why k for a strikeout?
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Henry Chadwick is a little-known baseball pioneer. ... Chadwick used S for sacrifice and chose K for strikeout. He did so because K is the prominent letter of the word "strike," which was used more frequently than strikeout. Some scorers use a forward K for a swinging strikeout, a backward K for a batter caught looking.
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It lets the catcher know exactly where he is if there is a foul pop up or a base stealer where the catcher must make a quick move. ... So that the catcher knows where the umpire is, and so the umpire can feel if the catcher starts to move backwards to make a play. Catchers are big guys, and base runners come in fast.
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The eighth batter is often a good contact hitter, and can be used as a back-up #2 hitter. In leagues without designated hitters (DHs), the catcher often bats eighth, as they are often employed for their defensive skills and handling of the pitching staff, and tend to have a relatively low batting average.
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In baseball scoring, a backwards K represents a called strikeout (i.e. batter watched strike 3 go by without swinging) whereas a forwards K is a swinging strikeout. ... the umpire then calls strike three) is often scored with a backward K, and sometimes as a K-L, CK, or Kc (the 'c' for 'called' strike).
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In KNN, finding the value of k is not easy. A small value of k means that noise will have a higher influence on the result and a large value make it computationally expensive. Data scientists usually choose as an odd number if the number of classes is 2 and another simple approach to select k is set k=sqrt(n).
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Force plays, or force outs, are one of the two ways to get a runner out on a ground ball. ... A tag out, or tag play, the second way to get a runner out on a ground ball, involves an unforced runner and is much more difficult to execute. A force on a runner is "removed" when the batter or a following runner is put out.
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The designated hitter rule allows teams to use another player to bat in place of the pitcher. Because the pitcher is still part of the team's nine defensive players, the designated hitter -- or "DH" -- does not take the field on defense.
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['Changeup (CH)', 'Curveball (CU)', 'Cutter (FC)', 'Eephus (EP)', 'Forkball (FO)', 'Four-Seam Fastball (FA)', 'Knuckleball (KN)', 'Knuckle-curve (KC)']
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In baseball, a baserunner is safe when he reaches a base without being put out by various ways. While a runner is touching a base, he is usually not in jeopardy of being put out, and is thus "safe" from fielders' actions.
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FPS First Pitch Strikes. ... FPS% First Pitch Strike Percentage. IP Innings Pitched (One third inning is given for each out) ER Earned Runs - For ScoreBook, a run scored is always considered "earned" unless an error or passed ball contributed to advancing a batter or runner at least one base.
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Catchers paint their finger nails (or color them in other ways) so that their fingers are more easily visible to the pitchers on their team. Before each pitch, the catcher and pitcher need to communicate about what pitch to throw and where to throw it.
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After coming set, the pitcher takes a step toward home and delivers the pitch. Typically, pitchers from the set use a high leg kick, thus lunging toward home in pitching; a pitcher may instead release the ball more quickly by using the slide step, quickly stepping directly and immediately toward home and pitching.
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Well, it is called a 'forearm shield' (kinda obvious, I know). Made of perspex and worn on the non-signalling arm, it is used as a protective device from straight drives shots that are aimed at the umpire.
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The designated hitter rule allows teams to use another player to bat in place of the pitcher. ... A player who enters the game in place of the DH -- either as a pinch-hitter or a pinch-runner -- becomes the DH in his team's lineup thereafter.
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K means Thousand. Here 2k means 2000. It could well mean that the value of price(whatever it is) will be equal to Rs 2000. Thank you for asking!
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How? They're getting production out of the money they have spent. The solution to making baseball fair would be a salary cap. If there were a salary cap, big market teams could not spend their money crazily, and small market teams could compete every year.
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Here's the simple reason for that: For those asking, during #PlayersWeekend, the pitchers are wearing black hats because the batters were having difficulties seeing the white ball with the white hat.