(Jimmy of the Clue Crew clutches higher up on a bat.)  In baseball, you don't want to do this in the clutch, but it's okay to do it up on the bat
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Why Don't Players Choke Up on the Bat Anymore | JUGS Sports ...  By choking up, and also leaving a gap between his hands on his grip, Cobb felt he ... Today, only a handful of players are known to choke up on the bat, and if they do, it's ... But that's not what gets the ball over the fence, or gets you a fat contract, ... don't choke up, says Merv Rettenmund, former player and MLB hitting coach...
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jeopardy/2729_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  WHAT 4 | It's the 5-sided base among a baseball field's 4 | home plate. right: Ken. Wrong: Value: $200 .... Jimmy of the Clue Crew clutches higher up on a bat.
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Baseball Mythbusting: Was That a Clutch Hit? Or Did the Pitcher Just ...  Oct 10, 2012 ... Orioles closer Jim Johnson Watch the Major League Baseball playoff games today, and throughout the rest of the month, and it's a mortal lock that you'll ... That was a clutch at bat. ... Please log in or sign up to comment. .... But does clutch hitting really exist? ... In other words, do hitters rise to the occasion?
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An error occurred. - Nature @ NHM  Sep 25, 2015 ... If you've hiked within the Palos Verdes peninsula, or up to the .... With a dedicated crew of 9 citizen scientists, we managed to ... I want to thank Michael for beautifying DTLA with his gardens, ... Our native frogs do not have red eyeshine, but some tropical frogs .... So, don't begrudge the clumsy fig beetle.
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Dose of Buffa  Page 113  One Man's Thoughts  However, Pujols' bat is as confounding as this team's play. You don't know which Albert will show up from series to series. If he doesn't ... After about 13 okay, fine, thanks routines, Tiger snapped and said something like this. Steve, shut the fuck .... I do have a sick mind, but I'm in my own little world and they know me here.
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The difference between starting and relieving | The Kansas City Star  Mar 22, 2014 ... If the reliever can't find his curve, they'll have to work through things in a ... A relief pitcher does not want to warm up too muchhe doesn't want...
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The Significance of Pitching a Perfect Game in Baseball | CoachUp  It is considered to be one of the most rare events in sports. ... A no-hitter can be achieved if the pitcher allows walks, hits the batter, or if the batter reaches base on ... In theory, a pitcher can throw a no-hitter and still lose the game, though this is rarer than a perfect ... It is a much more difficult feat to accomplish than a no-hitter.
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If Pujols breaks Bonds season record.. [Archive] - Baseball Fever  Granted he's never really been the leading homerun hitter in the league (i ... ago it was Babe Ruth and the home run which lead .... League, Joe Bauman took PEDs when he hit 72 home runs in 1954, he hit ... Yep the longhorn league is definitely similar to the majors. ...... Again, another reach on your part.
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major-league-baseballs-have-a-short-shelf-life | FOX Sports  Jun 30, 2012 ... But even a ball that stays in play for a base hit is often taken out of the ... "I get a ball back and it might have a little flat spot on it, a little lopsided," Perkins said. "Or if you throw enough pitches, the rub kind of gets polished and they get slick. ... out of the first inning Friday  was a no-no during Blyleven's day.
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J! Archive - Show #1279, aired 1990-03-08  One suffering from bruxomania unconsciously gnashes these ... Until 1954 major league players could leave these on the field when it was their team's turn to...
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jeopardy/1340_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  Number: 15. HAIRY IT | You think you can experiment with a clue like it was some kind of this rodent, seen .... Jon of the Clue Crew is in his workshop tightening a bolt in a piece of wood.) This mechanism increases tension without the risk of slipping back; it's also an idiom for turning up the pressure on someone | ratchet.
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Baseball Rules: 8.00 The Pitcher - Baseball Almanac  The pitcher may have one foot, not the pivot foot, off the rubber and any distance he ... (d) If the pitcher makes an illegal pitch with the bases unoccupied, it shall be ... (a) Call the pitch a ball, warn the pitcher and have announced on the public .... an attempt to deceive the runner at first base, and in such a move it is practically...
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5 Exercises Pitchers Should Avoidand Several They Should Do ...  Jun 5, 2013 ... STACK Expert Mo Skelton warns pitchers against performing certain exercises that stress the shoulders, then offers several alternatives for strength and function. ... What is the dreaded inverted W? It's when a thrower's elbow travels too ... and elbows above his hands, it impinges his rotator cuff muscles.
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Optimizing Your Lineup By The Book - Beyond the Box Score  Mar 17, 2009 ... Finding the ideal batting order is overrated, but if you're going to do it, do it right. ... The lead-off hitter should already be in scoring position and a hit ... The old-school book says the number five guy is a wannabe cleanup hitter.
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Mickey Mantle - Sports Collectors Digest  won one world championship after another. Back in the 1950s and ... was hyphenated. He said, No, ma'am. ... 58). Yogi, as well as his Yankee teammates, pitched the chocolate drink with slogans like, Me-hee for Yoo-hoo and Yoo-Hoo:.
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Balk - Wikipedia  In baseball, a pitcher can commit a number of illegal motions or actions that constitute a balk. ... If, during an attempt to execute the "hidden ball trick" (where the defensive team ... The pitcher may also throw to an unoccupied base if appealing that a runner ... The umpire shall call "time" and correct the issue without penalty.
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Cleanup hitter - Wikipedia  In baseball, the cleanup hitter is the hitter who bats fourth in the lineup. Although the third man up is generally the hitter with the highest batting average, cleanup hitters often have the most power on the team and are typically the team's best power hitter; their job is to "clean up the bases", hence the name.
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jeopardy/3156_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  NFL RULES | (Hi, I'm Brian Mitchell) A punt returner who waves his hand over his head isn't swatting for flies, he's signaling for this | a fair catch. right: Chris.
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Baseball pitcher vs. cricket bowler: mechanics - Straight Dope ...  A bowler must deliver the ball with a straight arm, they can't "throw" at all, a lot ... would do well, nor the baseball batters as cricket batsmen, just too different. ..... is close to pitching) all the time when fielding, so it's not as if it isn't a .... bat in front of the ball and knocking it down (called a "block" in cricket) if he...
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J! Archive - Show #4776, aired 2005-05-16  May 16, 2005 ... A baseball slugger or anyone going for broke is "swinging for" these ... the last knights' tournaments to survive involved "running at" these to...
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Bat | Define Bat at Dictionary.com  Bat definition, the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ... Masonry. a brick cut transversely so as to leave one end whole. 6. ... Baseball. to have every player in the lineup take a turn at bat during a single inning. ..... Let me hear that kid use slang again, and I'll give it to him right off the bat.