Thanks - I would never have guessed. I'll save the Wikipedia article for when I'm old and in a rest home.
B > On 6 Sep 2015, at 22:08, Knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On a baseball scorecard "K" denotes a strikeout. > > Everything you wanted to know about scorecards: > > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_scorekeeping > > As it turns out, in this case it should be a backwards "K" as the batter did > not swing and took a called third strike ("went down looking", in > baseballspeak). > > Yes much of the game takes place in the infield. One of the difficulties of > playing outfield (I know from experience) is being ready when the ball is hit > your way; one can go many innings without making a play. > > Thanks for the comment! > > Cheers, > > frank > >> On 6 September, 2015 4:03:04 PM EDT, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >> What does 'throw a K' mean? >> >> It's a nice photo. The sport seems a bit crowded, tucked into that >> little corner of the field. >> >> B >> >> >> >>> On 6 Sep 2015, at 20:59, Knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Kind of echoes my thoughts when I looked at the photo, Paul. Except >> my favourite bit is the batter, body anticipating the pitch. The ump's >> body position was pretty cool, too >>> >>> Thanks for the comment! >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> frank >>> >>>> On 4 September, 2015 11:43:03 PM EDT, Paul <pentax1...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>> Great pix! Shows the essence of baseball - the pitcher after the >> ball >>>> is gone, the ball in mid-flight, the batter and catcher waiting for >> the >>>> >>>> ball to arrive and...best of all, the ump poised to make the call. >>>> >>>> -p >>>> >>>>> On 9/4/2015 9:29 PM, Knarf wrote: >>>>> So Wednesday night our company got a corporate box at The Dome to >>>> watch the Blue Jays and the Cleveland First Nations ("Indians" is >>>> sooooo offensive) so I jumped at the chance. Never been to a box >>>> before; it was pretty cool. >>>>> >>>>> Free beer. >>>>> >>>>> To be more accurate, "beer that someone else paid for". Whatever, I >>>> liked it. >>>>> >>>>> Didn't bring a long lens, so with the kit zoom I'm okay with this >>>> photo. Here's ace knuckleballer R.A. Dickey throwing a strike: >> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/09/mr-dickey-throws-k.html?m=1 >>>>> >>>>> On a baseball scorecard a strike out is marked "K", and this pitch >>>> was an inning-ending strike, hence the title. >>>>> >>>>> Jays won. Maintained their lead over the hated Yankees. I got free >>>> beer. >>>>> >>>>> It was a good night. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> frank >>> >>> -- >>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
