Through the Eyes of a Patriots Fan: The Infield Fly Rule and the Somerset Patriots

August 21, 2013 by Bob Hurte · 1 Comment

The Infield Fly rule is defined in rule 2.00 by describing it, and then later on to explain the reason(s) the batter is out is stated with rule 6.05e. I have been coaching for many years, starting with the T-ball level up to Babe Ruth League. At one time I was also responsible for assigning […]

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Cox preaches patience on Bad-News Braves

April 26, 2010 by Dan Schlossberg · 1 Comment

After making more errors than runs during a three-game disaster at CitiField this past weekend, the Atlanta Braves are poisoning the well of good will left by the pending retirement of manager Bobby Cox. Meeting with reporters before Sunday’s game in Flushing, Cox probably felt like applying the local name to most of the men […]

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