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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 current MLB players never played in the minors?
Rick Porcello for the Tigers? Having a hard time finding any resources to verify. Anyone know of any others?
Who are the Maryland minor league baseball teams?
Through the 2008 season:
1) Bowie Baysox - AA affliate of the Baltimore Orioles (Eastern League)
2) Frederick Keys - A affliate of the Baltimore Orioles (Carolina League)
3) Hagerstown Suns - A affliate of the Washington Nationals (South Atlantic League)
4) Aberdeen Ironbirds - A affliate of the Baltimore Orioles (New York-Penn League)
5) Delmarva Shorebirds - A affliate of the Baltimore Orioles (South Atlantic League)
There is another team in Maryland known as the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. They are an independent team that plays in the Atlantic League. The Atlantic League is an organization that is not associated with MLB and, therefore, not classified as a minor league. The Atlantic League requires teams to have parks comparable to AAA standards and the players are considered to be in the AA and AAA range.
How far does a baseball have to travel to get over the green monster?
The Green Monster (often known simply as The Monster or The Wall) is the nickname of the 37-foot, two-inch (11.3 m) left field wall at Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox baseball team.
The wall is the highest among Major League Baseball fields, and is the second highest among all professional baseball fields (including minor leagues), falling approximately six inches short of the left field wall, the "Arch Nemesis", at Sovereign Bank Stadium in York, PA. The York wall, however, is smaller horizontally, making the Monster's approximately 9000 sq. ft. area significantly larger than the "Arch Nemesis".
Does the runner have to be tagged out?
no, you can tag the runner to get him out or on a play where the runner is forced to run you can step on the base he is running to.
What is the New York Mets' lifetime winning percentage?
The Yankees have actually won 25% of all the world series. There have been 106 world series played to this date, and the Yankees won 27 of them. They have one 1/4 or a quarter of all the world series.
Who held the major league baseball home run record prior to Babe Ruth?
The home run record that was considered 'modern' in 1919 was set by Gavvy Cravath of the Philadelphia Philles in 1915 who hit 24. The pre 1900 record was 27 Ed Williamson of the Chicago Colts set in 1884. For career home runs, Ruth broke the record of Roger Connor who had 138 career home runs.
1.) For a strikeout, the catcher must actually hang on to the ball in his mitt. If he drops it, or never has it in the first place, the runner can run to first and the catcher must tag or throw him out. 2.) The ball isn't out of play if he catches it. Catch -> Out. That simple. Mr Know-it-all [GRIN]. (I don't answer enough of these darn things, heheheh.) Basically, Glenn, a player must have posession of the ball for an out to be recorded. On every play, the ball is caught by the defensive team (pop out, line out, tag). The same is true for a strike out. The catcher must have possession of the ball to record the out. In the case of a passed ball or wild pitch, he does not therefore, no out and the runner may attempt to advance to first. the ball is only out of play if you can't catch it or use it to make a play, therefore it is called out of play when fouled into the crowd/anywhere the player cant get to it. Not only can the batter advance to first base if the catcher does not catch the ball, he can attempt to advance if the third strike skips in the dirt and is CAUGHT by the catcher; the catcher must catch the third strike cleanly to record the strike-out. In regard to the foul ball/out-of-play ball, they are 2 different things; a foul ball is, in fact, in play and the out can be made if caught on the fly (and runners on base can tag up and advance at their own peril). An out-of-play ball is a not-playable ball. Out-of-play boundaries are agreed upon prior to the start of the game by the umpires and coaches of both teams.
Why is the pitcher considered the most important defense player on the team?
Because where and how the pitcher throws the ball has a lot to do with where and how hard the batter hits it.
If the pitcher is throwing the ball on the corners of the plate, moving the ball up and down in the strike zone, and changing speeds generally the batter will not hit as hard as the pitcher who throws the ball, no matter how hard, over the middle of the plate.
The defense will usually set its positions based on how a pitcher is going to pitch to a batter. If the defense plays a batter to the opposite field and the pitcher throws a pitch on the outside corner at the knees, the batter is usually going to hit that ball to the opposite field, maybe sometimes up the middle. If the defense is playing the batter to the opposite field and the pitcher throws the ball belt high over the inside half of the plate, chances are the batter will hit the ball very hard and pull the ball away from where the defense is setup.
In baseball how can the catcher commit a balk?
A balk can only be called when the ball is live. If a batter has been awarded time out, then play has stopped, and a balk is impossible. It's safer for the pitcher to complete the pitch, just in case the batter isn't awarded time out.
What does the baseball statistic GB mean?
It means "games behind". It is used to show how many games a team is behind the leader.
What is the Seattle Mariners longest winning streak in franchise history?
The Rockies won a franchise-record 11 straight games Sept. 16-27, 2007.
Who is the famous Hispanic baseball player with with Pittsburgh Pirates?
Head trainer for the Los Angeles Dodgers?
In 2012, Sue Falsone of the Los Angeles Dodgers became the first woman head athletic trainer in professional sports.
What baseball pitcher has the fastest fastball pitch?
Aroldis Chapman- Cincinnati Reds Clocked at 105mph.... in 2010
How many feet is it to throw a ball from third to first base?
Bases are different distances apart at different levels of play in baseball. Here is how you can find the distance across the diamond (home to second, or first to third) on any field:
What is the distance between bases?
Square that answer (multiply it by itself).
Double that answer.
Find the square root of that answer.
The answer you get will be the distance from home to second or from first to third.
What's the difference between a baseball and a softball?
Some golf balls are made for soft feel and spin, others are made for distance and control. Some are made for both of those things, and some are just made as cheap as possible.
Softer balls will spin more which gives people who are skilled more control over the ball when hitting into greens.
Harder balls will go farther and spin less which gives less skilled players help with controlling the ball. For more detail go to the link below on how to buy golf equipment.
4 possible answers are: baseball/softball tennis football soccer
How much money does it take to water a whole baseball field?
Answering this question can be resolves by determining the primary variables behind irrigating athletic fields. The first factor is the price of water based on volume, such as Dollars per gallon, or Euros per liter (for example). The second variable is the expect time the water will be run, based on the flow rate of the water supply. The last component to this problem is the amount of time needed to irrigate each square feet or meter of the field. The greater the time watering can mean the greater cost for the utilities and so on.
What are the benefits for a Major League Baseball player?
Major league baseball players have a variety of benefits. I will just scratch the surface of a few. Players do make a lot of money. In their rookie year, they can make over 200,000 dollars at that age in their 20's. If you think about it that can be more than an orthopedic surgeon with many years of training and debt. Another is popularity in which it goes both ways. Some may not want to be seen in public. When others may think it is cool to see themselves on a video game cover or advertisement purposes. Lastly, they will be extremely physically fit. Over their body in a good shape way. Now, the risk on that page is them getting hurt or unallowed to do or eat certain foods. These are the benefits of an mlb ball player.
Who has worn number 5 for the New York Yankees?
The first baseball team to use numbers on uniforms was the 1916 Cleveland Indians when they wore small numbers on the sleeves of their uniforms, as a way of identifying the players. This practice was short lived.
in 1929 the New York Yankees decided to wear numbers to the backs of their jerseys. The numbers corresponded to each player's general position in the lineup.for example Babe Ruth wore No. 3, since he usually batted third, and Lou Gehrig wore No. 4 as he batted fourth.
Here is a list of Yankee players that wore uniform number 5. * Bob Meusel (1929) * Tony Lazzeri (1930-1931) * Frank Crosetti (1932-1934, part of 1935, 1936) * Nolen Richardson (part of 1935) * Joe DiMaggio (1937-1942, 1946-1951; retired 1952) * Nick Etten (1943-1945)
What Major League Baseball players went straight from highschool to the major leagues?
All the best ones...follow your dreams little girl :)
How many home runs were hit in MLB for 2009?
A total of 5042 home runs were hit by the 30 teams in Major League Baseball in 2009. The total spreads as follows:
NYY- 244, TOR-209, BOS-212, TB-199, BAL-160
LAA-173, OAK-135, SEA-160, TEX-224
CHW-184, CLE-161, DET-183, KC-144, MIN-172
CHC-161, CIN-158, HOU-,142, MIL-182, PIT-125, STL-160
ATL-149, FLA-159, NYM-95, PHI-224, WSH-156
LAD-145, COL-190, ARI-173, SF-122, SD-141
Two basball teams that don't end in s?
In the major leagues, just two, the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox.
