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 […]

Filed under General · Tagged with Babe Ruth , Babe Ruth League , Brad Thompson , Enjoyable Game , Havoc , Hurler , Infield Fly Rule , Layman Terms , Mediators , Patriots Fan , Pop Ups , Runners , Shenanigans , Somerset Patriots , St Louis Cardinals , Sugar Land , Ump , Umpire , umpires , Ups

Strasburg in Harrisburg: Start Four – An Ear to the Ground

April 28, 2010 by Gerry Von Hendy · Leave a Comment

His fourth start is on the road, in Reading. Itâ€™s a few miles too far for a comfortable day trip. This is just as well since the day of the scheduled start, Monday, April 26, a steady, soaking rain weighs the apple blossoms in my back yard and sends them snowing to the ground. These […]

Filed under General , Minors · Tagged with Apple Blossoms , Astonishing Variety , Astonishment , Back Yard , Baseball Game , Casualties , City Skyline , Day Trip , Ear To The Ground , Fad , Gloom , Infancy , Minor League , Rest Of My Life , Simultaneity , Six Games , Sops , Strasburg , Tall Buildings , Ump