No. While the unofficial job of dogcatcher has existed for centuries—towns would often hire someone to round up stray dogs and shoot them—it was only incorporated into state and local government operations as “animal control” in the 19th century. Since then, the job has almost always been filled by appointment.Read More →
Piazza was flipped to the Mets, as all the Marlins wanted out of the deal was to shed payroll in a scheme involving TV rights and a franchise sale, as Claire wrote in his autobiography. Two owners and seven GMs later, Dodgers fans are still bitter about the betrayal. IsRead More →
Tom and Jerry never called it “back catcher”, they just called it “catcher”. I’m well aware it’s just “catcher”, but I still periodically call it “back catcher”. It just slips out after being implanted in my cranium at such a young age. Does the catcher have to be behind theRead More →
If no runners are on base and the pitcher commits an otherwise balkable action, there generally is no penalty. However, delivering a quick return or pitching while off the rubber (which constitute balks when runners are on base) results in a ball being called with the bases empty. Can aRead More →