Unthinkable
10-01-02, 04:10 PM
http://www.msnbc.com/news/813575.asp?cp1=1
Umps call foul
Baseball is using advanced electronics to second-guess its umpires. Guess who’s not happy about it
By Mark Starr NEWSWEEK
Oct. 7 issue — On the mound at Fenway Park, Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield winds up and sends a 68mph knuckleball fluttering toward home plate. Just as the ball reaches the plate, it makes a sudden downward plunge before disappearing into the catcher’s mitt.
Umpire Joe Brinkman, crouched on one knee and peering over the catcher’s left shoulder, calls ball one.
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Umps call foul
Baseball is using advanced electronics to second-guess its umpires. Guess who’s not happy about it
By Mark Starr NEWSWEEK
Oct. 7 issue — On the mound at Fenway Park, Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield winds up and sends a 68mph knuckleball fluttering toward home plate. Just as the ball reaches the plate, it makes a sudden downward plunge before disappearing into the catcher’s mitt.
Umpire Joe Brinkman, crouched on one knee and peering over the catcher’s left shoulder, calls ball one.
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