Stupid questions about baseball

[yakalskovich]

What does a baseball player at bat do with the actual bat when he's hit the ball and starts running? nazgulwears said 'drop it', but I can't quite imagine it. Where would he leave it? How does he recover it? Is it his own bat, or does everybody bat with the same bat?

There's a virtual baseball game in Milliways that'll start pre-threading this weekend; so far I have read up on the rules etc., but that one part still makes me wonder.

Also, can somebody recommend me a YouTube link to, let's say, ten minutes of a baseball game that's really typical and has some interesting if standard things happening in it? There is lots of baseball on YouTube, but I can't really tell what would be educational to watch.

Thanks in advance!

ETA: Which of these four icons should I use as baseball icons for Teja, in the game, and for context? I just made them myself from Corbis stock; but if there's a more iconic icon, or somebody running with a bat (see thread with i_open_doors within), I'd use that just as readily.-

Comments

[ceitfianna]

I think the second icon is a very Teja and baseball vibe and you might offer them up in the back room too since new icons for special things are always fun.

[yakalskovich]

I think that's a good idea! I'll use number two, and offer the other three for anybody on the backroom post so the non-iconmakers can have baseball icons!

Thanks!

[ceitfianna]

You're welcome and I'm not really sure about watching on youtube.

I'd say start off with things like playoff games or world series since the quality of play is going to be good there. I'd check but I'm at work at the moment so not the best place to watch.

[yakalskovich]

Very much not so -- saying you were looking at it to help a European friend research baseball sounds like a terminally lame excuse.

I have to go and take my laundry to dry at the laundrette, and lots of bottles to the bottle bank, now anyway, as I finished watching SPN 5.01, and the washer finished its work all by itself in the meanwhile.

Later, you might find me something, and we can talk, as I shall be on Pidgin or Meebo in my evening, after the errands.

[ceitfianna]

Well, I'm working for another two hours then class but compared to yesterday. I'll actually be home earlier.

Have you looked at the official site for Major League baseball since they probably have winnowed the clips down or the Baseball Hall of Fame.

I actually could find you those links since I'm being your reference librarian that way. Baseball Hall of Fame clips and things and Baseball's Best on www.mlb.com. I hope these help.

[yakalskovich]

I think I'll watch it tomorrow morning -- thanks for the links!