The Running Tally » Sports http://www.TheRunningTally.com My daily finds on technology, gadgets, and random crap! Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:35:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc ESPN Adds Some Tech To Baseball http://www.TheRunningTally.com/2009/07/espn-adds-some-tech-to-baseball/ http://www.TheRunningTally.com/2009/07/espn-adds-some-tech-to-baseball/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:29:23 +0000 Zac http://www.TheRunningTally.com/?p=589 It is no secret that I really can’t stand baseball. In person I can handle it, mostly because of all the hotdogs and beer, but on TV I last only 10min before passing out or turning the channel. Well in hopes of dragging views deeper into the game ESPN has developed an impressive ball prediction system.

I am not going to go through the entire Popsci article, but if you picked up on the usage of “prediction” instead of “tracking” then you are progressing nicely. Remember the hockey puck system that was around that made the puck glow? Well this is nothing like that. This system actually uses a ton of trajectory calculations along with doppler radar to predict the ball path. The system is really impressive, and can even calculate home runs before the ball leaves the field.

If they would just add more technology like this, and shorten the game to about 5 innings, I might actually start watching.  I actually even threw in a picture from Wrigley Field, the only actual stadium I have been to.

cubs

(Via Popsci)

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When I was younger ‘The Rocketeer’ was one of my favorite movie. A little film noir mixed with flying, and getting the girl, so perfect. While I have to admit the Jetpack idea seems fun, the BOOM that is often associated with it kind of scares me off. This video is from the people at Jetpack International, setting the new speed record.

They manage to get to 68MPH using hydrogen peroxide, and ‘precious metals.’ I am not sure what those are, but you sure as hell can bet I am going to try to find some when I get home . . .

(Via CNET)

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Talk about a bad way to start the season. The Dallas Cowboys had their practice tent collapse on them during practice on Saturday.

The storm hit while 27 players were going through workouts. About 70 people were in the facility, counting coaches, other team personnel and members of the news media, officials said.

Ten of the injured were taken by emergency vehicles. Two others went to hospitals on their own.

“We’re lucky no one got electrocuted with all the water in the building,” said Wade Phillips, the Cowboys’ head coach. “A couple of players had minor injuries, but they were all right.”

This was the second of three scheduled days of practices, but Sunday’s session has been canceled.

Aww, that was so nice of them, 10 people go to the hospital and so they cancel the next day? Haha, jeez.

(Via the NY Times.)

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