Checking Your Ballplayers' IQ.Questions and Answers For Your Weekly Baseball Quiz A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or in teams) attempt to answer questions correctly. Quizzes are also brief assessments used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills. Part 1 Having always believed it is imperative for a baseball coach to review his fundamentals and strategies every week, I have compiled a checklist of relevant questions on every phase of the game. As quizzes, they can prove both challenging and motivating in every coach teaching plan 1. Why should a drag bunt drag bunt n. Baseball A bunt executed while taking the first steps toward first base. be laid down close to the foul line foul line n. 1. Baseball Either of two straight lines extending from the rear of home plate to the outer edge of the playing field and indicating the area in which a fair ball can be hit. 2. ? 2. With what areas of a right-handed right-handed adj. Using the right hand more skillfully or easily than the left. pitcher's body should a base runner be concerned? 3. With a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs, where should the batter try to hit the ball? 4. Why should every pitch be thrown with a fastball motion? 5. When do you bring the infield Infield is a widely used term in sports terminology, its meaning depends on in what sport it is used. In baseball In baseball the baseball diamond plus a rounded region beyond it (see diagram), usually clear of grass, in contrast to the more distant, usually grass-covered in on the grass? 6. Where do you bunt bunt: see smut. the ball to sacrifice the runner from 1st to 2nd? 7. Where do you bunt the ball to sacrifice the runner from 2nd to 3rd? 8. Why do you move up in the batter's box Noun 1. batter's box - an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat baseball diamond, infield, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate on a squeeze play or sacrifice bunt? 9. What should the catcher do when the 3rd baseman fields a bunt with a runner on 1st? 10. Why should the catcher turn his back to the infield on a pop-fly Noun 1. pop-fly - a short high fly ball pop fly, pop-up fly ball, fly - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to around home plate? 11. Why is it important for the pitcher to vary his holding patterns while in the set position? 12. When should the pitcher use the inside pick-off Noun 1. pick-off - a baseball play in which a base runner is caught off base and tagged out baseball play - (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team move to 2nd base? 13. What is the responsibility of the runner on 1st on a single to right field? 14. What type of lead should a runner on 2nd take with 2 outs? 15. How does the pitcher contact the bag when covering 1st? 16. On a run-down run·down n. 1. A point-by-point summary. 2. Baseball A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag. adj. also run-down 1. a. play, where should the thrower and receiver stand? 17. When should your 1st and 3rd baseman guard the lines? 18. Give a few reasons why a pitcher might have control problems. 19. What should the pitcher do on a ball hit back to him with a runner on 1st and none out or one out? 20. What is the pitcher's play on the come-back groundball with the bases loaded and none out or one out? 21. What does the 1st baseman do on a sure double with nobody on base? 22. With a runner on 1st, 1st and 2nd, or the bases loaded, what does the 1st baseman do on a sure double? 23. What is the responsibility of the SS and the 2nd baseman on a sure double? 24. Where does the pitcher stand to receive the signal from the catcher? 25. With the infield playing in on the grass, what should an infielder in·field·er n. Baseball A player assigned to the infield. Noun 1. infielder - (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield do when he fields the ball? 26. What should the 3rd baseman do on a squeeze play? 27. How should the pitcher throw the ball to the SS covering 2nd base? 28. Who is the take charge guy in the outfield on fly balls? 29. What adjustments should a hitter make when facing a good fastball pitcher? 30. What must the 2nd baseman and SS do after every pitch, with runners on base? 31. What are the good counts to squeeze on? 32. When should a hitter take a pitch? 33. How are groundballs going over 3rd base and 1st base considered fair or foul? 34. When should a runner break for the plate on a squeeze play? 35. What will happen if the hitter shows squeeze too soon? 36. What type of ground ball should be fielded with one hand? 37. With a runner on base, what should the 3rd baseman do each time the 1st baseman throws to the pitcher? 38. In a sacrifice bunt situation, where should the pitcher deliver the ball? 39. Where should the pitcher go after he has picked a runner off 3rd? 40. What are the keys to the right-hander's pick-off move to 1st base and a left-hander's pick-off move to 3rd base? 41. What is the key to a right hander's pick-off move to 3rd base and a left-hander's pick-off move to 1st base? 42. Off what foot should an infielder field a slow roller roller, common name for brightly colored Old World birds noted for performing somersaults in flight. They include the rollers proper (subfamily Coraciinae) and ground rollers (subfamily Brachypteraciinae and off which foot should he throw? 43. What should a pitcher do whenever he's uncertain about backing up 3rd or home? 44. What should a hitter do with 2 strikes on him? 45. How should you pitch a dead pull hitter In baseball, a pull hitter is a batter who generally hits the ball to the same side as which he bats. That is, for a right-handed batter, who bats from the left side of the plate, will hit the ball to left field. ? 46. Which infielder has priority over the other infielders on a pop-fly ball? 47. When should a pitcher catch a pop-fly in the infield? 48. Why should a fielder grip the ball across four seams when making a throw? 49. How do you pitch a hitter with an uppercut swing? 50. How do you pitch an opposite field hitter? The Answers 1. Because it will force the 3rd baseman to make a longer throw and, if the ball rolls foul, will give the hitter another chance to swing the bat. 2. The left foot, front elbow, heel heel (hel) calx; the hindmost part of the foot. cracked heels pitted keratolysis. heel n. 1. of the pivot foot, and the front shoulder. 3. He should look for a pitch up in the strike zone that can be hit for a sacrifice fly or for a pitch up the middle that can be hit on the ground to score the runner. 4. To prevent tipping off the pitch as any deviation DEVIATION, insurance, contracts. A voluntary departure, without necessity, or any reasonable cause, from the regular and usual course of the voyage insured. 2. in the delivery will be picked up by the opponents. 5. Whenever the winning run, tying run, or the go ahead run is on 3rd base with less than 2 outs. 6. Down the 1st baseline The horizontal line to which the bottoms of lowercase characters (without descenders) are aligned. See typeface. baseline - released version . 7. Down the 3rd baseline. 8. To put you closer to the pitcher, give you more fair territory to bunt the ball in, and give you a chance to bunt the curve ball before it breaks. 9. Cover 3rd base in case the runner on 1st attempts to advance to 3rd. 10. Because the ball has a backward spin that will allow it to drift drift, deposit of mixed clay, gravel, sand, and boulders transported and laid down by glaciers. Stratified, or glaciofluvial, drift is carried by waters flowing from the melting ice of a glacier. into rather than away from the catcher. 11. Because he must keep the base runners off balance to upset their timing and prevent them from getting a good jump. 12. He should use it with 2 outs and a full count on the hitter with runners on 1st and 2nd or with the bases loaded. Since the runners will be moving on the pitch the inside move may enable the pitcher to pick the runner off 2nd without having to throw to a dangerous hitter. 13. He must check the 3rd base coach to see whether he can advance to 3rd. 14. About 13-15 feet off 2nd and 10-12 feet behind 2nd, allowing a runner to make a sharp turn at 3rd on the ball hit to the outfield. 15. Contact the infield side of 1st with his right foot. 16. They should stand on the same side to prevent them from throwing the ball across the running lane and hitting the runner in the back or head. 17. Late in the game or with a dead pull hitter up. 18. Landing on his heel, over and understriding, poor follow-through, rushing, throwing across the body. 19. Throw the ball to the SS covering 2nd for the 1-2-3 double play. 20. Throw the ball to the catcher for the 1-2-3 double play. 21. Watch the runner take 1st and then trail him to 2nd in case he makes a big turn at 2nd. 22. Act as the cut-off cut-off Anesthesiology The point at which elongation of the carbon chain of the 1-alkanol family of anesthetics results in a precipitous drop in the anesthetic potential of these agents–eg, at > 12 carbons in length, there is little anesthetic activity, man to all fields. 23. Start the double relay, with the front man relaying the ball to the base at which a play can be made and the back man backing up the front man in case of an over throw. The back man should set up about 10-12 feet behind the front man. 24. He must stand on the rubber to receive the signals or it will be considered a balk balk the action of a horse when it refuses to obey a command to which it usually responds. See also jibbing. . 25. He should check the runner on 3rd. If the runner goes home, the infielder should throw to the catcher. If the runner does not try to advance, the infielder should throw to 1st. 26. Follow the runner down the line, field the ball, and throw home if he has a play. If he does not have the play, he should get the out at 1st. 27. He should aim the ball directly over 2nd base to make it easy for the SS to handle. 28. The center fielder. 29. He should move deep into the batter's box to get a little more time to react to the pitch. 30. Back up the pitcher on throws back to him from the catcher. 31. 1-0 and 2-1. 32. When a new pitcher comes in to pitch, on a 3-0 count, when you need base runners, and when the pitcher has walked a hitter on four straight balls. 33. A ball is fair when it goes over 3rd base or 1st base fair or a ball that hits inside the fair line. 34. When the pitcher's arm passes by his ear, this will prevent him from pitching out. 35. The pitcher will pitch out or throw at the batter's head. 36. Only a ground ball that has stopped moving. 37. He should back-up the pitcher in case the 1st baseman makes a bad throw. 38. He should throw a pitch high in the strike zone and hope it's bunted up in the air. 39. He should go to the plate and wait for the 1st baseman to arrive, then get out of the way by backing up in case he is needed. 40. The keys are quick feet and a short throwing arc. 41. The key is deception deception n. the act of misleading another through intentionally false statements or fraudulent actions. (See: fraud, deceit) , getting the runner to believe that he is going to throw the ball to the plate, and then throwing to the base for the pick-off. 42. He should field the ball on the left foot and throw off the right foot. 43. He should move between 3rd and home and read where the throw is going. 44. Choke up choke v. choked, chok·ing, chokes v.tr. 1. To interfere with the respiration of by compression or obstruction of the larynx or trachea. 2. a. on the bat, put the ball in play, and let the defense make the play. 45. Throw the fastball and off-speed pitches Noun 1. off-speed pitch - a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, change-up pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter away and off the plate. 46. The shortstop. 47. Whenever none of the other fielders can reach the ball. 48. Because a four seam seam (sem) a line of union. osteoid seam on the surface of a bone, the narrow region of newly formed organic matrix not yet mineralized. grip allows the ball to travel in a straight line to the target. 49. Fastballs away and up in the strike zone. 50. In on his hands. |
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