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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Granillo: “Rise of the Robot Umpires”

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posted on April 17, 2013 at 09:31 AM by Repoz to site news | 24 comment(s)

It troubles me that the world is just one big rip-off of Ferro Lad.

We’ve all thought it. Heck, many of us have even said it. Watching the exploits of Eric Gregg, Phil Cuzzi, Jim Joyce, and so many others, it’s hard not to believe it at least once. “We want robot umpires!”

A new project by Dan Levy is working to explore just what might happen if baseball ever heeded that call. Rise of the Robot Umpires is a graphic-style novel set in the not-too-distant future where the commissioner finally ...

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1. The Yankee Clapper posted on April 27, 2012 at 05:31 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Jeter hitting .400 thread doesn't appear to be accepting comments.

2. Famous Original Joe C posted on April 27, 2012 at 05:32 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Jeter hitting .400 thread doesn't appear to be accepting comments.

Probably for the best.

3. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on April 27, 2012 at 05:33 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I had the same issue as Yankee Clapper.

4. Nasty Nate posted on April 27, 2012 at 05:37 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Me too. Somewhere out there in the ether are our snarky comments about Jeter and pointing out that Silva wrote that 34 games have already been played.

5. DKDC posted on April 27, 2012 at 05:42 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

So this is where the Can Jeter hit .400 comments go?

My post:
No.

6. The Yankee Clapper posted on April 27, 2012 at 05:50 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

So this is where the Can Jeter hit .400 comments go?

Well, I saw the Kruk segment and it was pretty clear he was joking. Still, it would be a heck of an accomplishment for Jeter to merely replicate his 2009 season. Right now, Jeter is hitting as well as ever, and has been since coming of the DL last season. That's not such a small sample size anymore.

7. Jim Furtado

posted on April 28, 2012 at 11:33 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I have made a few changes to the login templates. Anyone having problems staying logged in should: 1) log out, 2) clear your cookies, 3) log in again and check the keep logged in box.

The Jeter thread is now accepting comments.

8. Daryn posted on April 28, 2012 at 06:24 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I just tried to log in on my blackberry and was unsuccessful. It said “You are logged in” and then redirected me back to the log in page. The second time it redirected me to the Home Page but I was still not logged in.

9. you got a STEAGLES? you're gonna need a STEAGLES. posted on April 28, 2012 at 11:29 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

i'd appreciate it if this thread was reopened, as well.

10. Gold Star - just Gold Star posted on April 29, 2012 at 12:23 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Can we have the home plate favicon back, pls?

11. bobm posted on May 01, 2012 at 09:21 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It seems like news submission from my Blackberry is working again. Thank you!

12. Rafael Bellylard: Built like a Fielder posted on May 01, 2012 at 10:39 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The auto log-in doesn't seem to be working for me. I'm having to re-log-in every time I come back to the site. checked the other sites I go to with auto log-in and they are working fine.

13. Kiko Sakata

posted on May 01, 2012 at 10:53 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The auto log-in doesn't seem to be working for me. I'm having to re-log-in every time I come back to the site.

Ditto.

14. Jim Furtado

posted on May 02, 2012 at 07:13 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I am experiencing the issue myself, although it only happens occasionally. I continue to troubleshoot the issue and hope to have some type of fix soon.

15. Sean Forman posted on May 02, 2012 at 09:00 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

The auto log-in doesn't seem to be working for me. I'm having to re-log-in every time I come back to the site.

ditto

16. Shredder posted on May 02, 2012 at 03:47 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

ditto

Same here. I'm also getting the Edit link long after edits are closed.

17. The Yankee Clapper posted on May 02, 2012 at 05:41 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Ditto, too also on the auto log-in.

18. Baldrick posted on May 02, 2012 at 08:09 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Ditto.

Clearing cookies didn't fix things. Not a huge problem, obviously, but it is ongoing.

19. Jolly Old St. Nick Done Jumped The Ship

posted on May 02, 2012 at 08:16 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Ditto on the non-auto login, and the Edit function isn't working, either.

20. SoSHially Unacceptable posted on May 02, 2012 at 09:59 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Half a ditto. Auto-log works for this account, doesn't work for my "at work" handle.

21. Jim Furtado

posted on May 03, 2012 at 09:41 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I am continuing to work on this problem. It is related to this issue: Expression Engine Remember Me bug. I have just implemented a work around. If you are experiencing the problem, please try logging off and clearing your cookies.

22. Jolly Old St. Nick Done Jumped The Ship

posted on May 03, 2012 at 10:01 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Jim, both the auto-login and Edit functions now seem to be working. Keeping my fingers crossed.

23. Repoz

posted on May 03, 2012 at 01:07 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Jim...Ex. Engine posts aren't showing up on Newsstand after being submitted.

24. Jim Furtado

posted on May 03, 2012 at 02:54 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Repoz, which posts? Are they your posts? Are you submitting them in the CP or using the submit link?

25. Repoz

posted on May 03, 2012 at 04:01 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Got it Jim...didn't see the new "Status" button on the "New Entry" page.

26. Jim Furtado

posted on May 03, 2012 at 08:39 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Yeah, I moved it to the main page to make posting easier.

27. Good cripple hitter posted on May 04, 2012 at 06:14 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I can't post in the WAR Thread. I tried logging out and in again, but that didn't work.

28. Jim Furtado

posted on May 04, 2012 at 08:10 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

You can post into the thread. It seems EE changed something about processing titles. Periods aren't being converted into url safe characters. Grrr.

29. David Nieporent (now, with children) posted on May 04, 2012 at 08:24 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Still can't get auto-login to work.

30. Shock posted on May 04, 2012 at 08:59 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Ditto.

Auto login works neither for the main land nor the Forums.

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