Mattel also managed to jump on the retro-chic bandwagon, re-releasing Football and Baseball in 2000.

ENGADGET: A Brief History of Handheld Video Games

Das, who has been baseball's independent arbitrator since 2000, informed the sides of his decision, but did not give them a written opinion.

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We rank all the hitters in baseball and say who earned his keep in 2000.

FORBES: Balls And Bucks

In the 2000 edition of Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, Mays ranks third all time, behind Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner, and just ahead of Negro League legend Oscar Charleston.

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Established in June 2000 following a unanimous vote by the 30 Major League Baseball club owners to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations, MLB Advanced Media LP (MLBAM) is the interactive media and internet company of Major League Baseball.

ENGADGET: MLB stamps partnership with Qualcomm, hopes it leads to improved connectivity at ballparks

Recall that the revenue sharing sytem in baseball was largely revised in 2001 just following the Yankees string of dominance between the 1995-2000 seasons in an effort to give more teams a chance at postseason life.

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