Looks Like They’re > 6′ Feet Apart to Me Of the four major league sports in the U.S. — football, baseball, hockey, and basketball (apologies to soccer) — the one that would seem to pose the fewest health risks now would seem to be baseball. True, those pitcher’s mound conferences would have to practice social...Read More
Seeing Double (Quadruple?) When a switch hitter faces a switch pitcher, which player decides what the matchup will be? According to my baseball-crazy 15 year-old son, this is no idle hypothetical: it actually occurred earlier this week during an Oakland A’s – Boston Red Sox game. Playing the Odds If you’re into such things, there...Read More
What Do You Mean? Isn’t it ALL Gap? “Hit it to the gap!” is an odd thing for a 10-year old to yell to a six-year old who can barely hold a baseball bat, let alone hit a pitched ball into the space (gap) between the outfielders maybe 200 feet away. Which there weren’t any, anyways....Read More
