Umpires

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• in Sports
  World Series Off-Day: What's Going on With the Umpires?
  Since the Phillies and Yankees aren't playing tonight, how about we talk about the umpires?
  by patrickhayes / on Oct 30, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Umpires”

• Benson failed to cope with his job’s pressure: ICC

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Melbourne, Dec 8 (IANS) After attributing umpire Mark Benson’s mystifying absence from the Adelaide Test to ill-health, International Cricket Council (ICC) Tuesday also admitted the elite panel umpire failed to handle the “pressure” of his demanding job.Benson flew hurriedly to home back in England after ...
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• Cricket’s referral system gets a thumbs down from Bird

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  London, Dec 7 (IANS) Former umpire Dickie Bird believes the International Cricket Council (ICC) has made a serious mistake by introducing the referral system.The Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) is currently being used in the Test series between Australia and West Indies, and New Zealand and Pakistan.“I would ...
  3 days ago

• Benson’s leave had nothing to do with referral system: ICC

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Melbourne, Dec 7 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Monday refuted reports that England umpire Mark Benson, who flew back home midway the second Test between Australia and Pakistan, was genuinely ill and not exasperated at Test cricket’s torturous new decision referral system.Reports have suggested that ...
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• Final scoreboard: India vs. Sri Lanka, day five, third Test

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the third and the final cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Brabourne Stadium here Sunday.Sri Lanka first innings: 393 all out India first innings: 726/9 declared Sri Lanka 2nd innings: (overnight 274/6) Tharanga Paranavitana lbw b Sreesanth 54 ...
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• ICC announces changes to umpire appointments for ongoing Adelaide Test

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Adelaide (Australia), Dec. 5 (ANI): The ICC has announced changes to the umpire appointments schedule for the second Test in the current series between Australia and the West Indies in Australia.Mark Benson of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires has withdrawn from the Adelaide Test and the rest of the series, due ...
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• Oz, Windies question cricket video efficacy

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Adelaide (US), Dec. 5 (ANI): Captains of the Australian and West Indian cricket teams currently facing up to each other at the Adelaide Oval have expressed bewilderment and scepticism about the efficacy of cricket’s electronic eye.A furious Ricky Ponting turned into “Captain Teapot” - standing with hands on hips ...
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• * TWIBB: December 4

  
  Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf — Authority: 130
  This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, December 4. Title Rank General Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress (565) 1 The Yankee Years , by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci (731) 2 The Machine: ...
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• * TWIBB — November 27

  
  Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf — Authority: 130
  This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, November 6. Title Rank General The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds , by Joe Posnanski (490) 1 Baseball Americana: ...
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• Studies Show Referees and Umpires Are Biased. Are Sports Taken Too Seriously?

  
  Symon Sez — Authority: 128
  Players Had Reason To Question Donaghys Calls Have you ever wondered if the referees in sporting contests were on the take or showing a bias toward one team?  Maybe its not as far fetched as one might think and its not a thing of the past.  Recently, an NBA referee was put in jail for conspiring with gamblers ...
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• Gambler claims 13 NBA referees are part of betting scandal

  
  Sports Rubbish — Authority: 564
  Here we go again. According to a 7Sports source , Jimmy “The Sheep” Battista, the gambler who pled guilty to conspiracy to transmit wagering information to disgraced former NBA ref Tim Donaghy, is claiming that thirteen NBA referees have also been involved in the betting scandal. Battista apparently has phone ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ground-breaking decision review system goes into effect tomorrow

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Dubai, Nov.23 (ANI): Following extensive trials, the decision review system (DRS) goes into operation tomorrow with the start of the New Zealand v Pakistan Test series in Dunedin.With the majority of players and match officials in favour of the system, as well as nine out of 10 Full Members voting for it, it will also ...
  2 weeks ago

• Green Park stadium’s scoreboard, the only manually operated scoreboard in India

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Kanpur, Nov 21(ANI): In the age of electronic scoreboards, Kanpur’s Green Park stadium, venue for the second Test between India and Sri Lanka on November 24, is the only stadium in the country to have a manually operated scoreboard and still holding to its own. The scoreboard was set up in 1957, and it was [...]
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• Aleem Dar supports use of controversial video referral system

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Karachi, Nov.21 (ANI): International umpire of the year, Aleem Dar has backed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) controversial umpire referral system, saying it would help reduce pressure on the umpires on the field.“I know some umpires don’t agree with this system but I think it will help reduce the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Soccer player gets yellow card for farting in the referee’s face

  
  Sports Rubbish — Authority: 564
  For all the criticism we give refs, they also put up with a lot of crap from players. Referee Bunny Reid of the Portsmouth Sunday league in England was walking past Levi Foster of AFC GOP prior to their match against Apsley House when the player did something quite offensive. Foster had bent over to make sure his ...
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• Australia to go ahead with new referral system against West Indies and Pakistan

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  London, Nov.18 (ANI): Despite refusal of several countries, Australia has decided to go ahead with the new video review system for umpires in the coming season.While both India and South Africa have rejected the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) approved referral system, UDRS, Australia would use it in this ...
  3 weeks ago

• 10 Commandments for umpires in Dominican

  
  XM MLB Chat — Authority: 135
  " 10 Commandments for Umpires in the Dominican 1 - Keep an eye on the ball. 2 - Leaving your way of being off the court. Forget and forgive. 3 - Avoid sarcasm. Do not insist on having the last word. 4 - Never tackle a player and especially not point the finger or yell. ...
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• * TWIBB — November 13

  
  Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf — Authority: 130
  This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, November 6. Title Rank General The Bill James Handbook 2010 (Ranks 613 in books) 1 The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the ...
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• Bad light thwarts Pandey from leading Karnataka to victory

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Manish Pandey took Karnataka within 23 runs of a sensational victory against Delhi before bad light ended the Ranji Trophy Super League match in an exciting draw at the Roshanara club ground here Friday.Needing 172 to win in 57 overs after 106 minutes of delayed start on the fourth and [...]
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• Sportable Spot: MLB Hot Stove

  
  Sportable, Where Sports are a Lifestyle — Authority: 104
  Hosts: Sonny, Rich and Ryan In our latest podcast, we gave a rundown on the Major League Baseball offseason. With the confetti still falling from #27, how will the Yankees regroup for another run next year? Other topics discussed include Derek Jeter’s horrific Gold Glove win, Ken Griffey Jr. and Sammy Sosa’s ...
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• AFTER REVIEW, MLB PASSES ON REPLAY

  
  With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop — Authority: 665
  Major League Baseball decided not to expand the use of instant replay for 2010, despite consideration stemming from a cluster of blown calls by umpires in the playoffs and late regular season in 2009. General managers didn’t even vote on it, in large part due to commissioner Bud Selig’s adamant opposition to it. ...
  4 weeks ago

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