I thought this was pretty cool and then it got me to thinking maybe there are some baseball applications for this new technology, and maybe not. Could this diagnose future injuries based on pitching motion? Could we literally see the wheels turning in Charlie Manuel’s head?

Case in point: the ongoing scandal over alleged performance-enhancing drug use by some of baseball’s greatest players that has torn apart followers of the national pastime. This year marked the first time since 1996 that not a single player was selected for the Baseball Hall of Fame, despite having some of the biggest names in the history of baseball up for nomination. Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa — all first-ballot candidates, all suspected steroid users, all de-nied. Baseball ...