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Tuesday, July 21
WP 1113 "Quote" of the Day:
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball... and it turns out it was the other way around all the time."
Past Week's "QOTD" Archive:
July 20th - "Everybody has the choice on how they will react to anything."
July 19th - "As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say... I just watch what they do."
July 18th - "You give 100% in the first seix innings of the game... and if that isn't enough, you give what's left in the seventh."
July 17th - "The secret to success in baseball is simple - the more fun you have, the better you get... and the better you are, the more fun you have."
July 16th - "The ultimate measure of a player is not where he stands in moments of comfort... but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
July 15th - "Life is like a baseball game... when you think a fastball is coming, you gotta be ready to hit the curve."
July 14th - "The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary."
Friday, July 27
You Make the Call!!!
Question: One out, runners on 2nd and 3rd base. The batter hits a ground ball to the third baseman, who gets the runner on 3rd in a rundown between home and 3rd base. The runner eludes the tag and returns to 3rd base safely. Meanwhile, the runner originally on 2nd is also standing on 3rd base. Both are tagged. Who is out?
a) The base runner originally on 3rd base
b) The base runner originally on 2nd base
c) Both runners
d) Neither runner, both are safe
Check back next Friday for the answer... and a new quiz question.
Here's the answer to last week's question:
Question: Tagging up on a ball hit to right centerfield, the runner on third base takes off for home when the ball hits the centerfielder's glove. The ball, however, jumps out of the centerfielder's glove and pops up in the air, but is caught by the rightfielder. When the ball is actually caught, the runner is already a third of the way to home plate and scores easily. The defense formally appeals that the runner left early. What's the call?
a) The batter is out on the catch and the runner is out on the appeal
b) The batter is out on the catch, the runner is called safe on the appeal, and the run counts
c) The batter is out on the catch, the ball is called dead, and the runner is sent back to third base
Answer: The answer is b) The batter is out on the catch, the runner is called safe on the appeal, and the run counts. According to the approved ruling for the definition of "a catch" (Rule 2.00) - runners may leave their bases the instant the first fielder touches the ball.
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Baseball Sudoku
The principles for solving baseball sudoku puzzles are the same as those for traditional 9x9 sudoku puzzles, except that in baseball sudoku, the numbers 1 to 9 are replaced by the starting positions on a baseball lineup: P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF and RF. Nine boxes in a sudoku grid, nine players on a baseball field, hence baseball sudoku. As in classic sudoku, there is only one basic rule to remember: Each horizontal row, vertical column and 3x3 grid must contain every baseball position without repeating. It's that simple. No math is required. No baseball knowledge. Just pure logic. And because each baseball sudoku puzzle has only one solution, guessing will not be helpful. Click the image below to link to ESPN's Baseball Sudoku webpage to choose your game and playing style!
Playground (from League of Their Own)
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Baseball Sudoku