Thursday I saw the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 6-2, attended the annual MurphGuide.com booze cruise and the Zog Sports end-of-summer-season party, so I don't have much in the tank. But here are some things on my mind:
Are there any George W. Bush impersonators who will call softball champions as well as those of other rec sports to congratulate them on league championships?
Not only have I never picked up on a balk before an umpire, I've never understood any balk call even after a couple of replays. The announcers are always like, "Oh yeah, right there, definitely a balk," and I'm wondering what the hell they're talking about.
I thought I'd seen it all online before I got a spam e-mail touting nuns getting facialized.
No one emerges from a public stall after taking a dump before the entire bathroom is clear, right?
I'm too old to greet the term "hooking up" with anything other than laughter. Seriously, if you're over 30 and say you "hooked up" with someone and you're talking kissing or petting, you've got some living to do.
Least fun game ever? Playing "Will my $40 MetroCard work after washing it?"
Best quote I've heard this year that I care to share with you I'll go with a tie between the female friend at a singles mixer who said, "I'm gonna leave. I don't like talking to people" and my friend who asked, "Ever feel like you have to go back and re-wipe?"
Pic of the day from my modest album of today's Yankees game and booze cruise.
Balk rules are simpler than moast people think:
1) not coming to a full stop with men on base
2) putting pitching hand in glove while on the mound and taking it without stepping off
3) Not delivering the ball to home plate after front knee moves toward the plate (this includes both throwing to a base and things like dropping the ball mid-delivery).
4) standing on or around the rubber without the ball (poor attempt at hidden ball trick).
5) Not stepping towards a base when you throw to it fromthe rubber.
Most people think you cant fake a throw to first base, but you can if you are off the rubber.
Simple, right?
Posted by SuitedPair at August 26, 2005 8:13 AM