- never bunt with two strikes, because a foul ball off a bunt is counted as a third strike
- if you strike out and the catcher doesn't catch the ball (either because he dropped it or it passed him on a wild pitch), run to first base. The catcher must either tag you out or throw you out at first.
- a foul tip can be caught by the catcher for an out if the ball goes above the catcher's head off the tip
- if you have a man on first and third and fewer than two outs, the man on first should steal second at the first opportunity. if the catcher makes the throw to second, the man on third should steal home, unless the man on third is really slow.
- in the batting line-up, the first hitter in the order (the lead-off hitter) is the man with the best on-base percentage (the most time on-base per plate appearance). Number two and three are your next best on base hitters, preferably with some power and/or base running ability, and number four is your power hitter- unless your power hitter is Sammy Sosa because he also leads the league in strikeouts. Barry Bonds is the perfect number four hitter.
- The best infielder on a team plays short-stop
- The best outfielder on a team plays center field
- Here's one they can't seem to remember in MLB anymore. When fielding a hit in the outfield, throw the ball to the cut-off man (either shortstop or 2nd baseman).
- never try to get up and go to the bathroom at a major league game in the middle of the 7th inning unless you like to wait
- sending a left-handed pitcher to face a right-handed batter can give the pitcher an advantage. right-handed pitcher v. left-handed batter is the same
- a switch hitter can hit from either side of the plater, but once he starts an at-bat on one side of the plate he can't switch to the other side in the middle of the at-bat
> Since i absolutely love baseball, i have to add to the list of
> "truths"
>
> - never make the FIRST out at third base
> - never steal a base when your team is up by a ton of runs
> - never show up a pitcher after you have connected for a home run
> - if your star player gets hit with a pitch, their star player better
> get hit in his next at bat
> - late innings, tight ball game.....NEVER walk the lead off hitter
> - never take a pitcher who is cruising out of a game just because you
> pay a pitcher to be a "closer" (this rule is ignored far too often)
> - if your on second, less than 2 outs, NEVER break for third on a
> ground ball to your RIGHT, always break on a ground ball to your LEFT.
>
>
> these are some of the unwritten rules....
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Won Lee
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 7:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Dummies guide to Baseball
>
>
> At 18:41 9/8/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know of a dummies guide to baseball?
> >
> >Currently I tend to watch it with the volume off in bars, just
> curious
> >as to how its scored etc
>
> There are a couple of truths in baseball.
>
> Don't make the third out on third base.
> Always go on contact with 2 outs.
> The Red Sox will always lose to the Yankees in any game that matters.
>
> Notice the subtle language: The Red Sox will lose, not the Yankees
> will
> always win. The Red Sox own blunders are more responsible for their
> demise
> then any spectacular play on the part of the Yankees.
>
> <snip>
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