I love days like this

[Robert HM]

Well done Billy, keep it up

[thetank]

It sounds like the tank is improving his sporting terminology!! So when we say "its the bottom of the fourth with it being all square with one on and no out as the clean up man steps to the plate. His ERA is a modest one at less than three hundred but has always managed to perform well against the knuckleball" you'll now know what we're talking about?!?!?!? 

p.s. did you finish the article?

p.p.s. the giants beat the marlins 14-2!! Wooo GOOO giants!! 

I think so, I know the clean up man is batting fourth, (so with one on and no out, i think that means two runs have been scored for that side already during the innings) but I though the ERA was a picher's statistic.

So not really quite there yet. 

At least I'm finished that article thingy now. Will go to bed after another a little more forum trawling.

Sorry for the attempted hijack Billy.

Good luck tonight at Cincinnatis.

[matt674]

I think so, I know the clean up man is batting fourth, (so with one on and no out, i think that means two runs have been scored for that side already during the innings) but I though the ERA was a picher's statistic.

So not really quite there yet. 

At least I'm finished that article thingy now. Will go to bed after another a little more forum trawling.

Sorry for the attempted hijack Billy.

Good luck tonight at Cincinnatis.

Aye, not bad there squire - 8 out of 10 with a bonus mark from spotting the deliberate mistake .

The ERA is a pitching statistic, its the RBI's and batting average that are used mainly for the batters. The one on with no out just means that the batting team already have one man on base but have yet to lose any of their three outs - there's no reference to the score during that inning.

The clean up hitter is a term used to describe someone who bats 4th in the inning, usually the three batters most likely to get on base will bat 1st, 2nd and 3rd and whoever bats 4th is the power hitter who can score a big home run to get all the base runners to score - and hence clean up...

Anyhows - also my apologies to Mr Newmanseye. Nice job squire, keep up the good work!! 

[thetank]

The one on with no out just means that the batting team already have one man on base but have yet to lose any of their three outs - there's no reference to the score during that inning.

That's the bit that confuses me still.

I thought the three previous batters must be either out, on base, or home having scored a run.

With no outs, and just one on base, that's why I assumed two runs had been scored.

[matt674]

Its only the first inning where the number 1 batter comes in to bat first, from every inning from then on the batter who comes in first is the person who was due to bat next when the last inning came to an end it doesnt go back to the number one batter. Therefore if the number 4 batter comes in to bat with one on and no out it just means that the first person to bat in that inning was the number 3 batter who managed to get on base.

There - monkeys description, clear as mud!! 

[Poppet7]

Nice One Billy 

[thetank]

Its only the first inning where the number 1 batter comes in to bat first, from every inning from then on the batter who comes in first is the person who was due to bat next when the last inning came to an end it doesnt go back to the number one batter. Therefore if the number 4 batter comes in to bat with one on and no out it just means that the first person to bat in that inning was the number 3 batter who managed to get on base.

There - monkeys description, clear as mud!! 

 

Finally, light has dawned on my marble head.

[Acidmouse]

p.p.s. the giants beat the marlins 14-2!! Wooo GOOO giants!! 

Bonds hit his 716 Homer in it least we off bottom now

[Newmanseye]

I must be improving, or everyone else is losing their touch, 2 more MTT cashes today so far, and still going strong.