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What is a member-at-large?

A member-at-large is responsible for projects reaching common goals, identifies problems and oppertunities, sets goals, makes action plans, listens to other, and cummunicates officially with authories. For more info go to: http://www.aspeducators.org/boardmal.htm

Will CC Sabathia going to play baseball with his best friend Cliff Lee soon?

No.

In December of 2010, Cliff Lee signed a 5 year contract to play for the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees also wanted Lee to play for them but he decided to sign with the Phillies.

How many grand slams does albert pujols have?

As of 04AUG09, Albert Pujols has 11 career grand slams. That is the most by any St. Louis Cardinal in history. So far, he has 5 grand slams in the 2009 season.

What is faster a 2 seam fastball or a 4 seam fastball?

The fastball (also called hummer and other names) is the most common type of pitch in baseball. Some "power pitchers," like Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens and Satchel Paige have thrown it at speeds of 95-104 mph (152.9-167.3 km/h) (officially) and up to 107.9 mph (173.6 km/h) (unofficially)[1], relying purely on speed to prevent the ball from being hit. Others throw more slowly but put movement on the ball or throw it on the outside of the plate where the batter cannot easily reach it. The appearance of a faster pitch to the batter can sometimes be achieved by minimizing the batter's vision of the ball before its release. The result is known as an "exploding fastball": a pitch that seems to arrive at the plate quickly despite its low velocity. Fastballs are usually thrown with backspin, so that the Magnus effect creates an upward force on the ball, causing it to fall less rapidly than might be expected. A pitch on which this effect is most marked is often called a "rising fastball", as the ball appears to rise to the batter. Colloquially, use of the fastball is called throwing heat or putting steam on it, among many other variants. Gripping the ball with the fingers across the wide part of the seam ("four-seam fastball") so that both the index finger and middle finger are touching two seams perpendicularly produces a straight pitch, gripping it across the narrow part ("two-seam fastball") so that both the index finger and middle finger are along a seam produces a sinking fastball, holding a four-seam fastball off-center ("cut fastball") imparts lateral movement to the fastball, and splitting the fingers along the seams ("split-finger fastball") produces a sinking action with a lateral break. * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastball

Who wore number 22 for the New York Yankees?

IF Gene Robertson 1929

P Lefty Gomez 1930

P Ivy Andrews 1931

IF Doc Farrell 1932-33

P Johnny Broaca 1934

IF Lyn Lary 1934

P Vito Tamulis 1934-35

OF Bob Seeds 1936

OF Tommy Henrich 1937

OF Roy Johnson 1937

P Joe Beggs 1938

P Marius Russo 1939-43

C Bill Drescher 1944

OF Russ Derry 1944

P Red Ruffing 1945-46

OF Paul Waner 1945

P Allie Reynolds 1947-54

P Rip Coleman 1955

P Mickey McDermott 1956

C Darrell Johnson 1958

P Jim Bronstad 1959

P Gary Blaylock 1959

P Bill Stafford 1960-65

P Fred Talbot 1966-69

P Jack Aker 1969-72

P Ron Klimkowski 1972

IF Hal Lanier 1973

IF Jim Mason 1974-76

P Gil Patterson 1977

IF Bobby Brown 1979

OF Ruppert Jones 1980

OF Jerry Mumphrey 1981-83

OF Omar Moreno 1983-85

IF Mike Fischlin 1986

OF Gary Ward 1987-89

OF Hal Morris 1989

OF Luis Polonia 1989-90

P Mike Witt 1990

Man Stump Merrill 1991

P Scott Kamieniecki 1992

P Jimmy Key 1993-96

OF Mark Whiten 1997

C Jorge Posada 1997

IF Homer Bush 1998

OF Tony Tarasco 1999

P Roger Clemons 1999-03

P Jon Lieber 2004

IF Robinson Cano 2005-06

OF Xavier Nady 2008-09

P LaTroy Hawkins 2008

P Randy Winn 2010

OF Chad Huffman 2010

OF Colin Curtis 2010

P Brain Gordon 2011

OF Greg Golson 2011

P Aaron Laffey 2011

How many out make a complete inning?

6 outs make a complete inning in a baseball game.

When did greg maddux leave the cubs?

Maddux signed with the Atlanta Braves, as a free agent, in December, 1992 after having pitched for the Cubs between 1986-1992.

He played for the Cubs again in 2004, 2005, and 2006 and was traded to the Dodgers at the 2006 trade deadline for Cesar Izturis.

What player has the longest full name in MLB history?

Jarrod Saltalamacchia now has the longest full name and the longest last name. William Van Landingham has 20 letters, and Jarrod also has 20 letters. Jarrod currently holds the record by himself for current active players, as Van Landingham has retired.

Atlanta Braves catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia had one of the most interesting debuts in major league history. He came up last Wednesday, which was also his 22nd birthday, and established a record without one swing of the bat: With 14 letters, he has the longest last name in baseball history.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/braves/2007-05-09-salt_N.htm?csp=34

What do you call the guy that picks up the bats during a baseball game?

If it is a guy he would be called a batboy and if it is a gal she would be called a batgirl.

What teams have gone undefeated in postseason?

Since MLB went to divisional play in 1969, the only team that went undefeated in the postseason was the 1976 Cincinnati Reds who swept the Phillies in the NLCS and the Yankees in the World Series.