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Instant Replay: Great Concept, Lousy Execution

August 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Features

By Gary Armida
Major League Baseball has finally instituted Instant Replay. Beginning with series that start this Thursday, Instant Replay will be available for plays involving home run calls. Situations such as fair or foul calls, in or out of the park calls, and fan interference calls are reviewable. Dubbed as “Limited Instant Replay” in the [...]

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Don’t Get in the Way of Tradition: A Revised Take

August 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Features

By Gary Armida
What follows is the very first article ever published on fullcountpitch.com. Because it was the first one, there wasn’t the readership that we have today. With Major League Baseball’s decision to use instant replay by the end of the season, this article is as timely as the day it was published. After the [...]

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Don’t Get in the Way of Tradition

November 7th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Features

 Should tradition get in the way of “Getting it right”?
by Gary Armida
Tradition.Baseball is a game built on honoring its past greatness. Fans know what numbers 61, 56, and 755 all mean. It is what makes the game great. While other sports have changed major rules and scoring options, baseball is essentially the same game [...]

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