Instead of worrying about who will replace Derek Jeter and his numerous intangibles, every ball player on the Yankees should be asking themselves what little things they could do to help the ball club win.

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Anderson would consider putting a computer chip in the ball and a laser on the goal line to replace the time-consuming debates and video reviews of scoring.

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If you give up on tablet writing, you can replace the tip to convert the pen to an old-fashioned roller ball.

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At most PGA Tour events under similar circumstances, players would be allowed to mark their ball's position in the fairway, clean it off and replace it on the same spot, without penalty.

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