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| Some Baseball Trivia | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 28 2005, 10:33 PM (645 Views) | |
| Post #1 Dec 28 2005, 10:33 PM |
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If you were to ask Bud Abbott who's playing right field, apart from reminding you that who's on first, what would he say the name.....No, that's not going to work. What's on second. Ah, I have it! Name the right fielder! |
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| Post #2 Dec 28 2005, 11:32 PM | Son N Law |
| Okay, help me out here... is right field behind first base? |
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| Post #3 Dec 28 2005, 11:35 PM | Son N Law |
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Okay, never mind. I thought that one through. I'm gonna say Naturally. |
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| Post #4 Dec 29 2005, 08:52 AM |
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Sorry, no. Anyone? Anyone? |
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| Post #5 Dec 29 2005, 11:44 AM |
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| Give me a hint. Who's Bud Abbott? |
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| Post #6 Dec 29 2005, 11:46 AM |
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| Nevermind - Where is the right-fielder. |
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| Post #7 Dec 29 2005, 11:51 AM |
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Behind first and second base. :lol: No, "where" is not the name of the right fielder. |
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| Post #8 Dec 29 2005, 11:57 AM |
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| OK then, WHEN is the right-fielder. |
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| Post #9 Dec 29 2005, 12:42 PM |
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| Nope. |
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| Post #10 Dec 29 2005, 03:05 PM | Son N Law |
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'Ang on a minute! It's Costello! First line of the routine: "Well Costello, I'm going to New York with you. You know Bucky Harris, the Yankee's manager, gave me a job as coach for as long as you're on the team." But right-field is never mentioned in the routine! And unless I'm missing something, all of the other positions are! :lol: |
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| Post #11 Dec 29 2005, 03:11 PM |
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*hands SNL a kewpie doll* No, it's not Costello. He is a catcher (in addition to Today), but you are right when you say that no right fielder is mentioned in the routine. All other positions are mentioned. It was a trick question! heh heh |
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| Post #12 Dec 29 2005, 03:12 PM |
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Who’s On First By Abbott and Costello Abbott: Well Costello, I’m going to New York with you. You know, Bucky Harris, the Yank’s manager gave me a job as coach for as long as you’re on the team. Costello: Look Abbott, if you’re the coach, you must know all the players. Abbott: Right, certainly do. Costello: Well, I never met the guys, so you’ll have to tell me their names, and then I’ll know who’s playing on the team. Abbott: Oh, I’ll tell you their names, but you know strange as it may seem, they give these ball players now a days, very peculiar names. Costello: You mean funny names? Abbott: Strange names, pet names. Like, Dizzy Dean, and… Costello: His brother Daffy? Abbott: Daffy Dean. Costello: And their French cousin. Abbott: French? Costello: Goofe’. Abbott: Goofe’ Dean, oh I see! Well let’s see, we have on the bags, we have Who’s on first, What’s on second, and I Don’t Know is on third. Costello: That’s what I want to find out. Abbott: I say, Who’s on first, What’s on second, and I Don’t Know’s on third. Costello: Are you the manager? Abbott: Yes. Costello: You going to be the coach too? Abbott: Yes. Costello: And you don’t know the fellow’s names? Abbott: Well I should. Costello: Well then who is on first? Abbott: Yes. Costello: I mean the fellow’s name. Abbott: Who. Costello: The guy on first. Abbott: Who. Costello: The first baseman. Abbott: Who! Costello: The guy playing first base. Abbott: Who is on first. Costello: I’m asking you who’s on first! Abbott: That’s the man’s name. Costello: That’s whose name? Abbott: Yeah. Costello: Well go ahead and tell me. Abbott: That’s it. Costello: That’s who? Abbott: Yeah. (Pause) Costello: Look, you got a first baseman? Abbott: Certainly. Costello: Who’s playing first? Abbott: That’s right. Costello: When you pay off the first baseman every month, who gets the money? Abbott: Every dollar of it. Costello: All I’m trying to find out is the fellow’s name on first base. Abbott: Who. Costello: The guy that gets the money. Abbott: That’s it. Costello: Who gets the money on first base? Abbott: He does, every dollar! Sometimes his wife comes down and collects it. Costello: Whose wife? Abbott: Yes. (Pause) What’s wrong with that? Costello: Look, all I want to know is when you sign up the first baseman, how does he sign his name to the contract? Abbott: Who. Costello: The guy. Abbott: Who. Costello: How does he sign it? Abbott: That’s how he signs it! Costello: Who? Abbott: Yes. (Pause) Costello: All I’m trying to find out is what’s the guy’s name on first base. Abbott: No, what’s on second base. Costello: I’m not asking who’s on second. Abbott: Who is on first! Costello: One base at a time! Abbott: Well don’t change the players around! Costello: I’m not changing nobody! Abbott: Take it easy, buddy. Costello: All I’m asking you, who’s the guy on first base?! Abbott: That’s right. Costello: Okay. Abbott: Alright. (Pause) Costello: What’s the guy’s name on first base?! Abbott: No, What is on second! Costello: I’m not asking you who’s on second! Abbott: Who’s on first. Costello: I don’t know. Abbott: Oh, he’s on third. We’re not talking about him. Now let’s get back to first. Costello: Now how did I get on third base? Abbott: Well you mentioned his name. Costello: If I mentioned the third baseman’s name, who did I say’s playing third? Abbott: No, Who’s playing first. Costello: What’s on first? Abbott: What’s on second. Costello: I don’t know. Abbott: He’s on third. Costello: There I go, back on third again! Will you stay on third base and don’t go off it? Abbott: Alright, what do you want to know? Costello: Now who’s playing third base?! Abbott: Why do you insist on putting Who on third base? Costello: What am I putting on third?! Abbott: No, What is on second. Costello: You don’t want who on second?! Abbott: No, Who is on first. Costello: I don’t know! Both: Third base! (Pause) Costello: Look, you got outfield? Abbott: Sure. Costello: The left fielder’s name? Abbott: Why. Costello: I just thought I’d ask you. Abbott: Well I just thought I’d tell you. Costello: Then tell me who is playing left field. Abbott: Who is playing first. Costello: I’m not…Stay out of the infield! I want to know, what’s the guy’s name in left field? Abbott: No, What is on second. Costello: I’m not asking who’s on second. Abbott: No, Who is on first. Costello: I don’t know. Both: Third base! (Pause) Costello: And left fielder’s name? Abbott: Why! Costello: Because. Abbott: No, he’s center field. Costello: (Fumbles words loudly) Abbott: Well that’s the fellow’s name. Costello: Look, look, look, you got a pitcher? Abbott: Sure. Costello: The pitcher’s name? Abbott: Tomorrow. Costello: You don’t want to tell me today? Abbott: I’m telling you then. Costello: Well go ahead. Abbott: Tomorrow. Costello: What time? Abbott: What time what? Costello: At what time tomorrow are you going to tell me who’s pitching? Abbott: Now listen, Who is not pitching. Who is on… Costello: I’ll break your arm you say who’s on first! I want to know, what’s the pitcher’s name? Abbott: What’s on second! Costello: I don’t know! Both: Third base! (Pause) Costello: Got a catcher? Abbott: Certainly. Costello: The catcher’s name. Abbott: Today. Costello: Today? And tomorrow’s pitching? Abbott: Now you’ve got it. Costello: All we got is a couple of days on the team. You know, I’m a catcher too. Abbott: So they tell me. Costello: I get behind the plate, do some fancy catching. Tomorrow’s pitching on my team and a heavy hitter gets up. Abbott: Yes. Costello: Now, the heavy hitter bunts the ball. When he bunts the ball, me being a good catcher, I want to throw the guy out at first base. So I pick up the ball, and throw it to who? Abbott: Now that’s the first thing that you’ve said right. Costello: I don’t even know what I’m talking about! Abbott: Well that’s all you have to do! Costello: Is throw the ball to first base? Abbott: Yes. Costello: Now who’s got it? Abbott: Naturally. (Pause) Costello: Look, if I throw the ball to first base, somebody’s got to get it. Now who has it? Abbott: Naturally. Costello: Who? Abbott: Naturally. Costello: Naturally? Abbott: Naturally. Costello: So I pick up the ball and throw it to Naturally? Abbott: No you don’t! You throw the ball to Who! Costello: Naturally. Abbott: That’s different. Costello: That’s what I said. Abbott: You’re not saying that. Costello: I throw the ball to Naturally? Abbott: You throw it to Who. Costello: Naturally. Abbott: That’s it. Costello: That’s what I said! Abbott: Listen, you ask me. Costello: I throw the ball to who? Abbott: Naturally. Costello: Now you ask me. Abbott: You throw the ball to Who? Costello: Naturally. Abbott: That’s it. Costello: Same as you! Abbott: You just changed them around. Costello: Same as you! I throw the ball to who. Whoever it is drops the ball, the guy runs to second, who picks up the ball, throw’s it to what, what throw’s it to I don’t know, I don’t know throw’s it back to tomorrow, triple play! Abbott: Yes. Costello: Another guy gets up, and it’s a long fly ball to because. Why? I don’t know, he’s on third, and I don’t give a darn! Abbott: Oh…What? Costello: I said, I don’t give a darn! Abbott: Oh, that’s our short stop. Costello: (Fumbles words loudly) |
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| Post #13 Dec 29 2005, 03:30 PM | Son N Law |
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Dagnabbit. Should have listened to the whole thing more closely. I missed the Costello = Catcher bit.
:unsure: Oh, well. At least I got the kewpie doll. :P |
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| Post #14 Dec 29 2005, 03:51 PM |
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| As a teacher, I am overly enamored of trick questions. I know they are not fair and I don't care! :P |
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| Post #15 Dec 30 2005, 11:10 AM |
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*rubbing head from newly-acquired head-ache* As you know, I'm not much on baseball, but is there even such a position as right-field? I thought those guys were just considered "outfield". |
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| Post #16 Dec 30 2005, 11:25 AM |
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The outfield consistes of three positions: left, center, and right. Left field in on the third base line, and right is on the first base line. There are significant differences in playing these positions. Most batters are right-handed and hit mostly to left or center. These guys get a lot of "chances" and are usually the better fielders. Center is usually speedy, as he has lots of ground to cover and has to back up both left and right. Right needs to have a "gun" for an arm. All outfielders have to make throws to third, but right is further away. 2nd and home are equally far from left and right and, since outfielders rarely make plays at 1st, a "gun" in left is nice, but kinda required in right. |
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| Post #17 Dec 30 2005, 12:19 PM | Son N Law |
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I think my head just 'sploded. :wacko: You know what's sad? I can do Lorentz coordinate transformations in my sleep, but what you just said may as well have been written in Esperanto. |
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| Post #18 Dec 30 2005, 12:20 PM |
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| What Eye just said? What the heck is a Lorentz coordinate transformations? (I like it when you put links to words I don't understand! Thanks, on behalf of all of us who have to use our dictionaries regularly! :) |
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| Post #19 Dec 30 2005, 01:10 PM | Son N Law |
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Ah, sorry. To be completely honest, Lorentz coordinate transformations aren't very interesting in and of themselves (except maybe for pure math nuts like Eye), but they are key to understanding the differences in perception of space-time between two moving subjects in Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, which makes them of particular interest to me. They aren't of much use when dealing with General Relativity, though (the general transformations for which I can't do in my sleep, by the way). |
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| Post #20 Dec 30 2005, 01:27 PM |
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*Another headache is coming on* But, I totally understood the baseball thing! |
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