MLB Instant Replay Still Absorbing A Lot Of Time TAGS: baseball | blitz | consulting | instant replay | lean | lloyd mcclendon | mlb | mlb instant replay | operations | pace of game | pace of play | process | replay | six sigma | slow | sports | time | transfer rule Because of many obviously-blown calls (well, obvious to everyone but the umpire) in baseball but no means by which to really review and retract judgments, Major League Baseball rightfully decided …Continue reading →

Around the Bases: NFL Pro Bowl Edition TAGS: blitz | challenge | championship | consulting | continuous improvement | donate | elimination | exhibition | extra points | gear | hawaii | instant replay | internships | justin bieber | lean | merchandise | modell's | national football league | new england patriots | nfl | oakland raiders | operations | pro bowl | process | quarterback | raiderettes | ratings | respect for people | richard sherman | roger goodell | safety | sports | television | tourism | WinCraft With the two-week gap between the NFL conference championship games and the Super Bowl upon us, all of the sporting world’s attention is now honed in on the NFL Pro …Continue reading →

Around the Bases: MLB Instant Replay Edition TAGS: 2014 | anita brody | basketball | blitz | chapel hill | concussion | consulting | espn | green bay packers | instant replay | lean | mary willingham | mlb | nfl | north carolina | operations | outside the lines | playoffs | process | rob neyer | roger goodell | settlement | sports | survey Because there are so many individual examples of Lean thinking either being used or being applicable in sports – based on my overflowing bookmarks queue the latter clearly takes the …Continue reading →

Agile Development and MLB Instant Replay TAGS: agile | arizona fall league | baseball | big league stew | blitz | constraint | consulting | continuous | development | error-proofing | improvement | instant replay | league | lean | major | mark townsend | mlbpa | operations | optimization | process | rob neyer | software | sports | testing | time Earlier this season Major League Baseball announced a planned expansion of instant replay use, similar to concepts applied in college football and the NFL, with the intent of improving the …Continue reading →

Major League Baseball Expands Instant Replay, Joins 21st Century TAGS: armando gallaraga | bud selig | consulting | don denkinger | instant replay | jim joyce | john farrell | john schuerholz | lean | lean blitz | major league baseball | operations | process | sports Last month it was announced that there would be an expansion of Major League Baseball instant replay use and umpire video reviews of in-game calls, with some process similarities to the NFL’s …Continue reading →

Obvious Bad Calls and the Case For Instant Replay TAGS: blown | call | cb bucknor | consulting | instant replay | lean | lean blitz | marlins | mlb | operations | phillies | process | rich kruger | sports During last night’s semi-meaningless game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Miami Marlins, this play and subsequent call happened. Umpire CB Bucknor called the runner out. FYI, the rule in …Continue reading →

NCAA Tournament Instant Replay and Inconsistent Officiating TAGS: asheville | basketball | blitz | consensus | governing body | instant replay | jack cooley | lane | lean | mlb | nba | ncaa | nfl | notre dame | officials | operations | process | scoop jardine | sports | syracuse | tournament | unc | violation | xavier In Thursday night’s NCAA Tournament action, history was nearly made with a 16 seed almost knocking off a 1 seed for the first time ever. With the assistance of some questionable …Continue reading →