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		<title>Dental Nurse Interview?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question:  Hi,
  I&#160;have&#160;a&#160;job&#160;interview&#160;on&#160;Monday&#160;for&#160;the&#160;position&#160;of&#160;a&#160;dental&#160;nurse&#160;within&#160;a&#160;general&#160;dental&#160;practice.
  Can&#160;anyone&#160;give&#160;me&#160;advice&#160;on&#160;what&#160;I&#8217;m&#160;likely&#160;to&#160;be&#160;asked,&#160;as&#160;I&#8217;m&#160;new&#160;to&#160;interviews.
  Thanks!
  Answers&#160;from&#160;HR&#62;&#62;&#62;nurse&#160;jobs:  Relax,&#160;they&#160;will&#160;just&#160;want&#160;to&#160;find&#160;out&#160;what&#160;you&#160;are&#160;like&#160;as&#160;a&#160;person.&#160;Its&#160;unlikely&#160;that&#160;you&#160;will&#160;get&#160;any&#160;technical&#160;questions&#160;thrown&#160;at&#160;you.&#160;Answer&#160;questions&#160;thoughtfully&#160;and&#160;dont&#160;waffle,&#160;give&#160;eye&#160;contact&#160;and&#160;smile&#8230;;
  yep&#160;relax&#160;be&#160;yourself&#160;if&#160;you&#160;have&#160;not&#160;been&#160;a&#160;dental&#160;nurse&#160;before&#160;they&#160;will&#160;be&#160;pleased&#160;to&#160;train&#160;you&#160;their&#160;way&#160;anyway.&#160;and&#160;would&#160;not&#160;expect&#160;you&#160;to&#160;know&#160;these&#160;things.  Cheer&#160;up!&#160;Interviews&#160;don&#8217;t&#160;necessarily&#160;mean&#160;they&#160;will&#160;ask&#160;you&#160;anything&#160;related&#160;to&#160;dentistry.They&#160;may&#160;ask&#160;anything&#160;out&#160;of&#160;that&#160;field&#160;as&#160;their&#160;main&#160;goal&#160;is&#160;to&#160;find&#160;someone&#160;with&#160;a&#160;presentable&#160;character;&#160;one&#160;capable&#160;of&#160;easing&#160;the&#160;patients&#8217;&#160;nervousness&#160;and&#160;yes,&#160;one&#160;who&#160;is&#160;trainable.&#160;So&#160;just&#160;go&#160;there&#160;and&#160;answer&#160;all&#160;their&#160;questions&#160;calmly&#160;and&#160;confidently&#160;according&#160;to&#160;what&#160;you&#160;know.  Hiya,  Firstly,&#160;just&#160;be&#160;yourself.&#160;They&#160;will&#160;probably&#160;ask&#160;you&#160;questions&#160;on&#160;the&#160;following:  If&#160;you&#160;have&#160;worked&#160;as&#160;a&#160;dental&#160;nurse&#160;before:
  What&#160;are&#160;the&#160;roles&#160;and&#160;responsibilities&#160;of&#160;a&#160;dental&#160;nurse&#160;in&#160;the&#160;surgery/reception.  how&#160;would&#160;you&#160;deal&#160;with&#160;a&#160;nervous&#160;or&#160;upset&#160;patient  what&#160;personal&#160;qualaties&#160;make&#160;you&#160;a&#160;good&#160;dental&#160;nurse  why&#160;do&#160;you&#160;feel&#160;that&#160;you&#160;would&#160;fit&#160;in&#160;as&#160;part&#160;of&#160;the&#160;team  what&#160;areas&#160;do&#160;you&#160;enjoy&#160;most&#160;about&#160;dental&#160;nursing  do&#160;you&#160;know&#160;about&#160;the&#160;new&#160;GDC&#160;(General&#160;Dental&#160;Council)&#160;registration&#160;for&#160;all&#160;dental&#160;nurses&#160;that&#160;is&#160;coming&#160;into&#160;force
  If&#160;you&#160;have&#160;never&#160;nursed&#160;before:
  What&#160;are&#160;the&#160;roles&#160;and&#160;responsibilities&#160;of&#160;a&#160;dental&#160;nurse&#160;in&#160;the&#160;surgery/reception  Why&#160;would&#160;you&#160;like&#160;to&#160;be&#160;a&#160;dental&#160;nurse  do&#160;you&#160;understand&#160;what&#160;sterilisation&#160;and&#160;cross&#160;infection&#160;are  do&#160;you&#160;know&#160;about&#160;the&#160;new&#160;GDC&#160;(General&#160;Dental&#160;Council)&#160;registration&#160;for&#160;all&#160;dental&#160;nurses&#160;that&#160;is&#160;coming&#160;into&#160;force  how&#160;would&#160;you&#160;deal&#160;with&#160;a&#160;nervous&#160;or&#160;upset&#160;patient  what&#160;personal&#160;qualaties&#160;do&#160;you&#160;need&#160;to&#160;be&#160;a&#160;good&#160;dental&#160;nurse  why&#160;do&#160;you&#160;feel&#160;that&#160;you&#160;would&#160;fit&#160;in&#160;as&#160;part&#160;of&#160;the&#160;team  What&#160;experience&#160;have&#160;you&#160;had&#160;by&#160;going&#160;to&#160;the&#160;dentist&#160;yourself  how&#160;important&#160;is&#160;dental&#160;health [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Question:<br />  Hi,</p>
<p>  I&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;job&nbsp;interview&nbsp;on&nbsp;Monday&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;position&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;<a href="http://www.pro-rh.com/nurse-jobs/">dental&nbsp;nurse</a>&nbsp;within&nbsp;a&nbsp;general&nbsp;dental&nbsp;practice.</p>
<p>  Can&nbsp;anyone&nbsp;give&nbsp;me&nbsp;advice&nbsp;on&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&#8217;m&nbsp;likely&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;asked,&nbsp;as&nbsp;I&#8217;m&nbsp;new&nbsp;to&nbsp;interviews.</p>
<p>  Thanks!</p>
<p>  Answers&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.pro-rh.com">HR</a>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href="http://www.pro-rh.com/nurse-jobs/">nurse&nbsp;jobs</a>:<br />  Relax,&nbsp;they&nbsp;will&nbsp;just&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;out&nbsp;what&nbsp;you&nbsp;are&nbsp;like&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;person.&nbsp;Its&nbsp;unlikely&nbsp;that&nbsp;you&nbsp;will&nbsp;get&nbsp;any&nbsp;technical&nbsp;questions&nbsp;thrown&nbsp;at&nbsp;you.&nbsp;Answer&nbsp;questions&nbsp;thoughtfully&nbsp;and&nbsp;dont&nbsp;waffle,&nbsp;give&nbsp;eye&nbsp;contact&nbsp;and&nbsp;smile&#8230;;</p>
<p>  yep&nbsp;relax&nbsp;be&nbsp;yourself&nbsp;if&nbsp;you&nbsp;have&nbsp;not&nbsp;been&nbsp;a&nbsp;dental&nbsp;nurse&nbsp;before&nbsp;they&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;pleased&nbsp;to&nbsp;train&nbsp;you&nbsp;their&nbsp;way&nbsp;anyway.&nbsp;and&nbsp;would&nbsp;not&nbsp;expect&nbsp;you&nbsp;to&nbsp;know&nbsp;these&nbsp;things.<br />  Cheer&nbsp;up!&nbsp;Interviews&nbsp;don&#8217;t&nbsp;necessarily&nbsp;mean&nbsp;they&nbsp;will&nbsp;ask&nbsp;you&nbsp;anything&nbsp;related&nbsp;to&nbsp;dentistry.They&nbsp;may&nbsp;ask&nbsp;anything&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;that&nbsp;field&nbsp;as&nbsp;their&nbsp;main&nbsp;goal&nbsp;is&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;someone&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;presentable&nbsp;character;&nbsp;one&nbsp;capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;easing&nbsp;the&nbsp;patients&#8217;&nbsp;nervousness&nbsp;and&nbsp;yes,&nbsp;one&nbsp;who&nbsp;is&nbsp;trainable.&nbsp;So&nbsp;just&nbsp;go&nbsp;there&nbsp;and&nbsp;answer&nbsp;all&nbsp;their&nbsp;questions&nbsp;calmly&nbsp;and&nbsp;confidently&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;what&nbsp;you&nbsp;know.<br />  Hiya,<br />  Firstly,&nbsp;just&nbsp;be&nbsp;yourself.&nbsp;They&nbsp;will&nbsp;probably&nbsp;ask&nbsp;you&nbsp;questions&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;following:<br />  If&nbsp;you&nbsp;have&nbsp;worked&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;dental&nbsp;nurse&nbsp;before:</p>
<p>  What&nbsp;are&nbsp;the&nbsp;roles&nbsp;and&nbsp;responsibilities&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;dental&nbsp;nurse&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;surgery/reception.<br />  how&nbsp;would&nbsp;you&nbsp;deal&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;nervous&nbsp;or&nbsp;upset&nbsp;patient<br />  what&nbsp;personal&nbsp;qualaties&nbsp;make&nbsp;you&nbsp;a&nbsp;good&nbsp;dental&nbsp;nurse<br />  why&nbsp;do&nbsp;you&nbsp;feel&nbsp;that&nbsp;you&nbsp;would&nbsp;fit&nbsp;in&nbsp;as&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;team<br />  what&nbsp;areas&nbsp;do&nbsp;you&nbsp;enjoy&nbsp;most&nbsp;about&nbsp;dental&nbsp;nursing<br />  do&nbsp;you&nbsp;know&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;new&nbsp;GDC&nbsp;(General&nbsp;Dental&nbsp;Council)&nbsp;registration&nbsp;for&nbsp;all&nbsp;dental&nbsp;nurses&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;coming&nbsp;into&nbsp;force</p>
<p>  If&nbsp;you&nbsp;have&nbsp;never&nbsp;nursed&nbsp;before:</p>
<p>  What&nbsp;are&nbsp;the&nbsp;roles&nbsp;and&nbsp;responsibilities&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;dental&nbsp;nurse&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;surgery/reception<br />  Why&nbsp;would&nbsp;you&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;dental&nbsp;nurse<br />  do&nbsp;you&nbsp;understand&nbsp;what&nbsp;sterilisation&nbsp;and&nbsp;cross&nbsp;infection&nbsp;are<br />  do&nbsp;you&nbsp;know&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;new&nbsp;GDC&nbsp;(General&nbsp;Dental&nbsp;Council)&nbsp;registration&nbsp;for&nbsp;all&nbsp;dental&nbsp;nurses&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;coming&nbsp;into&nbsp;force<br />  how&nbsp;would&nbsp;you&nbsp;deal&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;nervous&nbsp;or&nbsp;upset&nbsp;patient<br />  what&nbsp;personal&nbsp;qualaties&nbsp;do&nbsp;you&nbsp;need&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;good&nbsp;dental&nbsp;nurse<br />  why&nbsp;do&nbsp;you&nbsp;feel&nbsp;that&nbsp;you&nbsp;would&nbsp;fit&nbsp;in&nbsp;as&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;team<br />  What&nbsp;experience&nbsp;have&nbsp;you&nbsp;had&nbsp;by&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;dentist&nbsp;yourself<br />  how&nbsp;important&nbsp;is&nbsp;dental&nbsp;health<br />  <font color="white"><!--ee63814a82b12fc3f51834ca79347342--></font></p>
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		<title>The virtual office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The&#160;virtual&#160;office:&#160;saves&#160;you&#160;time:&#160;saves&#160;you&#160;money:&#160;gives&#160;you&#160;freedom&#160;the&#160;virtual&#160;office&#160;is&#160;the&#160;ideal,&#160;instant,&#160;flexible&#160;and&#160;cost&#160;effective&#160;solution&#160;for&#160;the&#160;SME&#160;business&#160;community&#160;worldwide,&#160;-&#160;an&#160;ever&#160;increasingly&#160;important&#160;portion&#160;of&#160;the&#160;Web.
  your&#160;secure&#160;space&#160;on&#160;the&#160;web&#160;for&#160;integrated&#160;scheduling,&#160;business&#160;communication,&#160;collaboration,&#160;information&#160;management.
  •Quick&#160;start-up,&#160;simple&#160;intuitive&#160;navigation,&#160;instant&#160;access,&#160;bolt-tight&#160;security.  •Affordable&#160;-&#160;hosted&#160;service&#160;targeted&#160;at&#160;the&#160;SME&#160;business&#160;.  •Robust&#160;functionality&#160;-&#160;built-in&#160;technology&#160;to&#160;update&#160;software&#160;.  •Integrated&#160;applications&#160;–&#160;easy&#160;deployment&#160;of&#160;further&#160;applications.  •24/7&#160;access&#160;from&#160;anywhere&#160;in&#160;the&#160;world.
  You&#160;escape&#160;the&#160;expense&#160;and&#160;commitment&#160;of&#160;having&#160;to&#160;run&#160;an&#160;office..
  *Rent&#160;Offices&#160;Temporary&#160;Offices&#160;  *seize&#160;opportunities&#160;as&#160;they&#160;arise.  *when&#160;and&#160;where&#160;you&#160;find&#160;them.  *taking&#160;advantage&#160;of&#160;prime&#160;sites&#160;anywhere&#160;in&#160;the&#160;world.  your&#160;Virtual&#160;Assistant&#160;&#160;-self-employed,&#160;highly&#160;skilled&#160;and&#160;experienced&#160;professionals&#160;provide&#160;remote&#160;support,&#160;often&#160;in&#160;a&#160;long-term&#160;collaborative&#160;partnership.  *Office&#160;Space/Conference&#160;Room/Meeting&#160;Space.
  Two&#160;out&#160;of&#160;three&#160;new&#160;businesses&#160;being&#160;started&#160;today&#160;are&#160;based&#160;in&#160;the&#160;owner’s&#160;home.&#160;They&#160;grow,&#160;&#160;and&#160;reach&#160;impasse&#160;–&#160;spending&#160;so&#160;much&#160;time&#160;on&#160;administrative&#160;tasks&#160;that&#160;they&#160;can&#160;no&#160;longer&#160;concentrate&#160;on&#160;growing&#160;their&#160;business…&#160;enter&#160;the&#160;VA.&#160;•&#160;with&#160;own&#160;fully&#160;equipped&#160;office&#160;space&#160;using&#160;advanced&#160;technological&#160;applications.  *constantly&#160;updated&#160;personal&#160;and&#160;professional&#160;skills.  *Internosis&#160;-&#160;knowledge&#160;management,ecommerce&#160;and&#160;project&#160;consulting  *commitment&#160;to&#160;excellence&#160;and&#160;confidentiality&#160;.you&#160;escape&#160;the&#160;expense&#160;and&#160;commitment&#160;of&#160;having&#160;to&#160;manage&#160;office&#160;staff&#160;  *Pay&#160;on&#160;an&#160;hour&#160;to&#160;hour&#160;basis&#160;as&#160;needed.  *Administrative/executive/personal/research/creative/technical&#160;assistance.  *When&#160;and&#160;where&#160;you&#160;need&#160;it.  *Distance&#160;irrelevant&#160;in&#160;selecting&#160;the&#160;right&#160;person&#160;for&#160;the&#160;job  &#160;&#160;Perhaps&#160;you&#160;need:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;  *a&#160;professional&#160;representation?  *a&#160;fast,&#160;effective&#160;way&#160;to&#160;break&#160;into&#160;a&#160;new&#160;international&#160;market?  *a&#160;quick&#160;easy&#160;fix&#160;to&#160;a&#160;short-term&#160;sales-marketing&#160;campaign?  *a&#160;regional&#160;or&#160;national&#160;address?  &#160;&#160;Working&#160;with&#160;a&#160;VA&#160;(Virtual&#160;Assistant)&#160; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.offistart.com">virtual&nbsp;office</a>:&nbsp;saves&nbsp;you&nbsp;time:&nbsp;saves&nbsp;you&nbsp;money:&nbsp;gives&nbsp;you&nbsp;freedom&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.offistart.com">virtual&nbsp;office</a>&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;ideal,&nbsp;instant,&nbsp;flexible&nbsp;and&nbsp;cost&nbsp;effective&nbsp;solution&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com/Small-Business/">SME&nbsp;business</a>&nbsp;community&nbsp;worldwide,&nbsp;-&nbsp;an&nbsp;ever&nbsp;increasingly&nbsp;important&nbsp;portion&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Web.</p>
<p>  your&nbsp;secure&nbsp;space&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;web&nbsp;for&nbsp;integrated&nbsp;scheduling,&nbsp;business&nbsp;communication,&nbsp;collaboration,&nbsp;information&nbsp;management.</p>
<p>  •Quick&nbsp;start-up,&nbsp;simple&nbsp;intuitive&nbsp;navigation,&nbsp;instant&nbsp;access,&nbsp;bolt-tight&nbsp;security.<br />  •Affordable&nbsp;-&nbsp;hosted&nbsp;service&nbsp;targeted&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com/Small-Business/">SME&nbsp;business</a>&nbsp;.<br />  •Robust&nbsp;functionality&nbsp;-&nbsp;built-in&nbsp;technology&nbsp;to&nbsp;update&nbsp;software&nbsp;.<br />  •Integrated&nbsp;applications&nbsp;–&nbsp;easy&nbsp;deployment&nbsp;of&nbsp;further&nbsp;applications.<br />  •24/7&nbsp;access&nbsp;from&nbsp;anywhere&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;world.</p>
<p>  You&nbsp;escape&nbsp;the&nbsp;expense&nbsp;and&nbsp;commitment&nbsp;of&nbsp;having&nbsp;to&nbsp;run&nbsp;an&nbsp;office..</p>
<p>  *<a href="http://www.offistart.com/Rent-Offices/">Rent&nbsp;Offices</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.offistart.com/Temporary-Offices/">Temporary&nbsp;Offices</a>&nbsp;<br />  *seize&nbsp;opportunities&nbsp;as&nbsp;they&nbsp;arise.<br />  *when&nbsp;and&nbsp;where&nbsp;you&nbsp;find&nbsp;them.<br />  *taking&nbsp;advantage&nbsp;of&nbsp;prime&nbsp;sites&nbsp;anywhere&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;world.<br />  your&nbsp;<a href="http://www.offistart.com/Virtual-Assistant/">Virtual&nbsp;Assistant</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;-self-employed,&nbsp;highly&nbsp;skilled&nbsp;and&nbsp;experienced&nbsp;professionals&nbsp;provide&nbsp;remote&nbsp;support,&nbsp;often&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;long-term&nbsp;collaborative&nbsp;partnership.<br />  *<a href="http://www.offistart.com/Office-Space/">Office&nbsp;Space</a>/<a href="http://www.offistart.com/Conference-Room/">Conference&nbsp;Room</a>/<a href="http://www.offistart.com/Meeting-Space/">Meeting&nbsp;Space</a>.</p>
<p>  Two&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;three&nbsp;new&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com">businesses</a>&nbsp;being&nbsp;started&nbsp;today&nbsp;are&nbsp;based&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;owner’s&nbsp;home.&nbsp;They&nbsp;grow,&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;reach&nbsp;impasse&nbsp;–&nbsp;spending&nbsp;so&nbsp;much&nbsp;time&nbsp;on&nbsp;administrative&nbsp;tasks&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;can&nbsp;no&nbsp;longer&nbsp;concentrate&nbsp;on&nbsp;growing&nbsp;their&nbsp;business…&nbsp;enter&nbsp;the&nbsp;VA.&nbsp;•&nbsp;with&nbsp;own&nbsp;fully&nbsp;equipped&nbsp;office&nbsp;space&nbsp;using&nbsp;advanced&nbsp;technological&nbsp;applications.<br />  *constantly&nbsp;updated&nbsp;personal&nbsp;and&nbsp;professional&nbsp;skills.<br />  *Internosis&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="http://www.Internosis.com">knowledge&nbsp;management,ecommerce&nbsp;and&nbsp;project&nbsp;consulting</a><br />  *commitment&nbsp;to&nbsp;excellence&nbsp;and&nbsp;confidentiality&nbsp;.you&nbsp;escape&nbsp;the&nbsp;expense&nbsp;and&nbsp;commitment&nbsp;of&nbsp;having&nbsp;to&nbsp;manage&nbsp;office&nbsp;staff&nbsp;<br />  *Pay&nbsp;on&nbsp;an&nbsp;hour&nbsp;to&nbsp;hour&nbsp;basis&nbsp;as&nbsp;needed.<br />  *Administrative/executive/personal/research/creative/technical&nbsp;assistance.<br />  *When&nbsp;and&nbsp;where&nbsp;you&nbsp;need&nbsp;it.<br />  *Distance&nbsp;irrelevant&nbsp;in&nbsp;selecting&nbsp;the&nbsp;right&nbsp;person&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;job<br />  &nbsp;&nbsp;Perhaps&nbsp;you&nbsp;need:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />  *a&nbsp;professional&nbsp;representation?<br />  *a&nbsp;fast,&nbsp;effective&nbsp;way&nbsp;to&nbsp;break&nbsp;into&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;international&nbsp;market?<br />  *a&nbsp;quick&nbsp;easy&nbsp;fix&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;short-term&nbsp;sales-marketing&nbsp;campaign?<br />  *a&nbsp;regional&nbsp;or&nbsp;national&nbsp;address?<br />  &nbsp;&nbsp;Working&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;VA&nbsp;(<a href="http://www.offistart.com/Virtual-Assistant/">Virtual&nbsp;Assistant</a>)&nbsp;<br />  *an&nbsp;independent&nbsp;or&nbsp;contract&nbsp;worker&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;no&nbsp;employment&nbsp;issues<br />  *works&nbsp;from&nbsp;his/her&nbsp;own&nbsp;office&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;no&nbsp;need&nbsp;for&nbsp;extra&nbsp;equipment&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="http://www.offistart.com/Office-Space/">Office&nbsp;Space</a>.<br />  *available&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;project-by-project&nbsp;basis,&nbsp;short-term&nbsp;or&nbsp;long&nbsp;term<br />  *bills&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;time&nbsp;that&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;spent&nbsp;on&nbsp;your&nbsp;project&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;no&nbsp;pay&nbsp;for&nbsp;idle&nbsp;time&nbsp;<br />  *provides&nbsp;many&nbsp;services&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;no&nbsp;need&nbsp;to&nbsp;hire&nbsp;one&nbsp;staff&nbsp;for&nbsp;one&nbsp;project&nbsp;<br />  already&nbsp;proficient&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp;therefore&nbsp;no&nbsp;money&nbsp;spent&nbsp;on&nbsp;training<font color="white"><!--ee63814a82b12fc3f51834ca79347342--></font></p>
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		<title>Business and Finance Knowledge</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8221;&#8217;Finance&#8221;&#8217; is a field that studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses, and organizations raise, allocate, and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. The term finance may thus incorporate any of the following:   * The study of money and other assets;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8221;&#8217;Finance&#8221;&#8217; is a field that studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, <a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com">businesses</a>, and organizations raise, allocate, and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. The term <a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com">finance</a> may thus incorporate any of the following: <br />  * The study of money and other assets;</p>
<p>  * The management and control of those assets;</p>
<p>  * Profiling and managing project risks;</p>
<p>  * The science of managing money;</p>
<p>  * As a verb, &#8220;to finance&#8221; is to provide funds for business or for an individual&#8217;s large purchases (car, home, etc.).<br />  The activity of finance is the application of a set of techniques that individuals and organizations (entities) use to manage their financial affairs, particularly the differences between income and expenditure and the risks of their <a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com/Investing/">investment</a>s.<P></p>
<p>  An entity whose income exceeds its expenditure can lend or invest the excess income. On the other hand, an entity whose income is less than its expenditure can raise capital by borrowing or selling equity claims, decreasing its expenses, or increasing its income. The lender can find a borrower, a financial intermediary, such as a bank or buy notes or bonds in the bond market. The lender receives interest, the borrower pays a higher interest than the lender receives, and the financial intermediary pockets the difference.</p>
<p>  A bank aggregates the activities of many borrowers and lenders. A bank accepts deposits from lenders, on which it pays the interest. The bank then lends these deposits to borrowers. Banks allow borrowers and lenders, of different sizes, to coordinate their activity. Banks are thus compensators of money flows in space.</p>
<p>  A specific example of <a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com/Corporations/">corporate&nbsp;finance</a> is the sale of stock by a company to institutional investors like investment banks, who in turn generally sell it to the public. The stock gives whoever owns it part ownership in that company. If you buy one share of XYZ Inc, and they have 100 shares outstanding (held by investors), you are 1/100 owner of that company. Of course, in return for the stock, the company receives cash, which it uses to expand its business in a process called &#8220;equity financing&#8221;. Equity financing mixed with the sale of bonds (or any other debt financing) is called the company&#8217;s capital structure.</p>
<p>  Finance is used by individuals (<a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com/Personal-Finance/">personal&nbsp;finance</a>), by governments (public finance), by businesses (corporate finance), etc., as well as by a wide variety of organizations including schools and non-profit organizations. In general, the goals of each of the above activities are achieved through the use of appropriate financial instruments, with consideration to their institutional setting. </p>
<p>  Finance is one of the most important aspects of business management. Without proper financial planning a new enterprise is unlikely to be successful. Managing money (a liquid asset) is essential to ensure a secure future, both for the individual and an organization.</p>
<p>  ==Personal finance== Questions in [ personal finance] revolve around <br />  * How much money will be needed by an individual (or by a family) at various points in the future?</p>
<p>  * Where will this money come from (e.g. savings or borrowing)? </p>
<p>  * How can people protect themselves against unforeseen events in their lives, and risk in financial markets?</p>
<p>  * How can family assets be best transferred across generations (bequests and inheritance)?</p>
<p>  * How do <a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com/Tax/">tax</a>es (tax subsidies or penalties) affect personal financial decisions?<br />  Personal financial decisions may involve paying for education, financing durable goods such as [ <a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com/Renting-Real-Estate/">real&nbsp;estate</a>] and cars, buying [ <a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com/Insurance/">insurance</a>], e.g. health and property insurance, [ <a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com/Investing/">investing</a>] and saving for retirement.<P></p>
<p>  Personal financial decisions may also involve paying for a loan.</p>
<p>  ==Business finance== In the case of a company, managerial finance or [ corporate finance] is the task of providing the funds for the corporations&#8217; activities. For [<a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com/Small-Business/ ">small&nbsp;business</a>], this is referred to as [SME finance]. It generally involves balancing risk and profitability. Long term funds would be provided by ownership equity and long-term [ <a href="http://www.thecommercejournal.com/Credit/">credit</a>], often in the form of bonds. These decisions lead to the company&#8217;s capital structure. Short term funding or working capital is mostly provided by banks extending a line of credit.</p>
<p>  On the bond market, borrowers package their debt in the form of bonds. The borrower receives the money it borrows by selling the bond, which includes a promise to repay the value of the bond with interest. The purchaser of a bond can resell the bond, so the actual recipient of interest payments can change over time. Bonds allow lenders to recoup the value of their loan by simply selling the bond.</p>
<p>  Another business decision concerning finance is [ investment], or fund management. An investment is an acquisition of an asset in the hopes that it will maintain or increase its value. In Investment management- in choosing a portfolio - one has to decide &#8221;what&#8221;, &#8221;how much&#8221; and &#8221;when&#8221; to invest. In doing so, one needs to <br />  * Identify relevant objectives and constraints: institution or individual - goals - time horizon - risk aversion - [ tax] considerations</p>
<p>  * Identify the appropriate strategy: active vs passive - hedging strategy </p>
<p>  * Measure the portfolio performance<br />  &#8221;&#8217;Financial management&#8221;&#8217; is duplicate with the financial function of the Accounting profession. However, Financial Accounting is more concerned with the reporting of historical financial information, while the financial decision is directed toward the future of the firm.</p>
<p>  ==Shared Services== There is currently a move towards converging and consolidating Finance provisions into shared services within an organization. Rather than an organization having a number of separate Finance departments performing the same tasks from different locations a more centralized version can be created.</p>
<p>  ==Finance of states== Country, state, county, city or municipality finance is called public finance. It is concerned with <br />  * Identification of required expenditure of a public sector entity </p>
<p>  * Source(s) of that entity&#8217;s revenue</p>
<p>  * The budgeting process</p>
<p>  * Debt issuance (municipal bonds) for public works projects<br />  ==Financial economics== </p>
<p>  Financial economics is the branch of economics studying the interrelation of financial variables, such as prices, interest rates and shares, as opposed to those concerning the real economy. Financial economics concentrates on influences of real]] economic variables on financial ones, in contrast to pure finance.</p>
<p>  It studies: <br />  * Valuation - Determination of the fair value of an asset</p>
<p>  * *How risky is the asset? (identification of the asset appropriate discount rate)</p>
<p>  * *What cash flows will it produce? (discounting of relevant cash flows) </p>
<p>  * *How does the market price compare to similar assets? (relative valuation)</p>
<p>  * *Are the cash flows dependent on some other asset or event? (derivatives, contingent claim valuation)</p>
<p>  * Financial markets and instruments</p>
<p>  * *Commodities - topics</p>
<p>  * *Stocks - topics</p>
<p>  * *Bonds - topics</p>
<p>  * *Money market instruments- topics</p>
<p>  * *Derivatives - topics</p>
<p>  * Financial institutions and banking and regulation<br />  <font color="white"><!--ee63814a82b12fc3f51834ca79347342--></font></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why&#160;in&#160;baseball&#160;do&#160;the&#160;players&#160;wear&#160;a&#160;glove&#160;when&#160;fielding?&#160;I&#160;play&#160;cricket&#160;(in&#160;england)&#160;and&#160;the&#160;only&#160;person&#160;that&#160;wears&#160;gloves&#160;is&#160;the&#160;wicket&#160;keepers&#160;(back&#160;stop?).&#160;
  The&#160;rest&#160;of&#160;the&#160;players&#160;are&#160;expected&#160;to&#160;catch&#160;/&#160;stop&#160;the&#160;ball&#160;with&#160;only&#160;their&#160;bare&#160;hands.&#160;Yet&#160;in&#160;baseball&#160;all&#160;of&#160;the&#160;fielder&#160;have&#160;gloves.&#160;Is&#160;this&#160;because&#160;they&#160;are&#160;a&#160;bunch&#160;of&#160;pansies?&#160;or&#160;not.&#160;Please&#160;put&#160;forward&#160;your&#160;arguements
  I&#160;would&#160;love&#160;to&#160;know&#160;the&#160;real&#160;answer.
  Rich
  Is&#160;a&#160;baseball&#160;a&#160;lot&#160;harder&#160;than&#160;a&#160;cricket&#160;ball?  &#160;  &#160;  Well&#160;I&#160;suppose&#160;you&#160;can&#160;call&#160;baseball&#160;players&#160;pansies,&#160;but&#160;there&#160;is&#160;more&#160;to&#160;it&#160;in&#160;my&#160;opinion.&#160;Sure&#160;you&#160;cricket&#160;players&#160;have&#160;guts,&#160;but&#160;baseball&#160;gloves&#160;have&#160;been&#160;a&#160;fixture&#160;in&#160;the&#160;game&#160;for&#160;decades.&#160;Players&#160;have&#160;grown&#160;up&#160;using&#160;a&#160;glove&#160;since&#160;childhood&#160;and&#160;have&#160;grown&#160;accustomed&#160;to&#160;doing&#160;so.&#160;Also,&#160;it&#160;would&#160;be&#160;senseless&#160;not&#160;to&#160;try&#160;to&#160;keep&#160;broken&#160;hands/fingers&#160;to&#160;a&#160;minimum&#160;so&#160;that&#160;the&#160;player&#160;can&#160;play&#160;when&#160;there&#160;are&#160;gloves&#160;available&#160;to&#160;limit&#160;it.&#160;Also&#160;players&#160;use&#160;gloves&#160;to&#160;do&#160;things&#160;such&#160;as&#160;flip&#160;the&#160;ball&#160;without&#160;using&#160;their&#160;hands&#160;on&#160;a&#160;double&#160;play&#160;(although&#160;this&#160;is&#160;rare),&#160;catch&#160;balls&#160;going&#160;over&#160;the&#160;wall&#160;in&#160;teh&#160;outfield&#160;(robbing&#160;a&#160;home&#160;run),&#160;and&#160;making&#160;diving&#160;plays.&#160;Catchers&#160;have&#160;90&#160;mph&#160;balls&#160;coming&#160;at&#160;them&#160;and&#160;also&#160;must&#160;be&#160;able&#160;to&#160;catch&#160;balls&#160;changing&#160;direction&#160;and&#160;balls&#160;that&#160;are&#160;not&#160;thrown&#160;where&#160;they&#160;expect&#160;in&#160;a&#160;quick&#160;manner.&#160;At&#160;the&#160;pitcher&#160;position,&#160;pitchers&#160;use&#160;the&#160;glove&#160;to&#160;disguise&#160;their&#160;pitches.&#160;1st&#160;basemen&#160;need&#160;to&#160;scoop&#160;the&#160;ball&#160;with&#160;their&#160;gloves&#160;at&#160;times.&#160;Hopefully&#160;you&#160;understand&#160;my&#160;&#8221;arguments.&#8221;&#160;To&#160;turn&#160;this&#160;around&#160;on&#160;you&#160;(just&#160;food&#160;for&#160;thought),&#160;how&#160;come&#160;cricket&#160;players&#160;wear&#160;padding&#160;on&#160;their&#160;legs&#160;and&#160;baseball&#160;players&#160;don&#8217;t?&#160;Interesting&#160;question,&#160;huh?  &#160;  If&#160;baseball&#160;players&#160;were&#160;made&#160;to&#160;stop&#160;the&#160;ball&#160;with&#160;their&#160;hands,&#160;you&#8217;d&#160;have&#160;longer&#160;games&#160;due&#160;to&#160;the&#160;endless&#160;line&#160;of&#160;grotesque&#160;hand&#160;injuries.&#160;It&#8217;d&#160;just&#160;be&#160;a&#160;long&#160;afternoon&#160;of&#160;watching&#160;grown&#160;men&#160;writhing&#160;about&#160;the&#160;field&#160;in&#160;immense&#160;pain.
  Because&#160;the&#160;ball&#160;is&#160;harder&#160;and&#160;travels&#160;at&#160;a&#160;much&#160;faster&#160;speed.&#160;Plus&#160;Cricket&#160;is&#160;not&#160;considered&#160;a&#160;real&#160;sport&#160;in&#160;north&#160;America.&#160;Its&#160;more&#160;of&#160;a&#160;game&#160;for&#160;pansies&#160;who&#160;run&#160;around&#160;like&#160;wild&#160;turkeys&#160;and&#160;make&#160;no&#160;money.
  ask&#160;ya&#160;doc
  without&#160;a&#160;glove,&#160;a&#160;baseball&#160;is&#160;pretty&#160;hard&#160;to&#160;catch&#160;without&#160;breaking&#160;your&#160;hand
  A&#160;baseball&#160;can&#160;come&#160;at&#160;you&#160;well&#160;over&#160;hundred&#160;mph&#160;most&#160;times&#160;and&#160;you&#160;would&#160;break&#160;you&#160;hand!
  ill&#160;make&#160;you&#160;an&#160;offer.&#160;come&#160;over&#160;to&#160;america&#160;dn&#160;let&#160;me&#160;throw&#160;a&#160;baseball&#160;directly&#160;at&#160;you&#160;as&#160;hard&#160;as&#160;i&#160;can.&#160;then&#160;well&#160;see&#160;if&#160;u&#160;can&#160;catch&#160;a&#160;baseball&#160;hit&#160;directly&#160;at&#160;you.&#160;if&#160;u&#160;can&#160;do&#160;both&#160;of&#160;these&#160;without&#160;breaking&#160;anything&#160;u&#160;have&#160;the&#160;right&#160;to&#160;call&#160;baseball&#160;players&#160;pansies.&#160;until&#160;then&#160;i&#160;think&#160;u&#160;cricket&#160;players&#160;r&#160;nuts
  Baseballs&#160;and&#160;cricket-balls&#160;seem&#160;to&#160;be&#160;pretty&#160;much&#160;the&#160;same&#160;in&#160;hardness&#160;and&#160;dimensions,&#160;both&#160;are&#160;leather&#160;covered&#160;cork&#160;and&#160;about&#160;5inches&#160;across.&#160;Both&#160;are&#160;about&#160;5oz&#160;-&#160;cricket&#160;balls&#160;are&#160;slightly&#160;heavier.&#160;Both&#160;are&#160;regularly&#160;propelled&#160;at&#160;over&#160;90mph.&#160;Both&#160;can&#160;be&#160;hit&#160;over&#160;a&#160;hundred&#160;yards&#160;into&#160;the&#160;outfield.
  20/20&#160;cricket&#160;and&#160;baseball&#160;have&#160;a&#160;lot&#160;in&#160;common.&#160;I&#160;think&#160;(and&#160;other&#160;writers&#160;agree)&#160;fans&#160;of&#160;the&#160;two&#160;games&#160;have&#160;a&#160;lot&#160;in&#160;common.&#160;I&#160;like&#160;watching&#160;both.
  If&#160;wicket&#160;keepers&#160;were&#160;padded&#160;like&#160;a&#160;baseball&#160;catcher&#160;then&#160;there&#160;would&#160;never&#160;be&#160;a&#160;bye.&#160;Wicket&#160;keepers&#160;don&#8217;t&#160;wear&#160;as&#160;much&#160;padding&#160;and&#160;so&#160;they&#160;stand&#160;further&#160;back&#160;from&#160;the&#160;wicket.
  Its&#160;a&#160;bit&#160;like&#160;American&#160;football,&#160;armour&#160;protects&#160;you&#160;which&#160;means&#160;you&#160;can&#160;tackle&#160;harder.
  For&#160;the&#160;people&#160;who&#160;say&#160;a&#160;American&#160;football&#160;player&#160;&#8221;wouldn&#8217;t&#160;last&#160;5&#160;minutes&#160;in&#160;rugby&#160;league&#8221;&#160;I&#8217;d&#160;be&#160;inclined&#160;to&#160;agree,&#160;but&#160;I&#160;also&#160;think&#160;the&#160;reverse&#160;is&#160;true.
  Batsmen&#160;in&#160;cricket&#160;bat&#160;for&#160;much&#160;longer&#160;(hours&#160;and&#160;even&#160;days!)&#160;and&#160;hit&#160;more&#160;balls&#160;than&#160;baseball&#160;hitters&#160;because&#160;its&#160;a&#160;batsman&#8217;s&#160;game.&#160;The&#160;cricketer&#160;aims&#160;to&#160;average&#160;40.00&#160;runs&#160;per&#160;innings,&#160;the&#160;baseballer&#160;aims&#160;to&#160;average&#160;0.300.&#160;Thats&#160;a&#160;big&#160;difference!
  Baseball&#160;gloves&#160;protect&#160;you&#160;which&#160;means&#160;you&#160;can&#160;catch&#160;more&#160;balls.&#160;Its&#160;much&#160;more&#160;of&#160;a&#160;pitchers/fielders&#160;game
  To&#160;sum&#160;up&#160;it&#160;seems&#160;to&#160;me&#160;to&#160;be&#160;that&#160;baseballs&#160;are&#160;rarely&#160;dropped&#160;by&#160;outfielders&#160;whereas&#160;cricketers&#160;regularly&#160;drop&#160;catches.&#160;Baseball&#160;fielders&#160;are&#160;rarely&#160;injured&#160;and&#160;are&#160;easily&#160;replaced,&#160;cricketers&#160;are&#160;regularly&#160;injured&#160;and&#160;full&#160;substitutes&#160;are&#160;not&#160;allowed.&#160;
  Its&#160;a&#160;different&#160;dynamic&#160;to&#160;the&#160;game&#160;and&#160;a&#160;different&#160;problem&#160;for&#160;the&#160;respective&#160;players&#160;to&#160;solve.
  Bunch&#160;of&#160;softies&#160;the&#160;football&#160;players&#160;wear&#160;are&#160;that&#160;padding&#160;.Or&#160;rugby&#160;players&#160;don&#8217;t  &#160;
  
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com">baseball</a>&nbsp;do&nbsp;the&nbsp;players&nbsp;wear&nbsp;a&nbsp;glove&nbsp;when&nbsp;fielding?&nbsp;I&nbsp;play&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sportscomet.com/Cricket/">cricket</a>&nbsp;(in&nbsp;england)&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;only&nbsp;person&nbsp;that&nbsp;wears&nbsp;gloves&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;wicket&nbsp;keepers&nbsp;(back&nbsp;stop?).&nbsp;</p>
<p>  The&nbsp;rest&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;players&nbsp;are&nbsp;expected&nbsp;to&nbsp;catch&nbsp;/&nbsp;stop&nbsp;the&nbsp;ball&nbsp;with&nbsp;only&nbsp;their&nbsp;bare&nbsp;hands.&nbsp;Yet&nbsp;in&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;all&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;fielder&nbsp;have&nbsp;gloves.&nbsp;Is&nbsp;this&nbsp;because&nbsp;they&nbsp;are&nbsp;a&nbsp;bunch&nbsp;of&nbsp;pansies?&nbsp;or&nbsp;not.&nbsp;Please&nbsp;put&nbsp;forward&nbsp;your&nbsp;arguements</p>
<p>  I&nbsp;would&nbsp;love&nbsp;to&nbsp;know&nbsp;the&nbsp;real&nbsp;answer.</p>
<p>  Rich</p>
<p>  Is&nbsp;a&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;harder&nbsp;than&nbsp;a&nbsp;cricket&nbsp;ball?<br />  &nbsp;<br />  &nbsp;<br />  Well&nbsp;I&nbsp;suppose&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;call&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com/Baseball_Knowledge/Baseball_Player/">baseball&nbsp;player</a>s&nbsp;pansies,&nbsp;but&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;more&nbsp;to&nbsp;it&nbsp;in&nbsp;my&nbsp;opinion.&nbsp;Sure&nbsp;you&nbsp;cricket&nbsp;players&nbsp;have&nbsp;guts,&nbsp;but&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com/Baseball_Equipment/Baseball_Gloves/">baseball&nbsp;gloves</a>&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;a&nbsp;fixture&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;game&nbsp;for&nbsp;decades.&nbsp;Players&nbsp;have&nbsp;grown&nbsp;up&nbsp;using&nbsp;a&nbsp;glove&nbsp;since&nbsp;childhood&nbsp;and&nbsp;have&nbsp;grown&nbsp;accustomed&nbsp;to&nbsp;doing&nbsp;so.&nbsp;Also,&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;senseless&nbsp;not&nbsp;to&nbsp;try&nbsp;to&nbsp;keep&nbsp;broken&nbsp;hands/fingers&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;minimum&nbsp;so&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;player&nbsp;can&nbsp;play&nbsp;when&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;gloves&nbsp;available&nbsp;to&nbsp;limit&nbsp;it.&nbsp;Also&nbsp;players&nbsp;use&nbsp;gloves&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;things&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;flip&nbsp;the&nbsp;ball&nbsp;without&nbsp;using&nbsp;their&nbsp;hands&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;double&nbsp;play&nbsp;(although&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;rare),&nbsp;catch&nbsp;balls&nbsp;going&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;wall&nbsp;in&nbsp;teh&nbsp;outfield&nbsp;(robbing&nbsp;a&nbsp;home&nbsp;run),&nbsp;and&nbsp;making&nbsp;diving&nbsp;plays.&nbsp;Catchers&nbsp;have&nbsp;90&nbsp;mph&nbsp;balls&nbsp;coming&nbsp;at&nbsp;them&nbsp;and&nbsp;also&nbsp;must&nbsp;be&nbsp;able&nbsp;to&nbsp;catch&nbsp;balls&nbsp;changing&nbsp;direction&nbsp;and&nbsp;balls&nbsp;that&nbsp;are&nbsp;not&nbsp;thrown&nbsp;where&nbsp;they&nbsp;expect&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;quick&nbsp;manner.&nbsp;At&nbsp;the&nbsp;pitcher&nbsp;position,&nbsp;pitchers&nbsp;use&nbsp;the&nbsp;glove&nbsp;to&nbsp;disguise&nbsp;their&nbsp;pitches.&nbsp;1st&nbsp;basemen&nbsp;need&nbsp;to&nbsp;scoop&nbsp;the&nbsp;ball&nbsp;with&nbsp;their&nbsp;gloves&nbsp;at&nbsp;times.&nbsp;Hopefully&nbsp;you&nbsp;understand&nbsp;my&nbsp;&#8221;arguments.&#8221;&nbsp;To&nbsp;turn&nbsp;this&nbsp;around&nbsp;on&nbsp;you&nbsp;(just&nbsp;food&nbsp;for&nbsp;thought),&nbsp;how&nbsp;come&nbsp;cricket&nbsp;players&nbsp;wear&nbsp;padding&nbsp;on&nbsp;their&nbsp;legs&nbsp;and&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;players&nbsp;don&#8217;t?&nbsp;Interesting&nbsp;question,&nbsp;huh?<br />  &nbsp;<br />  If&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;players&nbsp;were&nbsp;made&nbsp;to&nbsp;stop&nbsp;the&nbsp;ball&nbsp;with&nbsp;their&nbsp;hands,&nbsp;you&#8217;d&nbsp;have&nbsp;longer&nbsp;games&nbsp;due&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;endless&nbsp;line&nbsp;of&nbsp;grotesque&nbsp;hand&nbsp;injuries.&nbsp;It&#8217;d&nbsp;just&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;long&nbsp;afternoon&nbsp;of&nbsp;watching&nbsp;grown&nbsp;men&nbsp;writhing&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;field&nbsp;in&nbsp;immense&nbsp;pain.</p>
<p>  Because&nbsp;the&nbsp;ball&nbsp;is&nbsp;harder&nbsp;and&nbsp;travels&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;much&nbsp;faster&nbsp;speed.&nbsp;Plus&nbsp;Cricket&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;considered&nbsp;a&nbsp;real&nbsp;sport&nbsp;in&nbsp;north&nbsp;America.&nbsp;Its&nbsp;more&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;game&nbsp;for&nbsp;pansies&nbsp;who&nbsp;run&nbsp;around&nbsp;like&nbsp;wild&nbsp;turkeys&nbsp;and&nbsp;make&nbsp;no&nbsp;money.</p>
<p>  ask&nbsp;ya&nbsp;doc</p>
<p>  without&nbsp;a&nbsp;glove,&nbsp;a&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;is&nbsp;pretty&nbsp;hard&nbsp;to&nbsp;catch&nbsp;without&nbsp;breaking&nbsp;your&nbsp;hand</p>
<p>  A&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;can&nbsp;come&nbsp;at&nbsp;you&nbsp;well&nbsp;over&nbsp;hundred&nbsp;mph&nbsp;most&nbsp;times&nbsp;and&nbsp;you&nbsp;would&nbsp;break&nbsp;you&nbsp;hand!</p>
<p>  ill&nbsp;make&nbsp;you&nbsp;an&nbsp;offer.&nbsp;come&nbsp;over&nbsp;to&nbsp;america&nbsp;dn&nbsp;let&nbsp;me&nbsp;throw&nbsp;a&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;directly&nbsp;at&nbsp;you&nbsp;as&nbsp;hard&nbsp;as&nbsp;i&nbsp;can.&nbsp;then&nbsp;well&nbsp;see&nbsp;if&nbsp;u&nbsp;can&nbsp;catch&nbsp;a&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;hit&nbsp;directly&nbsp;at&nbsp;you.&nbsp;if&nbsp;u&nbsp;can&nbsp;do&nbsp;both&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;without&nbsp;breaking&nbsp;anything&nbsp;u&nbsp;have&nbsp;the&nbsp;right&nbsp;to&nbsp;call&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;players&nbsp;pansies.&nbsp;until&nbsp;then&nbsp;i&nbsp;think&nbsp;u&nbsp;cricket&nbsp;players&nbsp;r&nbsp;nuts</p>
<p>  Baseballs&nbsp;and&nbsp;cricket-balls&nbsp;seem&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;pretty&nbsp;much&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;in&nbsp;hardness&nbsp;and&nbsp;dimensions,&nbsp;both&nbsp;are&nbsp;leather&nbsp;covered&nbsp;cork&nbsp;and&nbsp;about&nbsp;5inches&nbsp;across.&nbsp;Both&nbsp;are&nbsp;about&nbsp;5oz&nbsp;-&nbsp;cricket&nbsp;balls&nbsp;are&nbsp;slightly&nbsp;heavier.&nbsp;Both&nbsp;are&nbsp;regularly&nbsp;propelled&nbsp;at&nbsp;over&nbsp;90mph.&nbsp;Both&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;hit&nbsp;over&nbsp;a&nbsp;hundred&nbsp;yards&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;outfield.</p>
<p>  20/20&nbsp;cricket&nbsp;and&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;in&nbsp;common.&nbsp;I&nbsp;think&nbsp;(and&nbsp;other&nbsp;writers&nbsp;agree)&nbsp;fans&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;two&nbsp;games&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;in&nbsp;common.&nbsp;I&nbsp;like&nbsp;watching&nbsp;both.</p>
<p>  If&nbsp;wicket&nbsp;keepers&nbsp;were&nbsp;padded&nbsp;like&nbsp;a&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;catcher&nbsp;then&nbsp;there&nbsp;would&nbsp;never&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;bye.&nbsp;Wicket&nbsp;keepers&nbsp;don&#8217;t&nbsp;wear&nbsp;as&nbsp;much&nbsp;padding&nbsp;and&nbsp;so&nbsp;they&nbsp;stand&nbsp;further&nbsp;back&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;wicket.</p>
<p>  Its&nbsp;a&nbsp;bit&nbsp;like&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nokiasugarbowl.com/">American&nbsp;football</a>,&nbsp;armour&nbsp;protects&nbsp;you&nbsp;which&nbsp;means&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;tackle&nbsp;harder.</p>
<p>  For&nbsp;the&nbsp;people&nbsp;who&nbsp;say&nbsp;a&nbsp;American&nbsp;football&nbsp;player&nbsp;&#8221;wouldn&#8217;t&nbsp;last&nbsp;5&nbsp;minutes&nbsp;in&nbsp;rugby&nbsp;league&#8221;&nbsp;I&#8217;d&nbsp;be&nbsp;inclined&nbsp;to&nbsp;agree,&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;also&nbsp;think&nbsp;the&nbsp;reverse&nbsp;is&nbsp;true.</p>
<p>  Batsmen&nbsp;in&nbsp;cricket&nbsp;bat&nbsp;for&nbsp;much&nbsp;longer&nbsp;(hours&nbsp;and&nbsp;even&nbsp;days!)&nbsp;and&nbsp;hit&nbsp;more&nbsp;balls&nbsp;than&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;hitters&nbsp;because&nbsp;its&nbsp;a&nbsp;batsman&#8217;s&nbsp;game.&nbsp;The&nbsp;cricketer&nbsp;aims&nbsp;to&nbsp;average&nbsp;40.00&nbsp;runs&nbsp;per&nbsp;innings,&nbsp;the&nbsp;baseballer&nbsp;aims&nbsp;to&nbsp;average&nbsp;0.300.&nbsp;Thats&nbsp;a&nbsp;big&nbsp;difference!</p>
<p>  Baseball&nbsp;gloves&nbsp;protect&nbsp;you&nbsp;which&nbsp;means&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;catch&nbsp;more&nbsp;balls.&nbsp;Its&nbsp;much&nbsp;more&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;pitchers/fielders&nbsp;game</p>
<p>  To&nbsp;sum&nbsp;up&nbsp;it&nbsp;seems&nbsp;to&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;that&nbsp;baseballs&nbsp;are&nbsp;rarely&nbsp;dropped&nbsp;by&nbsp;outfielders&nbsp;whereas&nbsp;cricketers&nbsp;regularly&nbsp;drop&nbsp;catches.&nbsp;Baseball&nbsp;fielders&nbsp;are&nbsp;rarely&nbsp;injured&nbsp;and&nbsp;are&nbsp;easily&nbsp;replaced,&nbsp;cricketers&nbsp;are&nbsp;regularly&nbsp;injured&nbsp;and&nbsp;full&nbsp;substitutes&nbsp;are&nbsp;not&nbsp;allowed.&nbsp;</p>
<p>  Its&nbsp;a&nbsp;different&nbsp;dynamic&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;game&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;different&nbsp;problem&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;respective&nbsp;players&nbsp;to&nbsp;solve.</p>
<p>  Bunch&nbsp;of&nbsp;softies&nbsp;the&nbsp;football&nbsp;players&nbsp;wear&nbsp;are&nbsp;that&nbsp;padding&nbsp;.Or&nbsp;rugby&nbsp;players&nbsp;don&#8217;t<br />  &nbsp;</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pete&#160;Rose&#160;who&#160;was&#160;banned&#160;from&#160;MLB&#160;for&#160;a&#160;life&#160;time&#160;broke&#160;Ty&#160;Cobb鈥檚&#160;all-time&#160;hit&#160;record&#160;with&#160;his&#160;4,192nd&#160;hit..Rose&#160;has&#160;the&#160;Most&#160;career&#160;hits&#160;-&#160;4,256,&#160;Most&#160;career&#160;singles&#160;-&#160;3,315,Most&#160;career&#160;doubles&#160;-&#160;746&#160;,Most&#160;consecutive&#160;seasons&#160;of&#160;100&#160;or&#160;more&#160;hits&#160;-&#160;23&#160;,&#160;,Most&#160;career&#160;games&#160;with&#160;5&#160;or&#160;more&#160;hits&#160;-&#160;10&#160;,Most&#160;career&#160;total&#160;bases&#160;by&#160;a&#160;switch&#160;hitter&#160;-&#160;5,752&#160;and&#160;He&#160;had&#160;a&#160;44-game&#160;hitting&#160;streak..
  I&#160;think&#160;Pete&#160;Rose&#160;is&#160;THE&#160;BEST&#160;HITTER&#160;in&#160;MLB&#160;HISTORY..  &#160;  &#160;  Nobody&#160;can&#160;argue&#160;this&#160;as&#160;far&#160;as&#160;productivity&#160;in&#160;a&#160;hitter&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.
  #3&#160;all&#160;time&#160;career&#160;hits  #1&#160;all&#160;time&#160;in&#160;RBI&#8217;s  #1&#160;all&#160;time&#160;in&#160;home&#160;runs  #10&#160;all&#160;time&#160;in&#160;doubles  .305&#160;career&#160;average  .555&#160;career&#160;slugging&#160;percentage
  Played&#160;in&#160;3,298&#160;games&#160;and&#160;had&#160;3,771&#160;career&#160;hits.&#160;That&#160;is&#160;amazing&#160;considering&#160;he&#160;had&#160;almost&#160;500&#160;more&#160;hits&#160;than&#160;games&#160;played&#160;in.&#160;That&#160;is&#160;an&#160;average&#160;of&#160;more&#160;than&#160;a&#160;hit&#160;a&#160;game&#160;in&#160;a&#160;23&#160;year&#160;career.&#160;Talk&#160;about&#160;consistency.&#160;
  Ty&#160;Cobb&#160;was&#160;a&#160;great&#160;hitter&#160;in&#160;a&#160;time&#160;when&#160;pitching&#160;was&#160;not&#160;as&#160;dominant&#160;as&#160;years&#160;later.&#160;Cy&#160;Young&#160;was&#160;out&#160;of&#160;his&#160;prime&#160;when&#160;Cobb&#160;came&#160;into&#160;the&#160;league&#160;and&#160;Babe&#160;Ruth&#160;was&#160;the&#160;dominant&#160;pitcher&#160;of&#160;Cobb&#8217;s&#160;time&#160;and&#160;Ruth&#160;only&#160;won&#160;94&#160;games&#160;and&#160;back&#160;then&#160;they&#160;pitched&#160;on&#160;no&#160;rest&#160;in&#160;between&#160;starts&#160;sometimes.&#160;He&#160;should&#160;have&#160;had&#160;many&#160;more&#160;wins&#160;considering&#160;how&#160;many&#160;starts&#160;he&#160;made.&#160;People&#160;mention&#160;that&#160;Ty&#160;Cobb&#160;won&#160;the&#160;&#8221;Quadruple&#160;Crown&#8221;&#160;in&#160;1909,&#160;that&#160;he&#160;did,&#160;but&#160;they&#160;failed&#160;to&#160;mention&#160;that&#160;he&#160;led&#160;the&#160;league&#160;in&#160;HR&#8217;s&#160;with&#160;9.&#160;He&#160;also&#160;led&#160;the&#160;league&#160;in&#160;RBI&#8217;s&#160;with&#160;107.&#160;Those&#160;are&#160;some&#160;pretty&#160;weak&#160;numbers&#160;compared&#160;to&#160;the&#160;baseball&#160;that&#160;has&#160;been&#160;played&#160;over&#160;the&#160;last&#160;75&#160;years.&#160;Not&#160;that&#160;it&#160;matters&#160;but&#160;he&#160;also&#160;beat&#160;his&#160;wife&#160;regularly.
  Therefore&#160;the&#160;best&#160;hitter&#160;(if&#160;you&#160;don&#8217;t&#160;know&#160;right&#160;now)&#160;in&#160;the&#160;history&#160;of&#160;baseball&#160;is&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..  HAMMERIN&#8217;&#160;HANK&#160;AARON!
  This&#160;guy&#160;that&#160;answered&#160;below&#160;me&#160;is&#160;crazy.&#160;I&#160;love&#160;Cal&#160;Ripken&#160;but&#160;he&#160;was&#160;a&#160;.275&#160;career&#160;hitter.&#160;That&#160;is&#160;far&#160;from&#160;the&#160;best.  &#160;  Ted&#160;Williams!&#160;Missed&#160;4&#160;years&#160;of&#160;his&#160;prime&#160;to&#160;2&#160;wars&#160;as&#160;a&#160;pilot.
  FU*K&#160;them&#160;
  David&#160;Ortiz&#160;Rocks&#160;in&#160;baseball&#160;history
  That&#8217;s&#160;nice,&#160;good&#160;for&#160;you.
  I&#8217;ll&#160;take&#160;Ted&#160;Williams,&#160;and&#160;there&#8217;s&#160;at&#160;least&#160;40&#160;more&#160;players&#160;I&#8217;d&#160;take&#160;before&#160;putting&#160;Rose&#160;into&#160;my&#160;lineup.
  Rose&#160;owns&#160;the&#160;major&#160;league&#160;record&#160;for&#160;outs,&#160;and&#160;owns&#160;it&#160;by&#160;a&#160;huge&#160;margin.
  babe&#160;ruth
  agree&#160;Pete&#160;Rose&#160;is&#160;the&#160;best&#160;  like&#160;you&#160;said&#160;he&#160;has&#160;the&#160;most&#160;hits
  go&#160;here:  http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/play&#8230;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;who&nbsp;was&nbsp;banned&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com/Baseball_Related/Baseball_League/">MLB</a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;life&nbsp;time&nbsp;broke&nbsp;Ty&nbsp;Cobb鈥檚&nbsp;all-time&nbsp;hit&nbsp;record&nbsp;with&nbsp;his&nbsp;4,192nd&nbsp;hit..Rose&nbsp;has&nbsp;the&nbsp;Most&nbsp;career&nbsp;hits&nbsp;-&nbsp;4,256,&nbsp;Most&nbsp;career&nbsp;singles&nbsp;-&nbsp;3,315,Most&nbsp;career&nbsp;doubles&nbsp;-&nbsp;746&nbsp;,Most&nbsp;consecutive&nbsp;seasons&nbsp;of&nbsp;100&nbsp;or&nbsp;more&nbsp;hits&nbsp;-&nbsp;23&nbsp;,&nbsp;,Most&nbsp;career&nbsp;games&nbsp;with&nbsp;5&nbsp;or&nbsp;more&nbsp;hits&nbsp;-&nbsp;10&nbsp;,Most&nbsp;career&nbsp;total&nbsp;bases&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;switch&nbsp;hitter&nbsp;-&nbsp;5,752&nbsp;and&nbsp;He&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;44-game&nbsp;hitting&nbsp;streak..</p>
<p>  I&nbsp;think&nbsp;Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;is&nbsp;THE&nbsp;BEST&nbsp;HITTER&nbsp;in&nbsp;MLB&nbsp;HISTORY..<br />  &nbsp;<br />  &nbsp;<br />  Nobody&nbsp;can&nbsp;argue&nbsp;this&nbsp;as&nbsp;far&nbsp;as&nbsp;productivity&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;hitter&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
<p>  #3&nbsp;all&nbsp;time&nbsp;career&nbsp;hits<br />  #1&nbsp;all&nbsp;time&nbsp;in&nbsp;RBI&#8217;s<br />  #1&nbsp;all&nbsp;time&nbsp;in&nbsp;home&nbsp;runs<br />  #10&nbsp;all&nbsp;time&nbsp;in&nbsp;doubles<br />  .305&nbsp;career&nbsp;average<br />  .555&nbsp;career&nbsp;slugging&nbsp;percentage</p>
<p>  Played&nbsp;in&nbsp;3,298&nbsp;games&nbsp;and&nbsp;had&nbsp;3,771&nbsp;career&nbsp;hits.&nbsp;That&nbsp;is&nbsp;amazing&nbsp;considering&nbsp;he&nbsp;had&nbsp;almost&nbsp;500&nbsp;more&nbsp;hits&nbsp;than&nbsp;games&nbsp;played&nbsp;in.&nbsp;That&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;average&nbsp;of&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;a&nbsp;hit&nbsp;a&nbsp;game&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;23&nbsp;year&nbsp;career.&nbsp;Talk&nbsp;about&nbsp;consistency.&nbsp;</p>
<p>  Ty&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;great&nbsp;hitter&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;time&nbsp;when&nbsp;pitching&nbsp;was&nbsp;not&nbsp;as&nbsp;dominant&nbsp;as&nbsp;years&nbsp;later.&nbsp;Cy&nbsp;Young&nbsp;was&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;his&nbsp;prime&nbsp;when&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;came&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;league&nbsp;and&nbsp;Babe&nbsp;Ruth&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;dominant&nbsp;pitcher&nbsp;of&nbsp;Cobb&#8217;s&nbsp;time&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ruth&nbsp;only&nbsp;won&nbsp;94&nbsp;games&nbsp;and&nbsp;back&nbsp;then&nbsp;they&nbsp;pitched&nbsp;on&nbsp;no&nbsp;rest&nbsp;in&nbsp;between&nbsp;starts&nbsp;sometimes.&nbsp;He&nbsp;should&nbsp;have&nbsp;had&nbsp;many&nbsp;more&nbsp;wins&nbsp;considering&nbsp;how&nbsp;many&nbsp;starts&nbsp;he&nbsp;made.&nbsp;People&nbsp;mention&nbsp;that&nbsp;Ty&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;won&nbsp;the&nbsp;&#8221;Quadruple&nbsp;Crown&#8221;&nbsp;in&nbsp;1909,&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;did,&nbsp;but&nbsp;they&nbsp;failed&nbsp;to&nbsp;mention&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;led&nbsp;the&nbsp;league&nbsp;in&nbsp;HR&#8217;s&nbsp;with&nbsp;9.&nbsp;He&nbsp;also&nbsp;led&nbsp;the&nbsp;league&nbsp;in&nbsp;RBI&#8217;s&nbsp;with&nbsp;107.&nbsp;Those&nbsp;are&nbsp;some&nbsp;pretty&nbsp;weak&nbsp;numbers&nbsp;compared&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com">baseball</a>&nbsp;that&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;played&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;75&nbsp;years.&nbsp;Not&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;matters&nbsp;but&nbsp;he&nbsp;also&nbsp;beat&nbsp;his&nbsp;wife&nbsp;regularly.</p>
<p>  Therefore&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;hitter&nbsp;(if&nbsp;you&nbsp;don&#8217;t&nbsp;know&nbsp;right&nbsp;now)&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;history&nbsp;of&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;is&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<br />  HAMMERIN&#8217;&nbsp;HANK&nbsp;AARON!</p>
<p>  This&nbsp;guy&nbsp;that&nbsp;answered&nbsp;below&nbsp;me&nbsp;is&nbsp;crazy.&nbsp;I&nbsp;love&nbsp;Cal&nbsp;Ripken&nbsp;but&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;.275&nbsp;career&nbsp;hitter.&nbsp;That&nbsp;is&nbsp;far&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;best.<br />  &nbsp;<br />  Ted&nbsp;Williams!&nbsp;Missed&nbsp;4&nbsp;years&nbsp;of&nbsp;his&nbsp;prime&nbsp;to&nbsp;2&nbsp;wars&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;pilot.</p>
<p>  FU*K&nbsp;them&nbsp;</p>
<p>  David&nbsp;Ortiz&nbsp;Rocks&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com/Baseball_Knowledge/Baseball_History/">baseball&nbsp;history</a></p>
<p>  That&#8217;s&nbsp;nice,&nbsp;good&nbsp;for&nbsp;you.</p>
<p>  I&#8217;ll&nbsp;take&nbsp;Ted&nbsp;Williams,&nbsp;and&nbsp;there&#8217;s&nbsp;at&nbsp;least&nbsp;40&nbsp;more&nbsp;players&nbsp;I&#8217;d&nbsp;take&nbsp;before&nbsp;putting&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;into&nbsp;my&nbsp;lineup.</p>
<p>  Rose&nbsp;owns&nbsp;the&nbsp;major&nbsp;league&nbsp;record&nbsp;for&nbsp;outs,&nbsp;and&nbsp;owns&nbsp;it&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;huge&nbsp;margin.</p>
<p>  babe&nbsp;ruth</p>
<p>  agree&nbsp;Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;<br />  like&nbsp;you&nbsp;said&nbsp;he&nbsp;has&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;hits</p>
<p>  go&nbsp;here:<br />  http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/play&#8230;</p>
<p>  Rose&nbsp;was&nbsp;great.&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;was&nbsp;good.&nbsp;Ortiz&nbsp;is&nbsp;nowhere&nbsp;close&nbsp;to&nbsp;their&nbsp;level&nbsp;yet&nbsp;granted&nbsp;he&#8217;s&nbsp;a&nbsp;great&nbsp;POWER&nbsp;hitter&nbsp;but&nbsp;plain&nbsp;and&nbsp;simple&nbsp;Ted&nbsp;Williams&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;best.</p>
<p>  Teddy&nbsp;ballgame.</p>
<p>  Wee&nbsp;Willie&nbsp;Keeler.&nbsp;You&nbsp;said&nbsp;history,&nbsp;dude.&nbsp;Go&nbsp;back&nbsp;and&nbsp;take&nbsp;a&nbsp;look&nbsp;at&nbsp;Keeler&#8217;s&nbsp;stats&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;dead&nbsp;ball&nbsp;era&nbsp;(turn&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;century),&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&#8217;s&nbsp;even&nbsp;considering&nbsp;that&nbsp;some&nbsp;of&nbsp;his&nbsp;stats&nbsp;weren&#8217;t&nbsp;even&nbsp;recorded&nbsp;properly.</p>
<p>  I&#8217;ll&nbsp;take&nbsp;Joe&nbsp;Jackson&nbsp;over&nbsp;Babe&nbsp;Ruth&nbsp;any&nbsp;day.&nbsp;Ty&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;called&nbsp;him&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;natural&nbsp;hitter&nbsp;he&nbsp;had&nbsp;ever&nbsp;seen,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Babe&nbsp;Ruth&nbsp;Copied&nbsp;his&nbsp;swing.</p>
<p>  Otherwise&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;underrated&nbsp;hitters&nbsp;of&nbsp;all&nbsp;time,&nbsp;but&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;was&nbsp;Carl&nbsp;Yastrzemski,&nbsp;yes&nbsp;he&nbsp;is&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;hall&nbsp;of&nbsp;fame,&nbsp;but&nbsp;when&nbsp;you&nbsp;talk&nbsp;about&nbsp;best&nbsp;hitters&nbsp;his&nbsp;name&nbsp;NEVER&nbsp;comes&nbsp;up.&nbsp;Last&nbsp;triple&nbsp;crown&nbsp;winner&nbsp;in&nbsp;hitting,&nbsp;3419&nbsp;hits,&nbsp;452&nbsp;Home&nbsp;Runs&nbsp;and&nbsp;hell&nbsp;he&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;.282&nbsp;average.&nbsp;Not&nbsp;bad&nbsp;at&nbsp;all&nbsp;but&nbsp;not&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;obviously,&nbsp;if&nbsp;i&nbsp;was&nbsp;taking&nbsp;a&nbsp;team&nbsp;id&nbsp;put&nbsp;Yaz&nbsp;on&nbsp;there&nbsp;for&nbsp;sure.</p>
<p>  The&nbsp;best&nbsp;hitter&nbsp;of&nbsp;all&nbsp;time&nbsp;is&nbsp;Ty&nbsp;Cobb.&nbsp;He&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;.367&nbsp;carrer&nbsp;average&nbsp;and&nbsp;over&nbsp;4100&nbsp;hits.&nbsp;Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;has&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;more&nbsp;hits&nbsp;then&nbsp;him&nbsp;but&nbsp;his&nbsp;average&nbsp;is&nbsp;around&nbsp;.300,&nbsp;so&nbsp;it&nbsp;really&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;even&nbsp;close.</p>
<p>  If&nbsp;you&nbsp;go&nbsp;for&nbsp;average&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;Ty&nbsp;Cobb,&nbsp;the&nbsp;original&nbsp;hit&nbsp;king.</p>
<p>  For&nbsp;power&nbsp;and&nbsp;average&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;Ted&nbsp;Williams.&nbsp;Williams&nbsp;always&nbsp;said&nbsp;he&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;the&nbsp;man&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;street&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;him&nbsp;and&nbsp;say,&nbsp;&#8221;There&nbsp;goes&nbsp;Teddy&nbsp;Ballgame.&nbsp;The&nbsp;best&nbsp;d***&nbsp;hitter&nbsp;in&nbsp;history.&#8221;</p>
<p>  I&#8217;m&nbsp;with&nbsp;Chipmaker&nbsp;-&nbsp;Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;isn&#8217;t&nbsp;even&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;top&nbsp;50.&nbsp;Interesting&nbsp;that&nbsp;you&nbsp;didn&#8217;t&nbsp;include&nbsp;&#8221;most&nbsp;career&nbsp;outs,&#8221;&nbsp;since&nbsp;Pete&nbsp;owns&nbsp;that&nbsp;one&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;huge&nbsp;margin.</p>
<p>  The&nbsp;guy&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;decent&nbsp;singles&nbsp;hitter&nbsp;who&nbsp;hung&nbsp;around&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;long&nbsp;time,&nbsp;but&nbsp;there&#8217;s&nbsp;no&nbsp;way&nbsp;he&nbsp;belongs&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;discussion.&nbsp;Everyone&nbsp;is&nbsp;entitled&nbsp;to&nbsp;an&nbsp;opinion,&nbsp;but&nbsp;you&#8217;re&nbsp;horribly&nbsp;misguided&nbsp;here&nbsp;on&nbsp;thinking&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;is&nbsp;that&nbsp;good.</p>
<p>  And&nbsp;for&nbsp;Liltyman&nbsp;-&nbsp;Try&nbsp;using&nbsp;facts&nbsp;instead&nbsp;of&nbsp;making&nbsp;things&nbsp;up.&nbsp;Babe&nbsp;Ruth&nbsp;is&nbsp;NOT&nbsp;the&nbsp;all-time&nbsp;leader&nbsp;in&nbsp;strikeouts.&nbsp;He&#8217;s&nbsp;not&nbsp;even&nbsp;top&nbsp;5,&nbsp;10,&nbsp;or&nbsp;50.&nbsp;Check&nbsp;the&nbsp;numbers&nbsp;-&nbsp;he&#8217;s&nbsp;83rd.</p>
<p>  JOE&nbsp;MAUER!</p>
<p>  Well&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;not&nbsp;gonna&nbsp;go&nbsp;with&nbsp;someone&nbsp;way&nbsp;back&nbsp;when&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;not&nbsp;gonna&nbsp;go&nbsp;with&nbsp;someone&nbsp;in&nbsp;today&#8217;s&nbsp;age&#8230;</p>
<p>  I&nbsp;am&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;with&nbsp;Tony&nbsp;Gwynn,&nbsp;that&nbsp;guy&nbsp;can&nbsp;flat&nbsp;out&nbsp;hit,&nbsp;a&nbsp;nice&nbsp;pure&nbsp;compact&nbsp;swing,&nbsp;he&nbsp;makes&nbsp;contact&nbsp;every&nbsp;damn&nbsp;time.&nbsp;In&nbsp;20&nbsp;seasons&nbsp;the&nbsp;guy&nbsp;only&nbsp;struck&nbsp;out&nbsp;484&nbsp;times&nbsp;in&nbsp;9288&nbsp;career&nbsp;at-bats,&nbsp;now&nbsp;thats&nbsp;always&nbsp;putting&nbsp;the&nbsp;ball&nbsp;in&nbsp;play.&nbsp;He&nbsp;won&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;batting&nbsp;titles&nbsp;and&nbsp;got&nbsp;over&nbsp;200&nbsp;hits&nbsp;5&nbsp;times&nbsp;in&nbsp;his&nbsp;career.&nbsp;Over&nbsp;3000&nbsp;hits&nbsp;and&nbsp;almost&nbsp;twice&nbsp;as&nbsp;many&nbsp;walks&nbsp;as&nbsp;strikeouts&nbsp;(790BB).&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;priviledge&nbsp;to&nbsp;watch&nbsp;this&nbsp;guy&nbsp;hit&#8230;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;pure&nbsp;hitters&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;game.</p>
<p>  Notables:<br />  Ted&nbsp;Williams<br />  Barry&nbsp;Bonds<br />  Ty&nbsp;Cobb<br />  Pete&nbsp;Rose<br />  Babe&nbsp;Ruth</p>
<p>  I&nbsp;would&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;argue&nbsp;that.</p>
<p>  Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;was&nbsp;banned&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;manager&nbsp;and&nbsp;not&nbsp;as&nbsp;player&nbsp;so&nbsp;this&nbsp;did&nbsp;not&nbsp;effect&nbsp;him&nbsp;getting&nbsp;more&nbsp;stats.&nbsp;</p>
<p>  Ty&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;vs.&nbsp;Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;where&nbsp;they&nbsp;rank&nbsp;all-time.<br />  #1&nbsp;All-time&nbsp;ba&nbsp;.366&nbsp;-&nbsp;Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;.301<br />  #2&nbsp;All-time&nbsp;hits&nbsp;4,189&nbsp;-&nbsp;Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;#1&nbsp;All-time&nbsp;4,256<br />  #2&nbsp;All-time&nbsp;runs&nbsp;2,246&nbsp;-&nbsp;Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;#5&nbsp;All-time&nbsp;2,156<br />  #4&nbsp;All-time&nbsp;steals&nbsp;892&nbsp;-&nbsp;Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;198<br />  #5&nbsp;All-time&nbsp;rbi&#8217;s&nbsp;1,937&nbsp;-&nbsp;Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;1,314</p>
<p>  Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;had&nbsp;746&nbsp;doubles.&nbsp;Ty&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;had&nbsp;724&nbsp;doubles.<br />  Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;had&nbsp;14,053&nbsp;at&nbsp;bats.&nbsp;Ty&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;had&nbsp;11,429&nbsp;at&nbsp;bats.<br />  That&#8217;s&nbsp;2,624&nbsp;less&nbsp;at&nbsp;bats&nbsp;than&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;had&nbsp;with&nbsp;22&nbsp;less&nbsp;doubles.<br />  I&nbsp;think&nbsp;it&#8217;s&nbsp;fair&nbsp;to&nbsp;say&nbsp;that&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;would&nbsp;get&nbsp;22&nbsp;more&nbsp;double&nbsp;with&nbsp;2,624&nbsp;more&nbsp;plate&nbsp;appearances.&nbsp;</p>
<p>  Rose&nbsp;hit&nbsp;160&nbsp;home&nbsp;runs.&nbsp;Ty&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;hit&nbsp;117&nbsp;in&nbsp;an&nbsp;era&nbsp;where&nbsp;the&nbsp;ball&nbsp;was&nbsp;often&nbsp;not&nbsp;visible&nbsp;and&nbsp;mangled&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;6th&nbsp;inning&nbsp;because&nbsp;they&nbsp;only&nbsp;used&nbsp;one&nbsp;ball&nbsp;back&nbsp;then.</p>
<p>  Ty&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;hit&nbsp;297&nbsp;triples.&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;hit&nbsp;135&nbsp;with&nbsp;2,624&nbsp;more&nbsp;plate&nbsp;appearances.</p>
<p>  Ty&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;struck&nbsp;out&nbsp;a&nbsp;measly&nbsp;357&nbsp;times&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;11,429&nbsp;at&nbsp;bats.<br />  1&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;32&nbsp;at&nbsp;bats.<br />  Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;struck&nbsp;out&nbsp;1143&nbsp;times&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;14,053&nbsp;at&nbsp;bats.<br />  1&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;12&nbsp;at&nbsp;bats.</p>
<p>  In&nbsp;1909&nbsp;Ty&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;became&nbsp;baseball&#8217;s&nbsp;1st&nbsp;and&nbsp;only&nbsp;&#8221;Quadruple&nbsp;Crown&nbsp;Winner.&nbsp;He&nbsp;led&nbsp;the&nbsp;league&nbsp;in&nbsp;hr&#8217;s,&nbsp;rbi&#8217;s,&nbsp;ba.,&nbsp;and&nbsp;steals.<br />  He&nbsp;won&nbsp;12&nbsp;batting&nbsp;titles&nbsp;and&nbsp;9&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;row&nbsp;at&nbsp;one&nbsp;point.&nbsp;<br />  He&nbsp;hit&nbsp;over&nbsp;.300&nbsp;23&nbsp;straight&nbsp;seasons.<br />  Had&nbsp;3&nbsp;seasons&nbsp;over&nbsp;.400.</p>
<p>  Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;won&nbsp;1&nbsp;MVP&nbsp;in&nbsp;1973.&nbsp;Had&nbsp;there&nbsp;been&nbsp;an&nbsp;MVP&nbsp;award&nbsp;during&nbsp;Ty&nbsp;Cobbs&nbsp;era&nbsp;he&nbsp;would&nbsp;have&nbsp;won&nbsp;no&nbsp;less&nbsp;than&nbsp;12&nbsp;of&nbsp;them.</p>
<p>  You&nbsp;tell&nbsp;me&nbsp;who&#8217;s&nbsp;better.</p>
<p>  Babe&nbsp;Ruth&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;best.&nbsp;Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;got&nbsp;lots&nbsp;of&nbsp;hits&nbsp;but&nbsp;few&nbsp;even&nbsp;considered&nbsp;him&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;hitter&nbsp;in&nbsp;baseball&nbsp;while&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;playing&nbsp;(maybe&nbsp;not&nbsp;even&nbsp;on&nbsp;his&nbsp;team).</p>
<p>  whoever&nbsp;thinks&nbsp;that&nbsp;babe&nbsp;ruth&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;hitter&nbsp;of&nbsp;all&nbsp;time,&nbsp;they&nbsp;seriously&nbsp;need&nbsp;to&nbsp;rethink&nbsp;themselves.&nbsp;all&nbsp;babe&nbsp;ruth&nbsp;could&nbsp;do&nbsp;was&nbsp;hit&nbsp;home&nbsp;runs&#8230;and&nbsp;he&nbsp;doesnt&nbsp;even&nbsp;hold&nbsp;the&nbsp;record.&nbsp;plus,&nbsp;he&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;all&nbsp;time&nbsp;leader&nbsp;in&nbsp;strikeouts&#8230;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;batter.&nbsp;pete&nbsp;rose&nbsp;is&nbsp;all&nbsp;time&nbsp;leader&nbsp;in&nbsp;hits&#8230;(4256)&nbsp;he&nbsp;and&nbsp;ty&nbsp;cobb&nbsp;are&nbsp;the&nbsp;only&nbsp;players&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;4000&nbsp;or&nbsp;more&nbsp;hits&nbsp;in&nbsp;their&nbsp;careers.</p>
<p>  if&nbsp;you&nbsp;dont&nbsp;pick&nbsp;pete&nbsp;rose.&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;something&nbsp;wrong&nbsp;with&nbsp;you.</p>
<p>  No.&nbsp;I&nbsp;would&nbsp;have&nbsp;to&nbsp;say&nbsp;it&#8217;s&nbsp;a&nbsp;tossup&nbsp;between&nbsp;Tony&nbsp;Gwynn&nbsp;and&nbsp;Cal&nbsp;Ripken&nbsp;Jr.&nbsp;Having&nbsp;the&nbsp;&#8221;most&#8221;&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;really&nbsp;entitle&nbsp;you&nbsp;to&nbsp;being&nbsp;the&nbsp;&#8221;best&#8221;.</p>
<p>  The&nbsp;Best&nbsp;hitter&nbsp;is&nbsp;Ted&nbsp;Williams&nbsp;the&nbsp;&#8221;Splendid&nbsp;Splinter&#8221;</p>
<p>  Ted&nbsp;Williams.</p>
<p>  Ted&nbsp;Williams.&nbsp;Not&nbsp;only&nbsp;is&nbsp;he&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;player&nbsp;to&nbsp;hit&nbsp;.400,&nbsp;he&nbsp;would&nbsp;have&nbsp;amassed&nbsp;more&nbsp;hits&nbsp;had&nbsp;he&nbsp;not&nbsp;served&nbsp;in&nbsp;WWII.</p>
<p>  Yes,&nbsp;Pete&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;did&nbsp;all&nbsp;those&nbsp;things&nbsp;but&nbsp;he&nbsp;only&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;.303&nbsp;lifetime&nbsp;average&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ty&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;.367&nbsp;lifetime&nbsp;average!&nbsp;Big&nbsp;difference!</p>
<p>  Im&nbsp;a&nbsp;sox&nbsp;fan&nbsp;so&nbsp;ill&nbsp;say&nbsp;Ted&nbsp;Williams.&nbsp;But&nbsp;Rose,&nbsp;Ripken,&nbsp;Cobb&nbsp;and&nbsp;Gwynn&nbsp;are&nbsp;close<br />  &nbsp;<br />  <font color="white"><!--ee63814a82b12fc3f51834ca79347342--></font></p>
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		<title>Mountain bike history</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Riding&#160;bicycles&#160;off-road&#160;goes&#160;back&#160;to&#160;the&#160;beginning&#160;of&#160;cycling&#160;itself.&#160;Road&#160;racing&#160;cyclist&#160;had&#160;long&#160;used&#160;cyclo-cross&#160;as&#160;a&#160;means&#160;of&#160;keeping&#160;fit&#160;during&#160;the&#160;winter,&#160;eventually&#160;becoming&#160;a&#160;sport&#160;in&#160;its&#160;own&#160;right&#160;with&#160;the&#160;first&#160;world&#160;championship&#160;in&#160;1950.&#160;The&#160;French&#160;Velo&#160;Cross&#160;Club&#160;Parisien&#160;(VCCP)&#160;comprised&#160;about&#160;twenty-one&#160;young&#160;bicyclists&#160;from&#160;the&#160;outskirts&#160;of&#160;Paris,&#160;who&#160;between&#160;1951&#160;and&#160;1956&#160;developed&#160;a&#160;sport&#160;that&#160;was&#160;remarkably&#160;akin&#160;to&#160;present-day&#160;mountain&#160;biking.&#160;[1]&#160;The&#160;Roughstuff&#160;Fellowship&#160;was&#160;established&#160;in&#160;1955&#160;by&#160;off-road&#160;cyclists&#160;in&#160;the&#160;UK&#160;[2]&#160;
  However&#160;the&#160;mountain&#160;bike&#160;has&#160;its&#160;origins&#160;in&#160;the&#160;modified&#160;heavy&#160;cruiser&#160;bicycles&#160;used&#160;for&#160;freewheeling&#160;down&#160;mountain&#160;trials&#160;in&#160;California,&#160;U.S.A.&#160;in&#160;the&#160;mid-late&#160;1970s.&#160;At&#160;the&#160;time,&#160;there&#160;was&#160;no&#160;such&#160;thing&#160;as&#160;a&#160;mountain&#160;bike.&#160;The&#160;earliest&#160;ancestors&#160;of&#160;modern&#160;mountain&#160;bikes&#160;were&#160;based&#160;around&#160;frames&#160;from&#160;cruiser&#160;bicycles&#160;such&#160;as&#160;those&#160;made&#160;by&#160;Schwinn.&#160;The&#160;Schwinn&#160;Excelsior&#160;was&#160;the&#160;frame&#160;of&#160;choice&#160;due&#160;to&#160;its&#160;geometry.&#160;Riders&#160;used&#160;balloon&#160;tired&#160;cruisers&#160;and&#160;later&#160;modified&#160;them&#160;with&#160;gears&#160;and&#160;motocross&#160;style&#160;handlebars.&#160;They&#160;were&#160;called&#160;Klunkers.&#160;The&#160;term&#160;would&#160;also&#160;be&#160;used&#160;as&#160;a&#160;verb&#160;since&#160;mountain&#160;biking&#160;was&#160;not&#160;yet&#160;in&#160;use.&#160;They&#160;would&#160;race&#160;down&#160;mountain&#160;fireroads&#160;causing&#160;the&#160;hub&#160;brake&#160;to&#160;burn&#160;the&#160;grease&#160;inside,&#160;requiring&#160;the&#160;riders&#160;to&#160;repack&#160;the&#160;bearings.&#160;These&#160;were&#160;called&#160;&#8221;Repack&#160;Races&#8221;&#160;and&#160;triggered&#160;the&#160;first&#160;innovations&#160;in&#160;mountain&#160;bike&#160;technology&#160;as&#160;well&#160;as&#160;the&#160;initial&#160;interest&#160;of&#160;the&#160;public.&#160;The&#160;sport&#160;originated&#160;in&#160;the&#160;U.S.&#160;state&#160;of&#160;California,&#160;on&#160;Marin&#160;county&#8217;s&#160;famous&#160;mountain,&#160;Mount&#160;Tamalpais.&#160;[3]&#160;
  It&#160;was&#160;not&#160;until&#160;the&#160;late&#160;1970s&#160;and&#160;early&#160;1980s&#160;that&#160;road&#160;bicycle&#160;companies&#160;started&#160;to&#160;manufacture&#160;mountain&#160;bicycles&#160;using&#160;high-tech&#160;lightweight&#160;materials.&#160;Joe&#160;Breeze&#160;is&#160;normally&#160;credited&#160;with&#160;introducing&#160;the&#160;first&#160;purpose-built&#160;mountain&#160;bike&#160;in&#160;1978.&#160;Tom&#160;Ritchey&#160;then&#160;went&#160;on&#160;to&#160;make&#160;frames&#160;for&#160;a&#160;company&#160;called&#160;MountainBikes&#160;which&#160;was&#160;a&#160;partnership&#160;between&#160;Gary&#160;Fisher,&#160;Charlie&#160;Kelley&#160;and&#160;Tom&#160;Ritchey.&#160;Tom&#160;Ritchey&#160;with&#160;his&#160;skills&#160;in&#160;frame&#160;building&#160;also&#160;built&#160;the&#160;original&#160;bikes.&#160;The&#160;company&#8217;s&#160;3&#160;partners&#160;ran&#160;into&#160;rough&#160;times&#160;and&#160;finally&#160;fell&#160;apart&#160;at&#160;the&#160;1983&#160;trade&#160;showTemplate:Fact.&#160;The&#160;designs&#160;were&#160;basically&#160;road&#160;bicycle&#160;frames&#160;(with&#160;heavier&#160;tubing&#160;and&#160;different&#160;geometry)&#160;with&#160;a&#160;wider&#160;frame&#160;and&#160;fork&#160;to&#160;allow&#160;for&#160;a&#160;wider&#160;tire.&#160;The&#160;handlebars&#160;were&#160;also&#160;different&#160;in&#160;that&#160;they&#160;were&#160;a&#160;straight,&#160;transverse-mounted&#160;handlebar,&#160;rather&#160;than&#160;the&#160;dropped,&#160;curved&#160;handlebars&#160;that&#160;are&#160;typically&#160;installed&#160;on&#160;road&#160;racing&#160;bicycles.&#160;Also,&#160;some&#160;of&#160;the&#160;parts&#160;on&#160;early&#160;production&#160;mountain&#160;bicycles&#160;were&#160;taken&#160;from&#160;the&#160;BMX&#160;bicycle.&#160;The&#160;first&#160;mass-produced&#160;mountain&#160;bikes&#160;were&#160;produced&#160;by&#160;Specialized&#160;in&#160;1983&#160;and&#160;were&#160;copies&#160;of&#160;Tom&#160;Ritchey&#8217;s&#160;frames,&#160;but&#160;they&#160;were&#160;not&#160;fillet-brazed,&#160;and&#160;were&#160;made&#160;in&#160;Japan.&#160;They&#160;were&#160;configured&#160;with&#160;15&#160;gears.&#160;  
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Riding&nbsp;<a href="http://www.vulturesknob.com/">bicycles</a>&nbsp;off-road&nbsp;goes&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;beginning&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.vulturesknob.com/Cycling/">cycling</a>&nbsp;itself.&nbsp;Road&nbsp;racing&nbsp;cyclist&nbsp;had&nbsp;long&nbsp;used&nbsp;cyclo-cross&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;means&nbsp;of&nbsp;keeping&nbsp;fit&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;winter,&nbsp;eventually&nbsp;becoming&nbsp;a&nbsp;sport&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;right&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;world&nbsp;championship&nbsp;in&nbsp;1950.&nbsp;The&nbsp;French&nbsp;Velo&nbsp;Cross&nbsp;Club&nbsp;Parisien&nbsp;(VCCP)&nbsp;comprised&nbsp;about&nbsp;twenty-one&nbsp;young&nbsp;bicyclists&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;outskirts&nbsp;of&nbsp;Paris,&nbsp;who&nbsp;between&nbsp;1951&nbsp;and&nbsp;1956&nbsp;developed&nbsp;a&nbsp;sport&nbsp;that&nbsp;was&nbsp;remarkably&nbsp;akin&nbsp;to&nbsp;present-day&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;biking.&nbsp;[1]&nbsp;The&nbsp;Roughstuff&nbsp;Fellowship&nbsp;was&nbsp;established&nbsp;in&nbsp;1955&nbsp;by&nbsp;off-road&nbsp;cyclists&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;UK&nbsp;[2]&nbsp;</p>
<p>  However&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.vulturesknob.com/Mountain-Bike/">mountain&nbsp;bike</a>&nbsp;has&nbsp;its&nbsp;origins&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;modified&nbsp;heavy&nbsp;cruiser&nbsp;bicycles&nbsp;used&nbsp;for&nbsp;freewheeling&nbsp;down&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;trials&nbsp;in&nbsp;California,&nbsp;U.S.A.&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;mid-late&nbsp;1970s.&nbsp;At&nbsp;the&nbsp;time,&nbsp;there&nbsp;was&nbsp;no&nbsp;such&nbsp;thing&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;<a href="http://www.vulturesknob.com/">bike</a>.&nbsp;The&nbsp;earliest&nbsp;ancestors&nbsp;of&nbsp;modern&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;bikes&nbsp;were&nbsp;based&nbsp;around&nbsp;frames&nbsp;from&nbsp;cruiser&nbsp;bicycles&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;those&nbsp;made&nbsp;by&nbsp;Schwinn.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Schwinn&nbsp;Excelsior&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;frame&nbsp;of&nbsp;choice&nbsp;due&nbsp;to&nbsp;its&nbsp;geometry.&nbsp;Riders&nbsp;used&nbsp;balloon&nbsp;tired&nbsp;cruisers&nbsp;and&nbsp;later&nbsp;modified&nbsp;them&nbsp;with&nbsp;gears&nbsp;and&nbsp;motocross&nbsp;style&nbsp;handlebars.&nbsp;They&nbsp;were&nbsp;called&nbsp;Klunkers.&nbsp;The&nbsp;term&nbsp;would&nbsp;also&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;verb&nbsp;since&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;biking&nbsp;was&nbsp;not&nbsp;yet&nbsp;in&nbsp;use.&nbsp;They&nbsp;would&nbsp;race&nbsp;down&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;fireroads&nbsp;causing&nbsp;the&nbsp;hub&nbsp;brake&nbsp;to&nbsp;burn&nbsp;the&nbsp;grease&nbsp;inside,&nbsp;requiring&nbsp;the&nbsp;riders&nbsp;to&nbsp;repack&nbsp;the&nbsp;bearings.&nbsp;These&nbsp;were&nbsp;called&nbsp;&#8221;Repack&nbsp;Races&#8221;&nbsp;and&nbsp;triggered&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;innovations&nbsp;in&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;bike&nbsp;technology&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;initial&nbsp;interest&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;public.&nbsp;The&nbsp;sport&nbsp;originated&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;state&nbsp;of&nbsp;California,&nbsp;on&nbsp;Marin&nbsp;county&#8217;s&nbsp;famous&nbsp;mountain,&nbsp;Mount&nbsp;Tamalpais.&nbsp;[3]&nbsp;</p>
<p>  It&nbsp;was&nbsp;not&nbsp;until&nbsp;the&nbsp;late&nbsp;1970s&nbsp;and&nbsp;early&nbsp;1980s&nbsp;that&nbsp;road&nbsp;bicycle&nbsp;companies&nbsp;started&nbsp;to&nbsp;manufacture&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;bicycles&nbsp;using&nbsp;high-tech&nbsp;lightweight&nbsp;materials.&nbsp;Joe&nbsp;Breeze&nbsp;is&nbsp;normally&nbsp;credited&nbsp;with&nbsp;introducing&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;purpose-built&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;bike&nbsp;in&nbsp;1978.&nbsp;Tom&nbsp;Ritchey&nbsp;then&nbsp;went&nbsp;on&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;frames&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;company&nbsp;called&nbsp;MountainBikes&nbsp;which&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;partnership&nbsp;between&nbsp;Gary&nbsp;Fisher,&nbsp;Charlie&nbsp;Kelley&nbsp;and&nbsp;Tom&nbsp;Ritchey.&nbsp;Tom&nbsp;Ritchey&nbsp;with&nbsp;his&nbsp;skills&nbsp;in&nbsp;frame&nbsp;building&nbsp;also&nbsp;built&nbsp;the&nbsp;original&nbsp;bikes.&nbsp;The&nbsp;company&#8217;s&nbsp;3&nbsp;partners&nbsp;ran&nbsp;into&nbsp;rough&nbsp;times&nbsp;and&nbsp;finally&nbsp;fell&nbsp;apart&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;1983&nbsp;trade&nbsp;showTemplate:Fact.&nbsp;The&nbsp;designs&nbsp;were&nbsp;basically&nbsp;road&nbsp;bicycle&nbsp;frames&nbsp;(with&nbsp;heavier&nbsp;tubing&nbsp;and&nbsp;different&nbsp;geometry)&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;wider&nbsp;frame&nbsp;and&nbsp;fork&nbsp;to&nbsp;allow&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;wider&nbsp;tire.&nbsp;The&nbsp;handlebars&nbsp;were&nbsp;also&nbsp;different&nbsp;in&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;were&nbsp;a&nbsp;straight,&nbsp;transverse-mounted&nbsp;handlebar,&nbsp;rather&nbsp;than&nbsp;the&nbsp;dropped,&nbsp;curved&nbsp;handlebars&nbsp;that&nbsp;are&nbsp;typically&nbsp;installed&nbsp;on&nbsp;road&nbsp;racing&nbsp;bicycles.&nbsp;Also,&nbsp;some&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;parts&nbsp;on&nbsp;early&nbsp;production&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;bicycles&nbsp;were&nbsp;taken&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;BMX&nbsp;bicycle.&nbsp;The&nbsp;first&nbsp;mass-produced&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;bikes&nbsp;were&nbsp;produced&nbsp;by&nbsp;Specialized&nbsp;in&nbsp;1983&nbsp;and&nbsp;were&nbsp;copies&nbsp;of&nbsp;Tom&nbsp;Ritchey&#8217;s&nbsp;frames,&nbsp;but&nbsp;they&nbsp;were&nbsp;not&nbsp;fillet-brazed,&nbsp;and&nbsp;were&nbsp;made&nbsp;in&nbsp;Japan.&nbsp;They&nbsp;were&nbsp;configured&nbsp;with&nbsp;15&nbsp;gears.&nbsp;<br />  <font color="white"><!--ee63814a82b12fc3f51834ca79347342--></font></p>
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		<title>A question about pitch counts.?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[During&#160;the&#160;course&#160;of&#160;a&#160;baseball&#160;game&#160;we&#160;know&#160;that&#160;a&#160;pitch&#160;count&#160;is&#160;accumulated&#160;comparing&#160;balls&#160;to&#160;strikes.&#160;My&#160;question&#160;is&#160;what&#160;are&#160;hits&#160;counted&#160;as.&#160;For&#160;example&#160;if&#160;a&#160;pitcher&#160;gives&#160;up&#160;8&#160;hits&#160;in&#160;a&#160;game,&#160;where&#160;do&#160;those&#160;8&#160;pitches&#160;show&#160;up&#160;in&#160;his&#160;pitch&#160;count.
  dpgdawg,&#160;sorry&#160;if&#160;I&#160;wasn&#8217;t&#160;clear&#160;but&#160;I&#160;wasn&#8217;t&#160;talking&#160;about&#160;batter&#160;pitch&#160;counts&#160;at&#160;all.&#160;I&#160;know&#160;the&#160;difference.&#160;The&#160;first&#160;two&#160;answers&#160;actually&#160;gave&#160;me&#160;what&#160;I&#160;was&#160;looking&#160;for.  &#160;  &#160;  Hits&#160;are&#160;counted&#160;as&#160;strikes&#160;in&#160;the&#160;baseball&#160;pitch&#160;count.&#160;Basically,&#160;there&#160;are&#160;balls&#160;and&#160;everything&#160;else&#160;is&#160;a&#160;strike.&#160;There&#160;are&#160;no&#160;wasted&#160;pitches&#160;in&#160;the&#160;pitch&#160;count.  &#160;  Strikes&#160;i&#160;believe,&#160;they&#160;call&#160;the&#160;foul&#160;balls&#160;strikes,&#160;and&#160;those&#160;are&#160;hit&#8230;&#160;so&#160;why&#160;not&#160;call&#160;fair&#160;balls&#160;strikes.&#160;I&#160;am&#160;99.99999999%&#160;sure&#160;they&#160;are&#160;strikes,&#160;great&#160;question!
  It&#160;seems&#160;that&#160;you&#8217;re&#160;trying&#160;to&#160;look&#160;at&#160;two  separate&#160;issues&#160;and&#160;come&#160;up&#160;with&#160;the&#160;answer.  I&#160;think&#160;that&#160;when&#160;you&#160;speak&#160;of&#160;COMPARING  balls&#160;to&#160;strikes&#160;,&#160;you&#8217;re&#160;speaking&#160;of&#160;when&#160;there  is&#160;a&#160;batter&#160;at&#160;the&#160;plate&#160;and&#160;he&#160;has&#160;a&#160;count&#160;of&#160;2-1.  Then&#160;you&#160;add&#160;in&#160;a&#160;pitcher&#160;gives&#160;up&#160;8&#160;hits.  That&#8217;s&#160;in&#160;the&#160;Pitch&#160;Count&#160;and&#160;is&#160;a&#160;separate&#160;statistic.  The&#160;Pitch&#160;Count&#160;includes&#160;EVERY&#160;pitch&#160;that&#160;a&#160;pitcher  throws&#160;regardless&#160;of&#160;what&#160;happens&#160;to&#160;it.  Strike&#160;,&#160;Ball&#160;,&#160;Foul&#160;,&#160;Bunt&#160;,&#160;HR&#160;,&#160;Triple&#160;,&#160;w/e.  Every&#160;pitch&#160;is&#160;counted&#160;and&#160;that&#160;is&#160;the&#160;Pitchers  Pitch&#160;Count.  It&#160;is&#160;a&#160;totally&#160;separate&#160;thing&#160;from&#160;the&#160;Batter&#160;Pitch&#160;Count.  Coaches&#160;like&#160;to&#160;keep&#160;track&#160;of&#160;the&#160;Pitchers&#160;total&#160;pitch  count&#160;so&#160;that&#160;they&#160;don&#8217;t&#160;overuse&#160;a&#160;pitcher&#160;and&#160;wear&#160;his&#160;arm&#160;out.
  Some&#160;baseball&#160;coaches&#160;actually&#160;include&#160;pickoff&#160;attempts,&#160;too.
  a&#160;ball&#160;is&#160;a&#160;ball&#8230;&#160;obviously&#8230;  a&#160;strike&#160;is&#160;a&#160;strike&#8230;&#160;again,&#160;obviously&#8230;.  a&#160;foul&#160;ball&#8230;&#160;is&#160;a&#160;strike&#8230;&#160;again,&#160;obviously&#160;because&#160;it&#160;goes&#160;foul&#8230;  a&#160;hit&#160;is&#160;considered&#160;a&#160;strike&#160;for&#160;the&#160;same&#160;reason&#160;as&#160;a&#160;foul&#8230;&#160;simply&#160;because&#160;you&#160;can&#8217;t&#160;condsider&#160;a&#160;batted&#160;ball&#160;a&#160;ball,&#160;as&#160;you&#160;can&#8217;t&#160;advance&#160;the&#160;count&#160;from&#160;2b-1s&#160;to&#160;3b-1s&#160;when&#160;the&#160;ball&#160;is&#160;live&#160;in&#160;play&#160;or&#160;even&#160;if&#160;it&#160;goes&#160;foul&#8230;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During&nbsp;the&nbsp;course&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com">baseball</a>&nbsp;game&nbsp;we&nbsp;know&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;pitch&nbsp;count&nbsp;is&nbsp;accumulated&nbsp;comparing&nbsp;balls&nbsp;to&nbsp;strikes.&nbsp;My&nbsp;question&nbsp;is&nbsp;what&nbsp;are&nbsp;hits&nbsp;counted&nbsp;as.&nbsp;For&nbsp;example&nbsp;if&nbsp;a&nbsp;pitcher&nbsp;gives&nbsp;up&nbsp;8&nbsp;hits&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;game,&nbsp;where&nbsp;do&nbsp;those&nbsp;8&nbsp;pitches&nbsp;show&nbsp;up&nbsp;in&nbsp;his&nbsp;pitch&nbsp;count.</p>
<p>  dpgdawg,&nbsp;sorry&nbsp;if&nbsp;I&nbsp;wasn&#8217;t&nbsp;clear&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;wasn&#8217;t&nbsp;talking&nbsp;about&nbsp;batter&nbsp;pitch&nbsp;counts&nbsp;at&nbsp;all.&nbsp;I&nbsp;know&nbsp;the&nbsp;difference.&nbsp;The&nbsp;first&nbsp;two&nbsp;answers&nbsp;actually&nbsp;gave&nbsp;me&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;looking&nbsp;for.<br />  &nbsp;<br />  &nbsp;<br />  Hits&nbsp;are&nbsp;counted&nbsp;as&nbsp;strikes&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com/Baseball_Knowledge/Baseball_Pitching/">baseball&nbsp;pitch</a>&nbsp;count.&nbsp;Basically,&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;balls&nbsp;and&nbsp;everything&nbsp;else&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;strike.&nbsp;There&nbsp;are&nbsp;no&nbsp;wasted&nbsp;pitches&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;pitch&nbsp;count.<br />  &nbsp;<br />  Strikes&nbsp;i&nbsp;believe,&nbsp;they&nbsp;call&nbsp;the&nbsp;foul&nbsp;balls&nbsp;strikes,&nbsp;and&nbsp;those&nbsp;are&nbsp;hit&#8230;&nbsp;so&nbsp;why&nbsp;not&nbsp;call&nbsp;fair&nbsp;balls&nbsp;strikes.&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;99.99999999%&nbsp;sure&nbsp;they&nbsp;are&nbsp;strikes,&nbsp;great&nbsp;question!</p>
<p>  It&nbsp;seems&nbsp;that&nbsp;you&#8217;re&nbsp;trying&nbsp;to&nbsp;look&nbsp;at&nbsp;two<br />  separate&nbsp;issues&nbsp;and&nbsp;come&nbsp;up&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;answer.<br />  I&nbsp;think&nbsp;that&nbsp;when&nbsp;you&nbsp;speak&nbsp;of&nbsp;COMPARING<br />  balls&nbsp;to&nbsp;strikes&nbsp;,&nbsp;you&#8217;re&nbsp;speaking&nbsp;of&nbsp;when&nbsp;there<br />  is&nbsp;a&nbsp;batter&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;plate&nbsp;and&nbsp;he&nbsp;has&nbsp;a&nbsp;count&nbsp;of&nbsp;2-1.<br />  Then&nbsp;you&nbsp;add&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;pitcher&nbsp;gives&nbsp;up&nbsp;8&nbsp;hits.<br />  That&#8217;s&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Pitch&nbsp;Count&nbsp;and&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;separate&nbsp;statistic.<br />  The&nbsp;Pitch&nbsp;Count&nbsp;includes&nbsp;EVERY&nbsp;pitch&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;pitcher<br />  throws&nbsp;regardless&nbsp;of&nbsp;what&nbsp;happens&nbsp;to&nbsp;it.<br />  Strike&nbsp;,&nbsp;Ball&nbsp;,&nbsp;Foul&nbsp;,&nbsp;Bunt&nbsp;,&nbsp;HR&nbsp;,&nbsp;Triple&nbsp;,&nbsp;w/e.<br />  Every&nbsp;pitch&nbsp;is&nbsp;counted&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;Pitchers<br />  Pitch&nbsp;Count.<br />  It&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;totally&nbsp;separate&nbsp;thing&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Batter&nbsp;Pitch&nbsp;Count.<br />  Coaches&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;keep&nbsp;track&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Pitchers&nbsp;total&nbsp;pitch<br />  count&nbsp;so&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;don&#8217;t&nbsp;overuse&nbsp;a&nbsp;pitcher&nbsp;and&nbsp;wear&nbsp;his&nbsp;arm&nbsp;out.</p>
<p>  Some&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com/Baseball_Related/Baseball_Coaching/">baseball&nbsp;coaches</a>&nbsp;actually&nbsp;include&nbsp;pickoff&nbsp;attempts,&nbsp;too.</p>
<p>  a&nbsp;ball&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;ball&#8230;&nbsp;obviously&#8230;<br />  a&nbsp;strike&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;strike&#8230;&nbsp;again,&nbsp;obviously&#8230;.<br />  a&nbsp;foul&nbsp;ball&#8230;&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;strike&#8230;&nbsp;again,&nbsp;obviously&nbsp;because&nbsp;it&nbsp;goes&nbsp;foul&#8230;<br />  a&nbsp;hit&nbsp;is&nbsp;considered&nbsp;a&nbsp;strike&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;reason&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;foul&#8230;&nbsp;simply&nbsp;because&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&#8217;t&nbsp;condsider&nbsp;a&nbsp;batted&nbsp;ball&nbsp;a&nbsp;ball,&nbsp;as&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&#8217;t&nbsp;advance&nbsp;the&nbsp;count&nbsp;from&nbsp;2b-1s&nbsp;to&nbsp;3b-1s&nbsp;when&nbsp;the&nbsp;ball&nbsp;is&nbsp;live&nbsp;in&nbsp;play&nbsp;or&nbsp;even&nbsp;if&nbsp;it&nbsp;goes&nbsp;foul&#8230;</p>
<p>  strikes&#8230;</p>
<p>  Pitch&nbsp;count&nbsp;is&nbsp;so&nbsp;bogus.&nbsp;<br />  Look&nbsp;at&nbsp;Tom&nbsp;Seaver,&nbsp;Bob&nbsp;Gibson,&nbsp;Sandy&nbsp;Koufax.&nbsp;<br />  No&nbsp;pitch&nbsp;counts.&nbsp;Played&nbsp;9&nbsp;innings&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;worst&nbsp;stats&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;game&nbsp;and&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;destroy&nbsp;it&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;game&nbsp;of&nbsp;baseball.</p>
<p>  Hits&nbsp;are&nbsp;counted&nbsp;as&nbsp;strikes,&nbsp;just&nbsp;like&nbsp;foul&nbsp;balls,&nbsp;and&nbsp;swing&nbsp;and&nbsp;miss&nbsp;pitches.<br />  &nbsp;<br />  <font color="white"><!--ee63814a82b12fc3f51834ca79347342--></font></p>
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		<title>What do you think is best baseball stadium not in the MLB?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#160;do&#160;you&#160;think&#160;is&#160;best&#160;baseball&#160;stadium&#160;not&#160;in&#160;the&#160;MLB?&#160;  post&#160;what&#160;team&#160;and&#160;city,&#160;state  &#160;  &#160;  Leave&#160;it&#160;to&#160;a&#160;Boston&#160;fan&#160;not&#160;to&#160;be&#160;able&#160;to&#160;read&#160;a&#160;question.&#160;I&#8217;m&#160;going&#160;with&#160;the&#160;Hall&#160;of&#160;fame&#160;stadium&#160;in&#160;Cooperstown&#160;NY.  &#160;  Fenway&#160;Park&#160;BOSTON&#160;RED&#160;SOX&#160;BOSTON&#160;MASSACHUSETTS.
  McCoy&#160;Stadium&#160;,&#160;Pawtucket&#160;RI,&#160;Boston&#160;Red&#160;Sox&#160;Triple&#160;A
  I&#8217;m&#160;sorry&#160;Mr.&#160;Scuba&#160;but&#160;what&#160;team&#160;plays&#160;at&#160;the&#160;Hall&#160;of&#160;Fame&#160;&#8221;baseball&#160;&#8221;&#160;stadium&#160;&#8230;
  citibank&#160;park&#160;for&#160;the&#160;long&#160;island&#160;ducks&#160;(offermans&#160;team)  &#160;  
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What&nbsp;do&nbsp;you&nbsp;think&nbsp;is&nbsp;best&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com/Baseball_Related/Baseball_Stadium/">baseball&nbsp;stadium</a>&nbsp;not&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com/Baseball_Related/Baseball_League/">MLB</a>?&nbsp;<br />  post&nbsp;what&nbsp;team&nbsp;and&nbsp;city,&nbsp;state<br />  &nbsp;<br />  &nbsp;<br />  Leave&nbsp;it&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;Boston&nbsp;fan&nbsp;not&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;able&nbsp;to&nbsp;read&nbsp;a&nbsp;question.&nbsp;I&#8217;m&nbsp;going&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Hall&nbsp;of&nbsp;fame&nbsp;stadium&nbsp;in&nbsp;Cooperstown&nbsp;NY.<br />  &nbsp;<br />  Fenway&nbsp;Park&nbsp;BOSTON&nbsp;RED&nbsp;SOX&nbsp;BOSTON&nbsp;MASSACHUSETTS.</p>
<p>  McCoy&nbsp;Stadium&nbsp;,&nbsp;Pawtucket&nbsp;RI,&nbsp;Boston&nbsp;Red&nbsp;Sox&nbsp;Triple&nbsp;A</p>
<p>  I&#8217;m&nbsp;sorry&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Scuba&nbsp;but&nbsp;what&nbsp;team&nbsp;plays&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Hall&nbsp;of&nbsp;Fame&nbsp;&#8221;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com">baseball</a>&nbsp;&#8221;&nbsp;stadium&nbsp;&#8230;</p>
<p>  citibank&nbsp;park&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;long&nbsp;island&nbsp;ducks&nbsp;(offermans&nbsp;team)<br />  &nbsp;<br />  <font color="white"><!--ee63814a82b12fc3f51834ca79347342--></font></p>
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		<title>Can you name the three differences between the Red Sox home and away jerseys?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Best&#160;answer&#160;goes&#160;to&#160;the&#160;first&#160;person&#160;to&#160;get&#160;all&#160;three&#160;correct!  &#160;  &#160;  home&#160;jersey&#160;is&#160;  1.&#160;White  2.&#160;says&#160;&#8221;Red&#160;Sox&#8221;&#160;across&#160;the&#160;chest&#8221;  3.&#160;has&#160;two&#160;thin&#160;red&#160;stripes&#160;going&#160;down&#160;the&#160;button&#160;line&#160;in&#160;the&#160;front&#160;and&#160;around&#160;the&#160;collar
  away&#160;jersey&#160;is  1.&#160;gray  2.&#160;says&#160;&#8221;Boston&#8221;&#160;across&#160;the&#160;chest  3.&#160;lacks&#160;thin&#160;red&#160;stripes  &#160;  That&#160;answer&#160;is&#160;actually&#160;wrong&#8230;there&#160;is&#160;one&#160;more&#160;difference&#8230;as&#160;I&#160;put&#160;in&#160;my&#160;answer&#160;there&#160;are&#160;four&#160;differences&#8230;the&#160;three&#160;listed&#160;(which&#160;actually&#160;it&#160;should&#160;say&#160;the&#160;thin&#160;red&#160;stripes&#160;are&#160;on&#160;the&#160;sleeves&#160;for&#160;the&#160;away&#160;jersey)&#160;Report&#160;It&#160;
  and&#160;on&#160;the&#160;back&#160;of&#160;the&#160;home&#160;jersey&#160;it&#160;has&#160;just&#160;the&#160;players&#160;number&#160;where&#160;on&#160;the&#160;away&#160;jersey&#160;it&#160;has&#160;name&#160;and&#160;number.&#160;Report&#160;It&#160;
  1.&#160;Color&#160;-&#160;White&#160;at&#160;home,&#160;grey&#160;on&#160;the&#160;road  2.&#160;&#8221;Red&#160;Sox&#8221;&#160;on&#160;front&#160;of&#160;home&#160;jersey&#160;vs.&#160;&#8221;Boston&#8221;&#160;on&#160;road  3.&#160;No&#160;name&#160;on&#160;back&#160;of&#160;home&#160;jersey
  EDIT:&#160;swingman,&#160;the&#160;road&#160;jerseys&#160;have&#160;the&#160;red&#160;lines&#160;too.
  1.&#160;They&#160;make&#160;me&#160;puke
  2.&#160;They&#160;look&#160;like&#160;crap
  3.&#160;and&#160;they&#160;aint&#160;as&#160;nice&#160;as&#160;the&#160;YANKEES!
  The&#160;home&#160;jersey&#160;is&#8230;  White  Red&#160;stripe&#160;down&#160;middle  it&#160;says&#160;red&#160;sox
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Best&nbsp;answer&nbsp;goes&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;person&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;all&nbsp;three&nbsp;correct!<br />  &nbsp;<br />  &nbsp;<br />  home&nbsp;jersey&nbsp;is&nbsp;<br />  1.&nbsp;White<br />  2.&nbsp;says&nbsp;&#8221;Red&nbsp;Sox&#8221;&nbsp;across&nbsp;the&nbsp;chest&#8221;<br />  3.&nbsp;has&nbsp;two&nbsp;thin&nbsp;red&nbsp;stripes&nbsp;going&nbsp;down&nbsp;the&nbsp;button&nbsp;line&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;front&nbsp;and&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;collar</p>
<p>  away&nbsp;jersey&nbsp;is<br />  1.&nbsp;gray<br />  2.&nbsp;says&nbsp;&#8221;Boston&#8221;&nbsp;across&nbsp;the&nbsp;chest<br />  3.&nbsp;lacks&nbsp;thin&nbsp;red&nbsp;stripes<br />  &nbsp;<br />  That&nbsp;answer&nbsp;is&nbsp;actually&nbsp;wrong&#8230;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;one&nbsp;more&nbsp;difference&#8230;as&nbsp;I&nbsp;put&nbsp;in&nbsp;my&nbsp;answer&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;four&nbsp;differences&#8230;the&nbsp;three&nbsp;listed&nbsp;(which&nbsp;actually&nbsp;it&nbsp;should&nbsp;say&nbsp;the&nbsp;thin&nbsp;red&nbsp;stripes&nbsp;are&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;sleeves&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;away&nbsp;jersey)&nbsp;Report&nbsp;It&nbsp;</p>
<p>  and&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;back&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;home&nbsp;jersey&nbsp;it&nbsp;has&nbsp;just&nbsp;the&nbsp;players&nbsp;number&nbsp;where&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;away&nbsp;jersey&nbsp;it&nbsp;has&nbsp;name&nbsp;and&nbsp;number.&nbsp;Report&nbsp;It&nbsp;</p>
<p>  1.&nbsp;Color&nbsp;-&nbsp;White&nbsp;at&nbsp;home,&nbsp;grey&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;road<br />  2.&nbsp;&#8221;Red&nbsp;Sox&#8221;&nbsp;on&nbsp;front&nbsp;of&nbsp;home&nbsp;jersey&nbsp;vs.&nbsp;&#8221;Boston&#8221;&nbsp;on&nbsp;road<br />  3.&nbsp;No&nbsp;name&nbsp;on&nbsp;back&nbsp;of&nbsp;home&nbsp;jersey</p>
<p>  EDIT:&nbsp;swingman,&nbsp;the&nbsp;road&nbsp;jerseys&nbsp;have&nbsp;the&nbsp;red&nbsp;lines&nbsp;too.</p>
<p>  1.&nbsp;They&nbsp;make&nbsp;me&nbsp;puke</p>
<p>  2.&nbsp;They&nbsp;look&nbsp;like&nbsp;crap</p>
<p>  3.&nbsp;and&nbsp;they&nbsp;aint&nbsp;as&nbsp;nice&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;YANKEES!</p>
<p>  The&nbsp;home&nbsp;jersey&nbsp;is&#8230;<br />  White<br />  Red&nbsp;stripe&nbsp;down&nbsp;middle<br />  it&nbsp;says&nbsp;red&nbsp;sox</p>
<p>  The&nbsp;away&nbsp;jersey&nbsp;is&#8230;<br />  Gray<br />  the&nbsp;red&nbsp;stripes&nbsp;are&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;sleeves<br />  and&nbsp;it&nbsp;says&nbsp;boston&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;middle</p>
<p>  1)&nbsp;Home&nbsp;is&nbsp;white,&nbsp;Away&nbsp;is&nbsp;gray<br />  2)&nbsp;Home&nbsp;has&nbsp;just&nbsp;numbers,&nbsp;Away&nbsp;has&nbsp;last&nbsp;name&nbsp;and&nbsp;number<br />  3)&nbsp;Home&nbsp;says&nbsp;Red&nbsp;Sox&nbsp;across&nbsp;the&nbsp;chest,&nbsp;Away&nbsp;says&nbsp;Boston<br />  4)&nbsp;Home&nbsp;jersey&nbsp;has&nbsp;red&nbsp;stripe&nbsp;around&nbsp;collar&nbsp;and&nbsp;down&nbsp;front&nbsp;of&nbsp;jersey&nbsp;on&nbsp;either&nbsp;side&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;buttons&nbsp;while&nbsp;the&nbsp;Away&nbsp;has&nbsp;a&nbsp;red&nbsp;stripe&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;sleeves</p>
<p>  I&nbsp;don&#8217;t&nbsp;think&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;any&nbsp;others.</p>
<p>  color,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com/Baseball_Knowledge/Baseball_Player/">baseball&nbsp;player</a>s&nbsp;name&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;back&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;away&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com/Baseball_Equipment/Baseball_Jersey/">baseball&nbsp;jersey</a>,&nbsp;red&nbsp;stripe&nbsp;down&nbsp;pant&nbsp;leg</p>
<p>  Away&nbsp;Jersey:&nbsp;gray/red&nbsp;shirt&nbsp;under&nbsp;/Boston&nbsp;letter&nbsp;red<br />  Away&nbsp;Jersey&nbsp;Warmup:blue/&nbsp;Boston&nbsp;letter&nbsp;red</p>
<p>  Home&nbsp;Jersey:&nbsp;white/red&nbsp;stripe/Boston&nbsp;letters&nbsp;red<br />  Home&nbsp;Jersey&nbsp;Warmup:red/blue&nbsp;under/boston&nbsp;letters&nbsp;white</p>
<p>  1.&nbsp;&#8221;Red&nbsp;Sox&#8221;&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;home&nbsp;front&nbsp;and&nbsp;&#8221;Boston&#8221;&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;road&nbsp;front.</p>
<p>  2.&nbsp;In&nbsp;their&nbsp;road&nbsp;uniforms,&nbsp;they&nbsp;get&nbsp;the&nbsp;booing&nbsp;they&nbsp;deserve!</p>
<p>  3.&nbsp;I&nbsp;don&#8217;t&nbsp;think&nbsp;we&nbsp;need&nbsp;a&nbsp;third.</p>
<p>  who&nbsp;cares?&nbsp;they&nbsp;suck&nbsp;in&nbsp;both&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com/Baseball_Equipment/Baseball_Uniform/">baseball&nbsp;uniform</a>s.<br />  &nbsp;<br />  <font color="white"><!--ee63814a82b12fc3f51834ca79347342--></font></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only&#160;a&#160;runner&#160;on&#160;3rd,&#160;2&#160;Outs,&#160;batter&#160;hits&#160;a&#160;grounder&#160;to&#160;shortstop,&#160;shortstop&#160;throws&#160;to&#160;1st&#160;for&#160;the&#160;out&#160;but&#160;before&#160;the&#160;batterrunner&#160;is&#160;put&#160;out&#160;the&#160;runner&#160;crosses&#160;the&#160;plate&#160;from&#160;3rd.&#160;Does&#160;the&#160;run&#160;count&#160;seeing&#160;as&#160;there&#160;was&#160;no&#160;force&#160;play?  &#160;  &#160;  The&#160;key&#160;is&#160;first&#160;play&#160;from&#160;the&#160;fielder
  Batter&#160;/&#160;runner&#160;out&#160;,&#160;No&#160;run&#160;scored,&#160;1st&#160;play&#160;on&#160;the&#160;batter&#160;/&#160;runner&#160;was&#160;at&#160;first&#160;base&#160;for&#160;the&#160;3rd&#160;out.
  Even&#160;if&#160;the&#160;ball&#160;was&#160;hit&#160;to&#160;right&#160;field&#160;an&#160;the&#160;RF&#160;throws&#160;him&#160;out&#160;at&#160;first,&#160;same&#160;result
  1st&#160;play&#160;for&#160;3rd&#160;out&#160;and&#160;no&#160;run&#160;scores
  Now&#160;if&#160;the&#160;batter&#160;/&#160;runner&#160;crosses&#160;first&#160;base&#160;and&#160;gets&#160;caught&#160;rounding&#160;the&#160;bag&#160;or&#160;runs&#160;threw&#160;the&#160;bag&#160;being&#160;safe&#160;and&#160;turns&#160;and&#160;makes&#160;an&#160;attempt&#160;to&#160;go&#160;to&#160;second&#160;and&#160;is&#160;tagged&#160;out&#160;
  then&#160;the&#160;run&#160;will&#160;be&#160;counted,&#160;even&#160;though&#160;the&#160;the&#160;third&#160;out&#160;was&#160;made&#160;it&#160;was&#160;after&#160;he&#160;was&#160;safe&#160;at&#160;first.  &#160;  Although&#160;his&#160;answer&#160;in&#160;the&#160;end&#160;is&#160;correct,&#160;this&#160;stuff&#160;about&#160;the&#160;&#8221;key&#8221;&#160;being&#160;the&#160;first&#160;play&#160;by&#160;a&#160;fielder&#160;is&#160;not&#160;correct.&#160;Report&#160;It&#160;
  all&#160;they&#160;have&#160;to&#160;do&#160;to&#160;put&#160;first&#160;base&#160;runney&#160;out&#160;is&#160;touch&#160;base&#160;not&#160;runner.then&#160;run&#160;does&#160;not&#160;count.
  No&#160;run.
  As&#160;long&#160;as&#160;the&#160;guy&#160;gets&#160;thrown&#160;out&#160;at&#160;first,&#160;the&#160;run&#160;will&#160;not&#160;score,&#160;even&#160;if&#160;he&#160;crosses&#160;the&#160;plate&#160;before&#160;the&#160;throw&#160;to&#160;first&#160;is&#160;made.
  The&#160;force&#160;is&#160;at&#160;first,&#160;the&#160;runner&#160;does&#160;not&#160;score.&#160;This&#160;is&#160;standard&#160;in&#160;any&#160;league.
  Yes&#160;the&#160;run&#160;counts&#160;in&#160;Little&#160;League&#160;by&#160;baseball&#160;rules.
  No&#160;run.&#160;3&#160;Outs
  Every&#160;play&#160;at&#160;first&#160;is&#160;a&#160;force&#160;play.&#160;So,&#160;obviously,&#160;no&#160;run&#160;will&#160;count.
  the&#160;run&#160;doesnt&#160;count&#160;because&#160;the&#160;force&#160;play&#160;is&#160;at&#160;first&#160;place
  Run&#160;doesn&#8217;t&#160;count!  it&#160;doesn&#8217;t&#160;matter&#160;if&#160;the&#160;runner&#160;touched&#160;before&#160;the&#160;out&#160;or&#160;not,  this&#160;counts&#160;for&#160;all&#160;ages,&#160;and&#160;leagues
  It&#8217;s&#160;good&#160;that&#160;you&#160;realize&#160;the&#160;out&#160;at&#160;first&#160;is&#160;not&#160;a&#160;force&#160;out.&#160;Those&#160;who&#160;insist&#160;it&#160;is&#160;need&#160;to&#160;read&#160;the&#160;definition&#160;of&#160;&#8221;force&#160;play&#8221;&#160;in&#160;Rule&#160;2.00.
  The&#160;run&#160;does&#160;not&#160;count,&#160;however,&#160;because&#160;the&#160;batter-runner&#160;failed&#160;to&#160;touch&#160;first&#160;base&#160;safely&#160;and&#160;was&#160;the&#160;third&#160;out.
  No&#160;run&#160;as&#160;the&#160;third&#160;out&#160;was&#160;made&#160;by&#160;the&#160;batter-runner&#160;before&#160;he&#160;reached&#160;first&#160;base.&#160;That&#160;simple.  &#160;  
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Only&nbsp;a&nbsp;runner&nbsp;on&nbsp;3rd,&nbsp;2&nbsp;Outs,&nbsp;batter&nbsp;hits&nbsp;a&nbsp;grounder&nbsp;to&nbsp;shortstop,&nbsp;shortstop&nbsp;throws&nbsp;to&nbsp;1st&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;out&nbsp;but&nbsp;before&nbsp;the&nbsp;batterrunner&nbsp;is&nbsp;put&nbsp;out&nbsp;the&nbsp;runner&nbsp;crosses&nbsp;the&nbsp;plate&nbsp;from&nbsp;3rd.&nbsp;Does&nbsp;the&nbsp;run&nbsp;count&nbsp;seeing&nbsp;as&nbsp;there&nbsp;was&nbsp;no&nbsp;force&nbsp;play?<br />  &nbsp;<br />  &nbsp;<br />  The&nbsp;key&nbsp;is&nbsp;first&nbsp;play&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;fielder</p>
<p>  Batter&nbsp;/&nbsp;runner&nbsp;out&nbsp;,&nbsp;No&nbsp;run&nbsp;scored,&nbsp;1st&nbsp;play&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;batter&nbsp;/&nbsp;runner&nbsp;was&nbsp;at&nbsp;first&nbsp;base&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;3rd&nbsp;out.</p>
<p>  Even&nbsp;if&nbsp;the&nbsp;ball&nbsp;was&nbsp;hit&nbsp;to&nbsp;right&nbsp;field&nbsp;an&nbsp;the&nbsp;RF&nbsp;throws&nbsp;him&nbsp;out&nbsp;at&nbsp;first,&nbsp;same&nbsp;result</p>
<p>  1st&nbsp;play&nbsp;for&nbsp;3rd&nbsp;out&nbsp;and&nbsp;no&nbsp;run&nbsp;scores</p>
<p>  Now&nbsp;if&nbsp;the&nbsp;batter&nbsp;/&nbsp;runner&nbsp;crosses&nbsp;first&nbsp;base&nbsp;and&nbsp;gets&nbsp;caught&nbsp;rounding&nbsp;the&nbsp;bag&nbsp;or&nbsp;runs&nbsp;threw&nbsp;the&nbsp;bag&nbsp;being&nbsp;safe&nbsp;and&nbsp;turns&nbsp;and&nbsp;makes&nbsp;an&nbsp;attempt&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;to&nbsp;second&nbsp;and&nbsp;is&nbsp;tagged&nbsp;out&nbsp;</p>
<p>  then&nbsp;the&nbsp;run&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;counted,&nbsp;even&nbsp;though&nbsp;the&nbsp;the&nbsp;third&nbsp;out&nbsp;was&nbsp;made&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;after&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;safe&nbsp;at&nbsp;first.<br />  &nbsp;<br />  Although&nbsp;his&nbsp;answer&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;end&nbsp;is&nbsp;correct,&nbsp;this&nbsp;stuff&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;&#8221;key&#8221;&nbsp;being&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;play&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;fielder&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;correct.&nbsp;Report&nbsp;It&nbsp;</p>
<p>  all&nbsp;they&nbsp;have&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;to&nbsp;put&nbsp;first&nbsp;base&nbsp;runney&nbsp;out&nbsp;is&nbsp;touch&nbsp;base&nbsp;not&nbsp;runner.then&nbsp;run&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;count.</p>
<p>  No&nbsp;run.</p>
<p>  As&nbsp;long&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;guy&nbsp;gets&nbsp;thrown&nbsp;out&nbsp;at&nbsp;first,&nbsp;the&nbsp;run&nbsp;will&nbsp;not&nbsp;score,&nbsp;even&nbsp;if&nbsp;he&nbsp;crosses&nbsp;the&nbsp;plate&nbsp;before&nbsp;the&nbsp;throw&nbsp;to&nbsp;first&nbsp;is&nbsp;made.</p>
<p>  The&nbsp;force&nbsp;is&nbsp;at&nbsp;first,&nbsp;the&nbsp;runner&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;score.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;standard&nbsp;in&nbsp;any&nbsp;league.</p>
<p>  Yes&nbsp;the&nbsp;run&nbsp;counts&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com/Baseball_Related/Baseball_League/">Little&nbsp;League</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevepinto.com/Baseball_Knowledge/Baseball_Rules/">baseball&nbsp;rules</a>.</p>
<p>  No&nbsp;run.&nbsp;3&nbsp;Outs</p>
<p>  Every&nbsp;play&nbsp;at&nbsp;first&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;force&nbsp;play.&nbsp;So,&nbsp;obviously,&nbsp;no&nbsp;run&nbsp;will&nbsp;count.</p>
<p>  the&nbsp;run&nbsp;doesnt&nbsp;count&nbsp;because&nbsp;the&nbsp;force&nbsp;play&nbsp;is&nbsp;at&nbsp;first&nbsp;place</p>
<p>  Run&nbsp;doesn&#8217;t&nbsp;count!<br />  it&nbsp;doesn&#8217;t&nbsp;matter&nbsp;if&nbsp;the&nbsp;runner&nbsp;touched&nbsp;before&nbsp;the&nbsp;out&nbsp;or&nbsp;not,<br />  this&nbsp;counts&nbsp;for&nbsp;all&nbsp;ages,&nbsp;and&nbsp;leagues</p>
<p>  It&#8217;s&nbsp;good&nbsp;that&nbsp;you&nbsp;realize&nbsp;the&nbsp;out&nbsp;at&nbsp;first&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;a&nbsp;force&nbsp;out.&nbsp;Those&nbsp;who&nbsp;insist&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;need&nbsp;to&nbsp;read&nbsp;the&nbsp;definition&nbsp;of&nbsp;&#8221;force&nbsp;play&#8221;&nbsp;in&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;2.00.</p>
<p>  The&nbsp;run&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;count,&nbsp;however,&nbsp;because&nbsp;the&nbsp;batter-runner&nbsp;failed&nbsp;to&nbsp;touch&nbsp;first&nbsp;base&nbsp;safely&nbsp;and&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;third&nbsp;out.</p>
<p>  No&nbsp;run&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;third&nbsp;out&nbsp;was&nbsp;made&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;batter-runner&nbsp;before&nbsp;he&nbsp;reached&nbsp;first&nbsp;base.&nbsp;That&nbsp;simple.<br />  &nbsp;<br />  <font color="white"><!--ee63814a82b12fc3f51834ca79347342--></font></p>
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