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Rockies vidicated by Major League Baseball

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During the Colorado Rockies last road trip through Pittsburgh, the official scorer made some horrible mistakes.  Well Major League Baseball has corrected those mistakes.

On a bunt to Taylor Buchholz through a high throw to first baseman  Todd Helton causing Todd to come of the base.  For some idiotic reason the official scorer ruled that it was an error on Helton.  It should have been an error on Buchholz.

Well Major League Baseball agreed changing the error to Buchholz from Helton.

The second blunder came with LaTroy Hawkins pitching. Continue reading →

ESPN – Rockies 1B coach wears helmet after tragic death – MLB

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ESPN – Rockies 1B coach wears helmet after tragic death – MLB

I think that all base coaches should wear helmets.  Those balls are coming quickly off the bat and if there are runners on base, the base coaches aren’t even looking at the batter.

This was a freak accident and my heart goes out to the family, but Major League Baseball should step forward and protect its coaches.

Why can’t ABC broadcast British Open in HD?

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ABC usually does a wonderful job in covering the British Open, but this year they have lost the lead to TNT.  One of the main reasons is that they are not broadcasting the coverage in HD.

TNT has covered the British Open, or Open Championship as it is called everywhere else, in full HD in the correct aspect ratio for the first two rounds.  But ABC has picked up coverage for the weekend and they are broadcasting the Open in the traditional 16:9.

In sports coverage these days, why can’t ABC broadcast the Open in full HD.  If TNT is doing it, ABC certainly can.  They broadcast other sporting events in HD and their sister network ESPN does almost all HD broadcast these days.

CBS and NBC are broadcasting all golf events in HD these days.  NBC even broadcast the celebrity event in Lake Tahoe in HD.

If ABC wants to play with the big boys, they need to broadcast all their events in HD.  Get with the times ABC.

Why I Hate MLB.TV

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I am a premium subscriber to MLB.TV.  This allows me to watch baseball games streaming live at 700k.  The problem is that I can’t watch my local team, the Colorado Rockies because they are blacked out.

I don’t usually have a problem with this except when I am traveling or the game is not broadcast on TV.

For example, I am home today still recovering from a surgery and the game is not being broadcast on local television.  But because Major League Baseball blacks out all games of the team in your local market, I can’t watch it.

Major League Baseball should make exceptions for games that are not being broadcast locally and allow people to watch them over the Internet.  Especially if they are paying over $125 for the season to subscribe.

Traveling is a different matter.  I guess I will go with Slingbox to watch the games while I am away.  That is if MLB doesn’t shut them down.

Well I will be listening to the game on the radio today.  Go Rockies!

Pitkamaki spears Sdiri in Rome (accident on Friday 13th)

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This is a sad day for track.  People were not paying attention in one of the more dangerous sports of track and field and an athlete was struck by a javelin.

The race officials were not doing their job in running the event or protecting the participants.

Balmy Weather May Bench a Baseball Staple – New York Times

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Balmy Weather May Bench a Baseball Staple – New York TimesIt will be a sad day if the ash trees are lost and can’t be used as baseball bats anymore.The use of the moth to help control the beetle is one that I think may work.  There have been successes in controlling other invasive species.  The scientists just need to make sure the moth will cause other damage.