Ethics+in+Competition

The Situation:

Yankees vs. Devil Rays Both teams are battling for the league championship and it's very close. Every game is important and the will to win is high in this intense competition between these two professional baseball teams. Derek Jeter, the captain for the Yankees has a sparkling reputation as a good and fair player.

Derek Jeter from the NY Yankees was up to bat against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The pitcher threw the ball inside and Derek Jeter went to move his bat out of the way when the ball hit the end of the bat and went into foul territory. Derek faked liked the ball actually hit him and the umpire granted him first base.

Check out the video.

Listen to what Tim Kurkjian and Buster Olney had to say:


 * ESPN MLB insider Tim Kurkjian** says not only was Derek Jeter right to pretend he had been hit by a pitch, but he was also doing his job. This kind of thing has happened in all sports forever and no one should think anything of it.
 * Please click on**[| Tim Kurkjian] [[image:http://a.espncdn.com/icons/listen.png align="absmiddle"]]


 * ESPN MLB insider Buster Olney** says Wednesday night's Rays-Yankees game was a prime example of how the human element can hurt baseball. Players do all they can to get their share of the calls that could go either way.
 * Please click on**[| Buster Olney] [[image:http://a.espncdn.com/icons/listen.png align="absmiddle"]]


 * Consider all that they have studied about competition so far as well as the arguments in the podcasts, and answer the following questions in the discussion thread:**

What does the controversy surrounding this say about our society? If technology is available in competition(as a video replay could have been in the Yankees/Rays game), should it be used? Does our society's acceptance of this behavior imply anything about the direction of ethics in other areas of competition?