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 General WiretapExpansion Of Instant Replay UnlikelyThe MLB is unlikely to expand instant replay beyond its current incarnation. "I've talked to a lot baseball people about this recently -- that includes on the field and executives," said Bud Selig. "Believe me, they have a lot of trepidation about expanding it. [Angels manager] Mike Scioscia put it very well: The umpires get it right 99 percent of the time. "Times change, but I'm still in favor of keeping the human element as a part of it, and I'm also very concerned about pace. I think there are other ways we can make corrections. During the offseason we'll review everything. I've made my position clear, and by the way, I think it's the position of most people in baseball. You have to be very careful when you tamper with a sport." General Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Selig Wants Day Game In World SeriesMajor League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig wants to see the World Series feature a day game in the future. There hasn't been a day game in the Fall Classic since 1987. "I want a day game in the World Series," Selig told the Associated Press. "It's been a favorite subject of mine over the years because I grew up watching the World Series during the afternoon in the '40s, '50s and '60s. "But our objective is the have as many viewers as possible." Major League Baseball and Fox are shooting for the highest ratings they can get to help sell the commercials that pay the bills. "World Series games, for more than 20 years, have been played at a time when the greatest number of fans can watch from coast to coast," Fox Sports president Ed Goren said in a statement. "This year, we worked with MLB to move postseason start times 30 to 40 minutes earlier, and we would be very willing to consider televising World Series games played during the day if the fee to acquire those rights reflected the smaller audiences that day games would naturally produce." General Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback ESPN Fires Steve PhillipsBaseball analyst Steve Phillips was fired by ESPN on Sunday night, less than a week after he admitted having an affair with a production assistant at the cable network, according to an Associated Press report. A representative for Phillips also announced the former Mets GM was entering a treatment facility ?to address his personal issues.? General Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback General Oct 2009 Archive
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