The late Don Baylor: When he got hit by a pitch, which was often because he crowded the plate, they checked the ball for damage. He at least used to hold the record for most times HBP in a career.
My wife has become an avid American MLB baseball fan, although she speaks very little English and never saw a baseball game until she met me. Fortunately, the games we get televised here have Spanish-language broadcasters – who are oftentimes better than many of their gringo counterparts in doing play-by-play and color. She doesn’t know all the intricacies of the arcane rules of baseball, but I think that’s what makes it more enjoyable for her. It really is an easy game to follow.
Oh, and heresy of heresies, she doesn’t have a favorite team! She decides before the game which team she’ll root for, based on what I have no clue, but she really gets into it.
Mets’ Kevin Pillar took a 94 mph pitch square in the nose, Monday night; and the pitcher was so shook up that he also went to the locker room. It took some time to clean up the blood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjjZFj5dhLk
strictures almost 3 years ago
Baseball’s unwritten rules are beyond stupid!
Ellis97 almost 3 years ago
I’d go so far as to say they’re are no rules in baseball.
Polsixe almost 3 years ago
Rimshot!
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member almost 3 years ago
On the other hand, soccer players writhe on the ground in seeming death throes if someone brushes by them
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The late Don Baylor: When he got hit by a pitch, which was often because he crowded the plate, they checked the ball for damage. He at least used to hold the record for most times HBP in a career.
Lablubber almost 3 years ago
Anyone remember the shoe polish at bat from the 1969 World Series?
AndrewSihler almost 3 years ago
Even when you get hit “in the thigh”? (Broadcasters’ term of art for reproductive details.)
Linguist almost 3 years ago
My wife has become an avid American MLB baseball fan, although she speaks very little English and never saw a baseball game until she met me. Fortunately, the games we get televised here have Spanish-language broadcasters – who are oftentimes better than many of their gringo counterparts in doing play-by-play and color. She doesn’t know all the intricacies of the arcane rules of baseball, but I think that’s what makes it more enjoyable for her. It really is an easy game to follow.
Oh, and heresy of heresies, she doesn’t have a favorite team! She decides before the game which team she’ll root for, based on what I have no clue, but she really gets into it.
Geophyzz almost 3 years ago
Mets’ Kevin Pillar took a 94 mph pitch square in the nose, Monday night; and the pitcher was so shook up that he also went to the locker room. It took some time to clean up the blood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjjZFj5dhLk