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Baseball
Take me out to the ballgame, the baseball game, that is! The baseball category is all about the game of baseball, America's pastime. Questions include what a baseball is made of, what bats are the best to use, what the bullpen is, and much more!
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What do baseball players wear when playing baseball?
A uniform: Cleats, Socks, Jersey, pants, sliding shorts, belt, hat or helmet, and a cup (optional)
How can you make your own pine tar?
Pine Tar can be made easily by using glove oil and mixing it together with a little water. Then, you put it in a spray jar (crucial step) and spray it onto the desired bat/area.
If you want to make if from scratch, you are going to end up using more money then it would cost to just by pine tar, or make it from glove oil. Anyway, if you want to make your own from scratch, here are the steps (I made pine tar myself a couple years back)
This makes about two cups of pine tar.
1.) Get a pot
2.) Add 1/2 cup of food or olive oil grease (Olive oil won't be as sticky)
3.) Add 1/4 cup of water
4.) Sprinkle a little dirt. Barely any (This will add texture)
5.) Stir all of these together until chunks go away and it is smooth.
6.) Adjust oven to 450 degrees.
7.) Put the ingredients in the oven for 10 minutes.
8.) Take ingredients out and add 1/4 more grease for extra stickiness.
9.) Adjust oven to 400 degrees
10.) Put in oven for 10 more minutes
Just like that, you have yourself two cups of legal pine tar.
Sources:
Experience - I made my own.
A slider is similar to a curve ball in the fact that it breaks from left to right or right to left depending on if your a righty or lefty, but the ball doesn't break downward like a curveball does.
When does the pitcher have a chance to hit?
currently, only teams in the National league allow their pitchers to hit. The American League uses the DH (designated hitter) to bat for their pitchers. However, the DH is a very recent amendment to the game. Even the American League pitchers used to hit. The DH was instituted in 1973.
How fast should a 13 year old's heartbeat?
Mine beats at 1 per every second so I'm not sure. (I'm 13 but swim 11 hours a week)
Yes. It's rare, but if a player has played for two teams and they both make it to the World Series, that player will get a ring regardless of who wins.
In 2010 that player will be Bengie Molina.
Who was the first pitcher who threw a curve ball?
Baseball historians credit the invention of the curve to either Candy Cummings or Fred Goldsmith. Cummings pitched for six years in the major leagues between 1872-1877. He said he thought of the idea of the curveball while studying the movement sea shells made when thrown. He attempted to make the same motion with a baseball and in doing so created the curveball. Goldsmith was a pitcher in the U.S and Canada in the same time frame as Cummings. He was the first pitcher to demonstrate throwing it to members of the media in 1870.
Why is second base the easiest to steal?
Cause it is the longest throw for a cather home and first are both 90 ft awawy and there is no pitcher in the way Cause it is the longest throw for a catcher third is only 90 ft awawy and there is no pitcher in the way
How many players have played every position?
At least four. The first major league player to perform the stunt was shortstop Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City A's on September 8, 1965. Against the California Angels, he played his regular position in the first inning, switched to second base in the second and moved to third base in the third. He played left field, center field and right field in the next three innings, respectively, and then played first base in the seventh. In the eighth inning, the ambidextrous Campaneris took the mound and pitched to left-handed batters left handed and right-handers right handed. In the ninth inning, he went behind the plate to catch.
Other players who have duplicated the feat: Cesar Tovar of the Minnesota Twins in 1968, and Scott Sheldon of the Texas Rangers and Shane Halter of the Detroit Tigers in 2000.
What was the fastest pitch Dwight Gooden was ever recorded throwing?
Major League Baseball does not recognize radar speeds as an official statistic. It is widely accepted that the ability to clock a fastball with a radar gun is an unexact science. With that said Dwight Gooden was famous for his 98 mph fastball. It is possible that he did throw on occasion a ball slightly faster than this.
It depends on the coach, some would send him and others wouldn't. It also depends on how the game is looking. If they are winning then he probably wouldn't send him. Also the coach should know if the runner is fast enough to make and does the outfielder have a good arm and can throw him out.
Don't know what a "conceded run" is. If you mean the defense ignored the runner who scored by not making a play on him, it could be an RBI for the batter if he put the ball in play to score the run.
Who played third base for the New York Yankees in 1955?
The New York Yankees had several third basemen in 1955. While Andy Carey was solely a third basemen, Bill Skowron, Gil McDougald, and Jerry Coleman played third base amongst other positions.
Most home runs hit in high school?
James Peterson of Winterset ended the season with 73 and Jeff Clement of Marshalltown reached 75, and now holds the national home run record for a high schooler.
-james black
Source(s):http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?...John Woodward played for Elk Grove H.S. in California and hit 29 home runs in 1970 and 31 in 1971. With 60 homre's in a two year's he still hold's the record.He also kicked a 67 yard field goal vs Grant H.S. of Sacramento,Ca in 1971 which is also a state record.
What major league player played in the most regular season games without a world series appearanace?
Rafael Palmeiro with 2831 games without a World Series appearance.
What does StPG mean on the jerseys of the current Minnesota Twins?
"StPG" stands for the St. Paul Gophers, a Negro Baseball team that played in St. Paul, MN in 1909. The Twins have worn these replica jerseys a couple of times in the past to honor the Negro Leagues.
The St. Paul Gophers uniforms are navy blue, with long, wide sleeves. The shirts also have a traditional collar. The hats are white with short blue brims and StPG across the front.
