It is amazing how technology has changed the way baseball is played today. I think back to the play last week where it was ruled that a ball hit by Jose Reyes was caught when in fact the outfielder trapped the ball. During the play, the announcers pointed out how the runner on third went back to the base but the runner on second ran and passed the runner on third. After the call was reversed and it was ruled a trapped ball, the announcers calling the game pointed out how the counter argument was probably about the runner on second passing the runner on third and how anyone watching the broadcast in the clubhouse would have seen the replay and gotten word to the opposing teams bench that a runner was passed. It may not be video replay, but it comes close. Electronics has certainly changed the game.
Certainly computers have changed the game. Managers now keep every statistic known to the human race (and even some that aren’t) because they can store it and because it is more easily tracked today and more easily available today than in the past. And of course, while teams have the money to spend, the money you can save and being able to find the best deals on desktop computers from Dell.com, Tiger Direct, New Egg, Apple Store and HP Shopping and others make it easier today.
It is amazing how computers and electronics has changed the way we play and watch sports today.
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