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2006-06-13 15:23:50 · 12 answers · asked by Rajagopal R 1 in Sports Baseball

12 answers

More like how "baseball" is written...

2006-06-13 15:25:31 · answer #1 · answered by Kiowa1 5 · 0 0

The team at home always gets to bat last. An "inning" is when both teams have had the chance to bat. A pitcher throws the ball. Their goal is to throw it over the strike zone (the plate) as many times as possible, but in such a way that the batter cannot hit it. As well, if they fool the batter into swinging at a pitch, even if it is not over the plate, that is to their credit. A batter's main goal is to hit the ball as far as possible.

All bases must be stepped on by the runner, but the baseman doesn't always have to tag the runner for them to be out. If there is a runner behind that runner, all they have to do is have their foot on the plate when they catch the ball, and it is an automatic out.

If a batter hits a ball and it is caught before it hits the ground, they are automatically out.

If a pitcher throws a ball but it is not over the plate, and the batter senses this and does not swing, it is a "ball," and the pitcher can only throw 4 of these before the batter gets a free base.

In any event, if fielders can manage to pick up a ball that has been hit and throw it to the right base, the base that is being run towards, it is an out.

So really, in defense, the main goal is always good pitching. In offense, the main goal is blasting the ball as far as possible, the homerun.

Baseball can seem super-slow and boring, but if you watch the pitching and focus on the skill of throwing the ball 60 feet into such a precise area, and doing so while evading the swing of a trained batter, the game is quite entertaining.

2006-06-13 22:32:44 · answer #2 · answered by perfectlybaked 7 · 0 0

sure I'll explain baseball right after you explain chess.

Baseball Basics: Lingo
A fan's guide to commonly-used terms and phrases.

ace -- A team's best starting pitcher.
alley-- The section of the outfield between the outfielders. Also "gap."
around the horn-- A double play going from third base to second to first.
backdoor slider -- A pitch that appears to be out of the strike zone, but then breaks back over the plate.
bag -- A base.
Baltimore chop -- A ground ball that hits in front of home plate (or off of it) and takes a large hop over the infielder's head.
bandbox-- A small ballpark that favors hitters.
bang-bang play -- A play in which the baserunner hits the bag a split-second before the ball arrives or vice versa.
basket catch -- When a fielder catches a ball with his glove near belt level.
Bronx cheer -- When the crowd boos.
brushback -- A pitch that nearly hits a batter.
bush -- Also "bush league." An amateur play or behavior.
can of corn -- An easy catch by a fielder.
caught looking -- When a batter is called out on strikes.
cellar -- Last place. Also "basement."
cheese -- Also "good cheese." Refers to a good fastball.
chin music -- A pitch that is high and inside.
circus catch -- An outstanding catch by a fielder.
closer -- A team's relief pitcher who finishes the game.
cutter -- A cut fastball (one with a late break to it).
cycle -- When a batter hits a single, double, triple and home run in the same game.
dinger -- A home run.
dish -- Home plate.
fireman -- A team's closer or late-inning relief pitcher.
fungo -- A ball hit to a fielder during practice. It's usually hit by a coach using a "fungo bat," which is longer and thinner than a normal bat.
gap -- See "alley." A ball hit here is a "gapper."
gopher ball -- A pitch hit for a home run, as in "go for."
heat -- A good fastball. Also "heater."
high and tight -- Referring to a pitch that's up in the strike zone and inside on a hitter. Also known as "up and in."
hill -- Pitcher's mound.
homer -- A home run. Other terms include: blast, dinger, dong, four-bagger, four-base knock, moon shot, tape-measure blast and tater.
hot corner -- Third base.
in the hole -- The batter after the on-deck hitter.
jam -- When a hitter gets a pitch near his hands, he is "jammed." Also when a pitcher gets himself in trouble, he is in a "jam."
leather -- Refers to how good a player plays defensively or handles the glove. Ex: "He flashed some leather on that play."
meatball -- An easy pitch to hit, usually right down the middle of the plate.
Mendoza line -- A batting average of around .200.
moon shot -- A very long, high home run.
nail down -- As in "nail down a victory." Refers to a relief pitcher finishing off the game.
on the screws -- When a batter hits the ball hard. Also "on the button."
painting the black -- When a pitcher throws the ball over the edge of the plate.
pea -- A ball traveling at high speed, either batted or thrown.
pepper -- Pepper is a common pre-game exercise where one player bunts brisk grounders and line drives to a group of fielders who are standing about 20 feet away. The fielders try to throw it back as quickly as possible. The batter hits the return throw. (Some ballparks ban pepper games because wild pitches could land in the stands and injure spectators).
pick -- A good defensive play by an infielder on a ground ball. Also a shortened version of "pick-off."
pickle -- A rundown.
punchout -- A strikeout.
rhubarb -- A fight or scuffle.
ribbie -- Another way of saying RBI. Also "ribeye."
rope -- A hard line drive hit by a batter. Also "frozen rope."
rubber game -- The deciding game of a series.
run-down -- When a baserunner gets caught between bases by the fielders.
Ruthian -- With great power.
seeing-eye single -- A soft ground ball that finds its way between infielders for a base hit.
set-up man -- A relief pitcher who usually enters the game in the 7th or 8th inning.
shoestring catch -- A running catch made just above the fielder's shoetops.
southpaw -- A left-handed pitcher.
sweet spot -- The part of the bat just a few inches from the barrel.
table setter -- Batter whose job is to get on base for other hitters to drive him in. Usually a leadoff or No. 2 hitter.
tape-measure blast -- An extremely long home run.
tater -- A home run.
Texas Leaguer -- A bloop hit that drops between an infielder and outfielder.
tools of ignorance -- Catcher's equipment.
touch 'em all -- Hitting a home run (touching all the bases).
twin killing -- A double play.
Uncle Charlie -- Curve ball.
utility player -- A player who fills in at many positions.
wheelhouse -- A hitter's power zone. Usually a pitch waist-high and over the heart of the plate.
wheels -- A ballplayer's legs.
whiff -- Strikeout.
yakker -- Curve ball.

There most certainly is a lot more to this game than stating the rules and positions. It's an unusual game in that every field is different and there is no time limit, unlike most other, if not all games.

There is a great deal of strategy that changes with every given situation during the game. The game is much too complicated to fully explain here.

2006-06-13 22:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by 知道 wo zhi dao 3 · 0 0

3 strikes in a out
3 outs in a inning
9 innings
pitcher 1 catcher 2 first base 3 second base 4 third base 5 shortstop 6 left field 7 center field 8 right field 9

and are you from a foreign country or something?
every one knows baseball

2006-06-13 22:31:50 · answer #4 · answered by sksgog 1 · 0 0

3 strikes is an out
there is foul tips and fouls
walks = if u get 3 balls wen pitcher makes a kistake or if it hits u
shortstops 1 2 and 3 bases
hit the ball with bat wen the pitcher throws it

that enough?

check online

2006-06-13 22:27:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It is an art, 10 players and a ball

2006-06-13 22:27:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you hit the ball, if someone catches it with out it bouncing thats one out of 3 outs. if you hit it and it rolls and they thro the ball to first before you get there your out. If you hit it over the wall thats a homerun and you automaticaly score along with everyone on base.

2006-06-13 22:27:59 · answer #7 · answered by J. Micro. 2 · 0 0

some one throws there ball at you, you take your bat and wack that ball as hard as you can, and when it sores, you can run the bases, but you have to play it carefull, so you dont get out ...

does that help....

2006-06-13 22:27:16 · answer #8 · answered by Adam D. 6 · 0 0

As slowly as possible

2006-06-13 22:26:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

straight to the point grand macaw lol

2006-06-13 22:29:12 · answer #10 · answered by tantiprincess 3 · 0 0

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