Tag Archives: balk
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LA’s Jerry Hairston Can’t Get A Grip On The Ball, While Miami’s Ricky Nolasco Can’t Let Go (Videos)
Of baseball’s many rules and infractions, the hardest to detect would have to be the balk. While the basic idea is simple—once a pitcher starts his throwing motion, he can’t stop—in practice it’s so complicated that Major League Baseball has actually listed 14 distinct types of balks. For this reason, fans can’t always comprehend balk [...]
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Here Is A Compilation Of The Two Crazy Walk-Off Wins From The Fourth Of July (Video)
The Fourth of July fireworks were going off yesterday afternoon at Nationals Park and U.S. Cellular Field, thanks to some rather wild endings that gave both the Washington Nationals and the Chicago White Sox victories on America’s 235th birthday. In Chicago, it was A.J. Pierzynski breaking a 4-4 tie with the Kansas City Royals in [...]
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Can Someone Explain To Me What Justin Verlander Was Thinking Here? (Video)
With a runner on first and no outs in the bottom of the fifth inning during Saturday’s game against the Oakland Athletics, the mind of Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander seemed to be thinking “pickoff attempt,” while his body was thinking “pitch to home plate.” What would ensue appeared to be a hybrid of both, as [...]
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9 Archaic/Obscure Sports Rules Every Guy Should Know
Taking a trip down memory lane looking through antiquated sports rulebooks is always good for a laugh, with their quaint notions of fairness and right and wrong. However, there exists a special level of anger and rage when you realize that your team has been hung up by a rule that hasn’t been applied since [...]
