why do umpires say strike weird?
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Typically an umpire will shout "Strike" on a strike call and raise their right hand. (traditionally they would point to the right, but that's not typical anymore). On a ball, they may indicate the count, but typically will not say anything at all.
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it's a play on words/pun. " you've got to be kidding me right now." is its correct form normal words are being replaced with cat words. it's a play on words/pun. "you've got to be kidding me right now."
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Strike rate is the average number of balls that a bowler takes per wicket taken. The lower the strike rate, the more effective a bowler is at taking wickets quickly. On the other hand, average is the number of runs a bowler concedes per wicket.
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Manual labourers in general swear a lot. They all swear like sailors. ... Part of it comes from class: most manual labourers are what you'd call “working class,” and in the working class there's not usually anyone telling you not to swear because it “isn't proper”: that's more of a middle- an...
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Job Description Major League umpires may only work six months out of a year, but during a season, they may stand in a crouched position for eighteen hours per week. Working with crews of four, Major League umpires call balls and strikes, determine foul from fair balls, and keep players and managers in line.
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Signals must be simple, undetectable Coaches use signs to tell a baserunner to steal or a batter to bunt, to signal that a hit-and-run is on or to take a pitch. The key is to make the signs simple enough for your team to understand, but still concealed enough so opponents can't easily pick up on them.
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They talk like that to hypnotize the bidders. Auctioneers don't just talk fast—they chant in a rhythmic monotone so as to lull onlookers into a conditioned pattern of call and response, as if they were playing a game of "Simon says." The speed is also intended to give the buyers a sense of urgency: Bid now or lose out.
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A protected strike is where employees comply with the rules and regulations set out in the LRA. ... If a strike is protected, the employer cannot claim losses from the striking employees. Unprotected Strike. An unprotected strike is where employees do not comply with the rules and regulations of the LRA.
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It's a speech pattern that's in style right now. They do it when they agree or disagree and usually as a response when someone states their opinion. It's a way of showing you are in line with someone. When they say “yeah, no….” it's not really saying “no.”
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Here's the simple reason for that: For those asking, during #PlayersWeekend, the pitchers are wearing black hats because the batters were having difficulties seeing the white ball with the white hat.
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After nearly 20 negotiation sessions spanning over a year, the Federation of Catholic Teachers has decided to strike. We have decided to strike because representatives of the Association of Catholic Schools threatened that if teachers receive wage increases, they would have to close schools.
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Strike pay is payments made by a trade union to workers who are on strike as help in meeting their basic needs while on strike, often out of a special reserve known as a strike fund.
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The appropriate sound is to say "ah-oh-ee", and then just speed it up a lot, but you actually have to make all three distinct sounds. "Ah-oh-ee" is correct, kinda like "thread-wor-thee." In Japanese, their "I" sound is like how we say "E" during the alphabet song.
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Bunting in Baseball. Bunting occurs when a batter holds the bat in the hitting zone and, without swinging, lets the ball make contact with it. The idea is to deaden the ball so that the baserunners can advance (or the hitter can get to first base) while the opposing fielders run in to make a play.
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Well, it is called a 'forearm shield' (kinda obvious, I know). Made of perspex and worn on the non-signalling arm, it is used as a protective device from straight drives shots that are aimed at the umpire. ... Umpires like John Ward started wearing helmets during games for safety.
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In baseball scorekeeping, a swinging strikeout is recorded as a K, or a K-S. A strikeout looking (where the batter does not swing at a pitch that the umpire then calls strike three) is often scored with a backwards K (ꓘ), and sometimes as a K-L, CK, or Kc (the 'c' for 'called' strike).
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Strike: When all ten pins are knocked down with the first ball (called a strike and typically rendered as an “X” on a score sheet), a player is awarded ten points, plus a bonus of whatever is scored with the next two balls. In this way, the points scored for the two balls after the strike are counted twice.