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• Soccer and Baseball: It Is Time for Video Replay

  
  T.O. Sports — Authority: 145
  by Jeremy Gibson… I was recently asked a very interesting question: why would anybody want to be a referee? It is not an easy question to answer, especially in this day and age of modern technology. In reality, referees and umpires have perhaps the most difficult job in all of sports. They are continually ...
  16 hours ago

• Friday Night Links

  
  Baseball Reflections — Authority: 469
  Baseball Bats Image via Wikipedia Continuing on our quest to assist our loyal readers with holiday shopping ideas we provide you with the previous link to baseball bats that you can choose from for the baseball player(s) in your life. There you will find both aluminum and wood bats, baseball as ...
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• Robbie Alomar should be a first-year HOFer

  
  SocraticGadfly — Authority: 441
  The first-year eligibles, and returning eligibles, for the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame have officially been announced . Among the first-year candidates, one stands out - Robbie Alomar. If not for the Doug Hirschbeck spitting incident, he wouldnt have a worry. His only other "shortcoming" is not getting 3,000 ...
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• Miami May Delay $120 Million Bond on Audit, Possible SEC Probe

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 156
  Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) — Miami may delay a $120 million bond sale after an audit showed lax budget practices and the city learned of a possible U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry, Mayor Tomas Regalado said. Officials had planned to travel to New York on Dec. 7 to meet with underwriters about the bonds, ...
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• McCoy, Romo Kick Off Texas-Sized Football Weekend With Wins

  
  WSJ.com: The Daily Fix — Authority: 588
  Longhorns withstand Aggies challenge to get to 12-0. Plus: TCUs bid for history; Cowboys reach crossroad; Hawks taking flight; and more.
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• Studies Show Referees and Umpires Are Biased. Are Sports Taken Too Seriously?

  
  Symon Sez — Authority: 131
  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 ...
  2 days ago

• McCourts’ divorce dogs the Dodgers

  
  Muckety.com - Exploring the paths of power and influence — Authority: 129
  A custody issue of sorts is rocking the world of baseballs Los Angeles Dodgers.
  2 days ago

• Depression, Love Life and Male Culture

  
  Bohemian Yankee in the Capital — Authority: 110
  Recently I received news that a person who I worked with died at 48 years old. It shocked me. Then I discovered that they had ridden their bicycle into a local woods and took a boat load of pills. The suicide made me wonder if working for the federal government could be so stressful. Then I learned of the split ...
  3 days ago

• A Recipe for Success Needs this Secret

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
      In 1907, during a major league baseball game, second base was stolen 13 times by the winning team.  The catcher for the losing team, Branch Rickey, was unable to pick off even a single runner.  That record stands to this day.  It also spelled the end of Rickey’s career as a baseball player after just two ...
  3 days ago

• Yanks Film Is Shown; No Word Yet on Sequel

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 906
  Manager Joe Girardi and General Manager Brian Cashman walked the red carpet as Major League Baseball Productions unveiled the 2009 World Series film at the Ziegfeld theater.
  5 days ago

• Yanks Film Is Shown; No Word Yet on Sequel

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 906
  Manager Joe Girardi and General Manager Brian Cashman walked the red carpet as Major League Baseball Productions unveiled the 2009 World Series film at the Ziegfeld theater.
  5 days ago

• Where will they land? Predicted destinations for top Free Agents (Part 1)

  
  Swamigp's Sports Blog — Authority: 115
  The Red Sox want Jason Bay back. Jason Bay wants to be back. But, given Bay rejected their initial offer worth $60 million, will they get the money right to make it happen? This offseason, there are very few star free agents on the market. Still, there is a lot of intrigue, and a lot of players looking to make an ...
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• Understanding Free Agent Compensation

  
  http://www.sox1fan.com/ — Authority: 137
  The free agency period is now upon us, so we have been hearing lots of talk about Type-A and Type-B free agents and draft pick compensation… and the discussion leaves some people wondering what is all means. For those of you who think you need an abacus to figure it all out, let’s see if I can help simplify it a ...
  5 days ago

• This Day In Red Sox History: November 23, 1990

  
  http://www.sox1fan.com/ — Authority: 137
  Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox” Former Red Sox catcher Bo Diaz was killed at his home in Caracas, Venezuela… Diaz was on the roof of his home trying to adjust a satellite dish when it came loose and fell on him.
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• This Day In Baseball History: November 23rd

  
  http://www.sox1fan.com/ — Authority: 137
  In 1964, future Hall-of-Famer Warren Spahn was purchased by the NY Mets from the Braves… in addition to serving on the club’s coaching staff, the crafty southpaw posted a 4-12 record (in 20 appearances). In 1971, Bill Virdon was named to replace the retiring Danny Murtaugh as the manager of the world champion ...
  5 days ago

• Adding More Instant Replay in Baseball

  
  Baseball Reflections — Authority: 469
  Image by Scott Ableman via Flickr Rumors and anecdotes have persisted regarding the declining quality of umpiring at the Major League level.  The 2009 playoffs brought that discussion into sharp focus.  Starting with the one-game playoff between Minnesota and Detroit and continuing ...
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• Baseball’s Most Bad Ass (and Sadly Obscure) Names

  
  Full of Sports — Authority: 173
  Baseball is dominated by players whose names will forever conjure images of dynamism and might. The players are iconic, so much so that there is no question who is meant by Mantle, DiMaggio, Ruth, Aaron, Ryan, and Berra. However, there is a class of me...
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• MLB Betting

  
  Gambling IQ — Authority: 168
  Ive decided to share what Ive been doing this November regarding the B2B away games in MLB Last year the teams that played back to back away finished with a 116-175 (39.9%). So if you would have bet against them every game (no filters have been used) that would be a 60.1% strike rate. I did not take any odds into ...
  5 days ago

• MLB Betting

  
  Gambling IQ — Authority: 168
  Ive decided to share what Ive been doing this November regarding the B2B away games in MLB Last year the teams that played back to back away finished with a 116-175 (39.9%). So if you would have bet against them every game (no filters have been used) that would be a 60.1% strike rate. I did not take any odds into ...
  5 days ago

• Fehr Is Giving the N.H.L.’s Union Advice and Hope

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 906
  Donald Fehr, the departing executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, is working in an advisory capacity with the N.H.L. players union.
  6 days ago

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