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The sound of the bat hitting the ball. The term is used in baseball to mean "immediately, without hesitation". For example, a baserunner may start running "on the crack of the bat", as opposed to waiting to see where the ball goes. Outfielders often use the sound of bat-meeting-ball as a clue to how far a ball has been hit.
Joe Garagiola wrote a book about baseball published in 1960, titled Baseball is a Funny Game, in which he mentioned the unwritten rules of baseball. [4] Baseball is a game played with bat and ball and governed by rules set forth by a committee under the direction of the commissioner of baseball. Baseball is a game played by human beings and ...
[1] [2] The meaning of "out of the ball park" is to hit a home run; its non-baseball equivalent is to do something well or exactly as it should be done. [3] "'They said Itanium would never be their fastest 32-bit processor, but it would be in the ballpark. The original x86 hardware execution mechanism was not in the ballpark. It was barely in ...
Exclusive: “The facts are very simple,” attorney Richard Roth told The Independent. “He’s entitled to that base.”
Under Official Baseball Rule 9.02(a)(1), an at bat results from a completed plate appearance, unless the batter: [1] hits a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly; or; is awarded first base on four called balls; or; is hit by a pitched ball; or; is awarded first base because of interference or obstruction.
"I wasn't happy with what was going on," Allen said. "I was yelling a little bit. He just said, 'don't be yelling.' So, my bad. Sorry to Bill." Fortunately for the Bills, the missed call didn't ...
A successful hit occurs when the batter reaches a base: reaching only first base is a single; reaching second base, a double; third base, a triple; and a hit that allows the batter to touch all bases in order on the same play is a home run—whether the ball is hit over the fence does not matter (if the ball is not hit over the fence and the ...
Damage caused by hitting potholes cost U.S. drivers nearly $3 billion annually, according to AAA. "It can cost more than $1,000 to fix problems." Hitting a pothole is the worst.