C|Net, the high technology website that has a budget that could buy and
sell this blog a million times over, has spent a little time in the
Pacific Northwest of late, and the resulting articles have made pretty
interesting reading. the first, last week, discussed how the Vancouver Canadians have embraced wireless technology, offering free wi-fi to fans at the ballpark who might, for whatever reason, need access to the internet.

I have to admit, I love this eventuality. While the access is
admittedly slow, and you have to put up with ads every few clicks (hey,
they’ve gotta pay for the service somehow), it allows me to take my
laptop to the ballpark and answer email, run my business, and most
importantly, live-blog the game itself. This is mondo cool.

So C|Net takes things further this week, going into the clubhouse
itself to see how hitting coach Benny Winslow uses technology to track
player performances, communicate with the A’s, and how the media office
lacks the technology required to submit scoring details online, and
must phone it in between innings instead.

It’s a great piece. Go look.