rjs4470 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Anyone know where the term 'southpaw' came from? Baseball fields used to be laid out with the plate oriented towards the west. A left handed pitcher would then be facing left, or to the south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memyselfandi Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 If your the ace of the staff, you need good cheese. Throw the cutter, uncle Charlie, the Yakker, the backdoor slider, brushback, chin music, high and tight and do this while painting the black from the hill or the bump. Your looking for a punch out or a whiff and what ever you do don't throw the gopher ball, urine ball or the meatball. Then hand it over to the set up man or the fireman so he can nail it down. You usually have someone on the hot corner who can pick it and flash the leather. They sometimes make a circus catch or have a can of corn then throw it around the horn. As a batter you want to hit one on the screws into the alley or hit a frozen rope on the sweet spot. If you hit a dinger or moon shot you get a ribbie or a ribeye steak and get to touch'em all. Your looking for a pitch in your wheel house while your at the dish. You don't want a seeing eye single or a Texas leaguer but you'll take it so your average don't fall below the Mendoza line and never and I mean never hit into the twin killing. Don't you work? HA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I4C Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Don't you work? HA I like to give them a good 8 hours..... Just not in one day. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsayin Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Baseball fields used to be laid out with the plate oriented towards the west. A left handed pitcher would then be facing left, or to the south. Actually, just the opposite. From the practice in baseball of arranging the diamond with the batter facing EAST to avoid the afternoon sun. A left-handed pitcher facing WEST would therefore have his pitching arm toward the south of the diamond. Hence, southpaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsayin Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Baseball fields used to be laid out with the plate oriented towards the west. A left handed pitcher would then be facing left, or to the south. After reading your comment again, I think I misunderstood what you meant. You are accurate. Mea Culpa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memyselfandi Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 If your the ace of the staff, you need good cheese. Throw the cutter, uncle Charlie, the Yakker, the backdoor slider, brushback, chin music, high and tight and do this while painting the black from the hill or the bump. Your looking for a punch out or a whiff and what ever you do don't throw the gopher ball, urine ball or the meatball. Then hand it over to the set up man or the fireman so he can nail it down. You usually have someone on the hot corner who can pick it and flash the leather. They sometimes make a circus catch or have a can of corn then throw it around the horn. As a batter you want to hit one on the screws into the alley or hit a frozen rope on the sweet spot. If you hit a dinger or moon shot you get a ribbie or a ribeye steak and get to touch'em all. Your looking for a pitch in your wheel house while your at the dish. You don't want a seeing eye single or a Texas leaguer but you'll take it so your average don't fall below the Mendoza line and never and I mean never hit into the twin killing. I was talking about this post with your wife saying it is the best post EVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-IT-UP Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 take that cheeseburger = get hit by a pitch An old Boone County coach years ago would buy a player a cheeseburger for each time they got hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDAWGS19 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 take that cheeseburger = get hit by a pitch An old Boone County coach years ago would buy a player a cheeseburger for each time they got hit. Improper Benefits!!! Launch the investigation! Some of my favorites: Buzzing the tower Punch and Judy hitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Bulldog Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I like when a guy hits a frozen rope to the outfield. It's much better than a seeing eye ball. Same result though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Can of corn Around the horn Rope Sitting on the pine Why do they call throwing the ball around the infield "around the horn?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankdracman23 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Why do they call throwing the ball around the infield "around the horn?" I always thought it was because the infield from first to third looked like going around a horn in sailing a boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I always thought it was because the infield from first to third looked like going around a horn in sailing a boat. Basically , yes. Before the Panama Canal opened ships had to go around Cape Horn to get to their destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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