No More Excuses: MLB Needs to Get It Right…

According to a post by Oakland A’s beat reporter Susan Slusser, Major League Baseball on Thursday acknowledged that the A’s were on the wrong end of a replay review on what was clearly a game-tying home run by Adam Rosales on Wednesday night.” She also pointed out that “Joe Torre,… more »

Need for Speed: Growing the Game of Golf…

This is a re-post of an article which appeared at iGolf.com. Imagine a world where you could play a swift round of golf, scoring well, while getting a great cardio workout at the same time. Better yet, imagine watching a televised event where extremely skilled golfers (maybe even PGA Tour… more »

Watch for it: A ‘No No’ Means ‘Yes, Yes’ for Free Pizza

Tuesday is news day, and today, Domino’s Pizza announced the first 10,000 MLB.TV subscribers who visit MLB.com/dominos the next business day after a no-hitter is thrown and log in will receive a free, two-topping medium Handmade Pan Pizza (carryout only) when they order online from Dominos.com. The promo is called… more »

Going Way, Way Back: Edison’s Short Baseball Film…

The treasure trove on YouTube continues to amaze me. For your viewing pleasure, here is a short film (Duration: 0:27 at 28 fps.) of a baseball game shot in 1898 (not a typo!) by Thomas Edison (yes, THAT Edison). According to this website there was a camera positioned behind home… more »

Making a Golf Course Interesting: The Bill Coore Way…

The Wall Street Journal had a nice story about golf course architect, Bill Coore. He is described as a “minimalist” designer who favors letting the land, in effect, tell him where to route the holes. This makes for a much more interesting round from a player’s standpoint. Cookie cutter courses,… more »