SELIG GAINING CONFIDENCE IN INSTANT REPLAY TECHNOLOGY
WASHINGTON — Major-league ballparks are being wired for instant replay, and commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday his “confidence is growing” that the technology to assist umpires will be ready soon.
“I want to make sure that if and when we do it, it’s really good, it’s perfect,” Selig said at the conclusion of a two-day owners’ meeting. “It’ll be very limited. I want to make sure, and I’m not quite certain yet. But we should have answers very shortly.”
Footnotes.
Cardinals right-hander Chris Carpenter will miss his scheduled start tonight because of a muscle strain in his right shoulder. Brad Thompson will start against the Reds in Carpenter’s place.
• The Padres placed right-hander Chris Young on the 15-day DL with a strained right forearm.
• Rays closer Troy Percival left Tampa Bay’s game against Oakland in the ninth inning after spraining his right knee while trying to field a sacrifice bunt. He will be re-evaluated today.
• Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez left Chicago’s game in Atlanta after bruising his left hip scoring on an awkward slide in the fifth inning.
• Dodgers right-handers Brad Penny and Cory Wade were placed on the 15-day DL because of tendinitis and inflammation, respectively, in their pitching shoulders.
• The Mets will play their first game at Citi Field on Tuesday, April 14, against the Padres, according to MLB’s draft preliminary schedule for 2009. The new Yankee Stadium will open April 16 with a game against Cleveland. The Associated Press
