In 1977, a new-fangled technology had the umpires hunkered down.
Highlights
- A game for Luddites
- Ted Turner’s wonderful toys
- Ask for permission or forgiveness?
- Why we didn’t replay balls and strikes for 50 years
- The fallible machine
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Original Research and Writing: Paul Jackson
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