To appeal a missed base, the procedure basically is as follows. 1) Time needs to be in, which requires the next batter to be in the box and the pitcher to step off the rubber. 2) The pitcher then needs to step off the rubber and not "balk" (which is a term for an illegal pitch...and there are multiple actions that…

Speaking of teaching moments...learning how to properly conduct an appeal would be one of them for both the umprie and the opposing pitcher. The batter needs to be in the box, time needs to be in (which requires the batter to be in the box), and the pitcher needs to not balk 4 times before stepping off and appealing…

"There's nothing positive that comes with Victor's name. But now he's associated himself with positive people..."

AJ....He gone!

Round Lake may be 20 miles from the border....but those are a BIG 20 miles.

He got all those stories out of his system game 1 of the series.

I thought at the time of the late AJ slide "he's getting hit later this series." I have no problem with Cobb protecting his guy (he did get AJ a bit high though). It was obvious to everyone what was going on there. If Wegner wanted it to end there he should have issued warnings after AJ was hit. However, when he…

Well technically he did define Hawk as a joke, so I guess technically his statement is not devoid of jokes. A bit literal for my sense of humor though.

The case can certainly be made for Frank Thomas...for sure...and as a pure hitter, Thomas is probably in the in the top 20 of all time, certainly from the right side. I just think Paulie brings so much to the table beyond offense, including his glove and leadership abilities.

Enjoyable article Barry. Partially because of his personality and partially because of playing for Chicago's less popular team, Konerko never really got the recognition he deserved. He's a guy that, barring injury should finish with 450+ home runs (and an outside shot at 500), has a .284/.361/.504 splits, plays VERY…

Pictured: First evidence the Catholic Church has entered the late 20th century.

I'm reading this now....and dying.

Well the guy has already played 8 years of football (at least), so the damage may already be done. You're making the assumption that everyone that has post football problems (and it's not everyone, not even close) received them from playing pro ball, opposed to hits accumulated at the prep and college level

I think you are grossly overestimating the quality of life in a 13,000 person town in suburban Pittsburgh, not to mention the earning power of an attorney there and earning power in general of someone from a middling law school. There are plenty of jobs that don't require 3 years of school and $200k in debt where you…

Touche.

Rebuttal:

Whatever the case, it's clearly not "Thins We Actually Like"

After over a minute, I think we've waited Elon enough for the game to start.

Man my office is a bit dusty today.

Agreed...and while that may not be a problem for someone posting on a message board or in a comment section, it's a big problem when you are a blogger penning articles. It's an even bigger problem when you start defrauding people.