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We will never have this conversation in a major league clubhouse: The Nets' Chris Dudley went 1-for-18 from the free throw line in an NBA game in 1990. Padres pitcher Bruce Hurst, a huge basketball fan and a really good shooter but a career .113 hitter, said, "The baseball equivalent...
This is baseball, not basketball. These guys slog through 162 games, not 82, only to be faced with a playoff format now so bloated that — this being baseball — the best team might not win, let alone reach the World Series (see: 2023, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks). So I’ll...
It is a game with no time limits (at my level) and a game that requires the most gear to get started. Since there is no national org for HS/college umpires, how do we fix this? Here are some links to officials Pay https://forum.officiating.com/basketball/24662-college-referee-...
*One caveat to the ball sizes outlined above, is that players may want to use smaller-sized soccer balls to practice and develop close-control and coordination. Size 1 balls are often referred to as “skills balls” and whilst they are often used for awards and souvenirs, they can be used...
which usually is "Sweet Sweet" by Travis Scott because the beat's hard and it drops good. Then I walk in, I dig in, and say hi to the catcher. I always try to pay my respects to the umpire. I know their job is not easy. I don't try to talk too much to the c...
ESPN writer Kate Fagan pointed out the curiosity of the regulation in an appearance on “Around the Horn” on Wednesday. When Fagan played college basketball, she said, the referees brought out NCAA-supplied balls an hour before the game. Those balls were used for warmups and the game, and...
Computer vision has become so good that the days of general managers screaming at umpires in baseball games in disputes over pitches may become a thing of the past. That’s because developments in image classification along with parallel processing make it possible for computers to see a baseball...
In attempt to meet this balance with a more formulated time conscientious game, the rules were mended back and forth based on the development of the stadium, equipment, umpires and – more importantly – the defining 19th century ballplayer. Before The Babe, there was The King… One prime ...
not meet these requirements must be changed. An umpire can enforce the rule on his own or in response to an inquiry by the opposing team's manager. In addition to the specific requirements, the rule also gives the umpire authority to remove any glove that could be distracting to a hitter...