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Former umpire Don Denkinger supports instant replay in baseball
Retired umpire Don Denkinger told the New York Post he supports the use of instant replay in baseball to reverse blown calls such as the one Jim Joyce made Wednesday, costing Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game.

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Baseball says it won’t change disputed Galarraga call
In a statement issued today, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Tiger pitcher’s Armando Galarraga’s spoiled perfect game will prompt renewed examination of the expanded use of instant replay.

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Baseball-Commissioner to review controversial ‘imperfect’ game
Major League Baseball will consider expanding the use of instant replay after a botched call by an umpire cost a Detroit Tigers pitcher a perfect game, Commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday.

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Baseball won’t reverse call in ‘imperfect’ game
The “imperfect” call stays as is. Less than 24 hours after a perfect game was lost due to an umpire’s blown call, commissioner Bud Selig said today the result will not be changed. He did say Major League Baseball will examine it’s umpiring system and consider expanding instant…

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ASU removes interim tag from baseball coach
Arizona State has taken away the interim tag from baseball coach Tim Esmay. The 45-year-old Esmay was hired in December to replace Pat Murphy, whose contract was terminated without cause in November in the wake of a two-year NCAA investigation into the baseball program. Esmay guided the Sun Devils (47-8) to their fourth consecutive Pac-10 title and the No.

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