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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: jay behrens
The distance from the front of the pitchers rubber to the front of home plate is 59'1". It's 60'6" to the back of home plate. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: Hankron
If a line drive first hits the pitcher's rubber then lands foul, it's a foul ball. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: David McDonald
Ball was caught by one Joe Forner of 1937 First Avenue, Manhattan. (Answer courtesy of: |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: Julie
Said his gut had been aching. "You'll plsy, Jackson, you'll play!" said Gleason. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: B Kaz
oh, wait....sorry. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: Jiulie
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: runscott
never mind. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: Julie
ginger and cinnemon, lemon and parsnips. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: runscott
You need to go to your local bookstore and look for anything by "Karen Elizabeth Gordon". At the risk of labelling myself, I'll admit to owning everything she has written - she is a true master of the intricacies of the English language. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: Cy
There are 6 outs in any (pre 9th)inning. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: Jon Canfield
There are now 108 stitches on a cowhide baseball as opposed to 106 on horsehide... |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: j
I used to be a college English teacher, and presently describe works of Asian art to patrons of the Asian Art Museum in S.F--so my English should be O.K. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: brian p
In 1911 Rosy Carlisle of Vernon in the Pacific Coast League performed organized baseball's only recorded unassisted triple play by an outfielder. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: B Kaz
It is possible for a team to get 4 outs in a 1/2 inning if the batter strikes out but reaches first on a passed ball/wild pitch, right? So you could conceivably have 7 or more outs in an inning. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: Hankron
Cy Young grew up poor in rural Ohio. He later said that he developed his great arm strength and endurance because, as kids, he and he brother hunted wild turkeys with hand thrown rocks. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: runscott
The strike-out wouldn't count as an out until the catcher either caught the 3rd strike, or dropped it and then threw the runner out (or tagged him) - in the example you gave, it was a strike-out but never became an "out". |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: J
(from plural of Latin trivium: crossroads, influenced by Latin trivialis: trivial): unimportant matters: TRIFLES ("much of our research is wasted on~"--P.G. Hoffman..AND THE LIKE. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: jay behrens
scott has it correct. There was a minor league game a few years back where a pitcher almost became the first to have 5 Ks in an inning when the cather dropped a second thrid strike and was able to throw out this last batter. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: runscott
One last damned time I will explain. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: jay behrens
I am with scott on this 100%. You keep looking for personal attacks where there are no none. People like you and want you around, so please stop being so paranoid. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: B Kaz
For Julie's and everyone else's sake I will forgo any more Simpson's cartoon references in my posts, and will remain completely serious and forthwright in everything I contribute. Heaven for bid we try to bring a little levity to the board. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: J
Have no objection to humor--the thread sort of implies humor to begin with, no? But I quit hanging with the Simpsons years ago, so didn't recognize the quote. Thought you were talking about ME being irelevant. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: runscott
Julie has not yet figured out how a "thread" works. She thought that because you post followed hers, that it was a response...the indentation thing has gone right by her. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: J
...that you're recommending a book on the English language because you're such an admirer of my English. Sure, Scott. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: runscott
So I guess you decided to stay at home and wallow around in what you perceived to be an insult, rather than to assume the best of your fellow human beings, take a short trip to your local bookstore, and look up the damned books as I kindly suggested, which I promise you would enjoy immensely. The "Ravenous Muse" for instance, contains quotes from various works of literature that involve food, which is what your post reminded me of. The "Disheveled Dictionary" is even more interesting. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: Kevin Cummings
Harry Hartman was the first baseball announcer to use the phrase "Going, going, gone!" to describe a home run. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: J
In the movie "Eight Men Out" (why do I keep thinking Blacksox in this thread?), there was a dummy of a White Sox player dropped from an airplane--loooked like a body. I THINK I remember reading about this occurance, but am too lazy to look it up in any of my books. Did it really happen? (Probably. Sayles is pretty careful). |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: Dave
Speaking of birds, don't forget the Dove that Randy Johnson killed during a game. Winfield's was during practice. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: J
The first two are minor but interesting stories, and the third is a record that a lot of people know. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: jay behrens
Julie, the animal in question was a racoon. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: Dave
Fenway Park opened the same week that the Titanic sank. |
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stupid baseball trivia
Posted By: jay behrens
George Gore drew 102 walks in 118 games in 1886 when it took seven balls to draw a walk. |
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