball.  The decisions the manager has to make.  The mental showdown between a pitcher and a slugger.  Sending a runner from third against a left fielder with a cannon arm.  Unique ballpark dimensions and quirks. The double switch.  A strike zone that varies by umpire.  It’s what makes baseball different from a lot of sports. But there’s one element of baseball which should be cut and dried.  Whether a ball clears the fence or not.  And after three umpire screw-ups this week … it’s time for replay for Home Run calls.  On Sunday … this Carlos Delgado bomb hit the foul pole at Yankee ...