Although it is an older movie from 1993, I finally watched “The Sandlot” which tells the story of 9 boys between the ages of 12 and 13 playing baseball during the summer of 1962. Scotty Smalls is the new boy in the neighborhood. He has no friends until he is friended by a boy in …
My latest blog was written by Karli Regalbuto, a student in my Baseball andStatistics class at Quinnipiac University. Please enjoy reading how a young girl grew up with a love for the Yankees and how her love for the Yankees created a beautiful bond with her dad. It was ninety-five degrees and humid outside. Stadium …
First, I would like to thank Marty, William, and Jose for commenting on my last Blog in which I criticized the new baseball commissioner’s idea of making the defensive shift illegal. All three agreed with me that this will not solve the problem and can actually hurt the game of baseball. In reading the comments …
The data for instant replay presented below was obtained from the MLB. This data includes the first 381 instant replay reviews that occurred in the first 759 games played this season which represents about one-third of a season. Below are the 381 initial calls that were challenged, classified by type. Unlike the NFL …
As we all look forward to the 2014 baseball season, one of the biggest changes to our beloved game is the introduction of instant replay. The reviewable callswill exclude balls and strikes (see my last blog posting on umpire errors), check swings, foul tips, interference calls, and the infield fly rule. Also, the neighborhood call …
In my next posting I will review the new instant replay rules that will be in effect for the 2014 baseball season. However, the most missed call made by umpires is not reviewable. So what is the most missed call in baseball? Of course, it is the ball and strike call by the home-plate umpire. …
Gradually baseball is adding instant replay to its game. Today, instant replay can be used to determine whether the call on a home run is correct. Baseball is now talking about adding instant replay to calls made on balls hit down the foul-lines, deciding whether a ball is trapped or caught on a fly, and …