Perfect summertime sport. Cheers,
frank On 7 September, 2015 12:03:53 AM EDT, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: >Yep, that's baseball. > >15 minutes of excitement compacted into 3 hours. > >Kenneth Waller >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Knarf" <knarftheria...@gmail.com> >Subject: Re: PESO - Mr. Dickey Throws a K > > >> 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.
