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Technology is defined as, “the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area.”
In this case, the area is Major League Baseball. Baseball has been perhaps the sport most resistant to technological advancement over the years, but even baseball purists can’t deny that there have been significant strides made in applying practical knowledge to improve the game from all angles.
From equipment to fan experience to strategies on the field itself, technology has played a substantial role in the evolution of the game. Here we take a look at the top five technological advancements in MLB history and how they have impacted America’s pastime.
Will Google’s Calico initiative translate onto the playing field? (Time)
Last month, Google announced the creation of Calico, a company aimed at taking on aging and defying death. Google is clearly no longer just a search engine, and its latest endeavor could have some major ramifications on athletics and sports medicine.
Calico, short for the California Life Company, will research people and other subjects that are aging in an effort to identify a way to fight it. An independent company from Google, rather than a subsidiary branch, Calico will most likely research diseases associated with aging and body deterioration such as Alzheimer’s, cancer, and heart disease.
(GolfLogix) When you review the landscape of sports as influenced by technology, it’s difficult to find a history as storied – and convoluted – as golf. Steeped in historical ties to rules, conduct and behavior, the game avoided and often fought against technological advance, regardless not only of potential benefit but also of the intended target. For the fortunes of us all, some tech advances (and the innovators behind them) refuse to let the forces of tradition win. It’s a rare occasion, but from time to time, we get a true game changer. Such is the case with GolfLogix. Before smartphones put GPS in every palm across the land, this golf-obsessed group had already envisioned the day, with hopes they...
(M.P. King – State Journal) Not to brag, but it must be said: there are unique benefits to our position. Consider the world of the NFL today. An objective view of the landscape would lead anyone to suggest it is a world built on misery. The vast majority of headlines pushed, promoted and shared focus on the negative. It’s a dangerous game that appears to produce dangerous men who seem to produce dangerous events. In truth, while there are certainly concerns that overwhelm and events of concern that transpire, there is progress. The realities of the league are understood and appreciated by all who take part, more than any other time in the NFL’s history. Fans are enabled in connecting...
Google Glass has made its way into a marketplace full of high-tech and “the future is now” technology. The device has had extremely mixed reviews. In a paralleled fashion, Major League Baseball’s review system has been a debated topic. But with the MLB looking to expand its replay system, is there a chance that Google […]
