Forum: Baseball
Tue Oct 20, 2009, 09:17pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,603
I'm not defending the call. Please note that I...
I'm not defending the call. Please note that I did not ever say whether I thought he got it right. I was commenting on one of my least-favorite color commentators and his lack of knowledge about what...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Oct 20, 2009, 09:07pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,603
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Oct 20, 2009, 08:50pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,603
McCarrrrrverrrrrrrrrrrrr strikes again
This just happened ...
ALCS Game 4, NYY @ LAA, Top 4: R1, R2, R3. Fly ball F8 (Hunter). R3 (Swisher) tags and goes. Swisher scores on the throw. Angels appeal Swisher leaving 3B early. U3 (and CC)...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Aug 29, 2006, 12:05pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,751
Women and Writers ...
I went to a clinic/camp last fall, and really had my eyes opened about timing on the stick. I listened and worked hard on my timing, and felt really good this season, earning a lot of compliments...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Aug 29, 2006, 11:29am
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Replies: 81
Views: 4,757
Not always
In 2- or 3-man (when U3 goes out), the Sally Look (I believe that's what they called it in camp) is becoming acceptable when watching BR touch 1B as you're headed to the infield, anticipating a throw...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Aug 25, 2006, 02:49pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,610
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Aug 25, 2006, 01:27pm
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Replies: 73
Views: 5,503
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Aug 25, 2006, 12:49pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,622
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Aug 25, 2006, 11:48am
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,622
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Aug 25, 2006, 11:23am
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Replies: 73
Views: 5,503
Gimme a few minutes and I'll come up with...
Gimme a few minutes and I'll come up with "baseball vs water polo" officiating analogy so we can get completely off-topic.
Why in the HE77 are we comparing one totally different sport to another...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Aug 24, 2006, 11:04am
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,455
To be PC or not to be PC ...
"How" we say something is just as, if not more, important as "what" we are trying to say.
If I have a "bad" partner (constantly out of position, uniform probs, poor timing, red*a*s*s* looking for...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Aug 21, 2006, 02:22pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,882
my 2 cents ...
I've had that same thought.
I believe, originally, the SS was thought of as a rover-type.
Thus they "numbered" the bases, then SS (semi-OF), then OF.
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Aug 21, 2006, 02:11pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,503
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Aug 21, 2006, 02:08pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,503
17. ALWAYS give the count, not just on...
17. ALWAYS give the count, not just on odd-numbers or at someone's request ... and show it from the 3B bench allllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the way around to the 1B bench before you bring your...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Aug 21, 2006, 11:33am
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,149
Great training aid
At a clinic I attend, we are taped during cage sessions so that on playback we can hear the instructor's comments/suggestions and watch our work. We're also taped during our games. While it's not of...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Aug 18, 2006, 04:39pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,290
"HAH" on strikes 1 and 2.
"HIKE HREE" on a...
"HAH" on strikes 1 and 2.
"HIKE HREE" on a punchout.
Since when do we verbalize a swinging strike?
I can only think of a couple of situations where we would verbalize anything on a swing: ...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Aug 16, 2006, 09:42pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,312
New Communication Signal
(Couldn't remember my old login, so I had to create a new one ... duh)
I saw a thread started earlier about a "new signal" by the PU (pointing with the left on a swing, and signaling "strike" with...
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