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My favorite is when an announcer, such as Joe Buck, who just did it last night, says, "that ball was foul tipped off the catcher's shoe," or words to that effect, instead of saying, "that ball was fouled off the catcher's shoe." Drives me up a wall. Makes me want to get hit by a foul tip sometime during my lifetime.
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Sat Oct 14, 2006, 09:01am
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Sat Oct 14, 2006, 09:15am
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A couple questions (for "technical" fun):
-Should the foul lines and foul poles be called "fair lines" and "fair poles"? -Should we should say "zero" instead of "O" when indicating the ball and strike count? (Zero is a number and O is a letter). And a curious one from softball: Why do announcers, coaches, etc. refer to the "pitchers mound" when in fact there is no mound on the softball field? The english language is fun! Sam
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Perfection is a goal which we work to attain NFHS/Little League Last edited by U of M Sam; Sat Oct 14, 2006 at 09:33am.
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Sat Oct 14, 2006, 09:36am
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Try as I might I could never throw a knuckleball. I had to use my fingernails like everyone else who throws it.
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Sat Oct 14, 2006, 09:51am
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How about this "you-know-what-I-mean-not-what-I-said" question a coach asked me prior to a game a couple season's ago:
Coach: "Hey Blue, do you have any balls?" Me: "Yes! I've been told I do." Coach: (Smiling) "I mean baseballs for the game." Me: (Smiling) "Yes." The coach was smooth all game long. Sam
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Perfection is a goal which we work to attain NFHS/Little League Last edited by U of M Sam; Sat Oct 14, 2006 at 09:55am.
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Sat Oct 14, 2006, 05:37pm
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And a curious one from softball:
Why do announcers, coaches, etc. refer to the "pitchers mound" when in fact there is no mound on the softball field? I'll admit that the only brodcast softball I ever watch is the Women's College WS, but at least there they always call it "the circle".
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