The baseball lady

American baseball addict living in the UK. Puts up with English husband asking, "Are you staying up to watch the baseball match?"

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Gave my first lesson in baseball today to my English husband. I drew pictures. I explained the strike zone with pictures. It was going well until he asked if all the fielders also batted. I said they did in the NL, but not the AL. I then taught him that the DH sucks.

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@notgaetti I've never heard of players choosing to take days off. Bizarre.

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@tomabernathy M&C is one of my all time favourites. Brilliant on so many levels.

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@notgaetti I'm dying. . . 🤣

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@notgaetti I could use those diapers, as this made me nearly pee my pants.

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@Seth_3773 I'm going with the elephant for the Athletics. Not sure about my second choice.

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@notgaetti 🤣🤣🤣

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@notgaetti Old school me doesn't like the idea. But if I divorce myself from that thinking, there's good sense in it. But @jimolwine makes a good point below - where was the pitcher? Going further, if players aren't doing their jobs, do we introduce measures to make up for that?

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@45halos @notgaetti Good one!

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@notgaetti 😂😂😂

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@coachdenny1 @SherreyBraves1 WHY???? Absolutely horrifying.

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@notgaetti @RockyLotito Because of course, there is! 😂

You absolutely rule.

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@RockyLotito @notgaetti New name to me! I had to look him up. His nickname apparently comes from hitting two crucial homers during the 1911 World Series.

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@tomabernathy So not AA's style.

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@notgaetti Oh, my. This is true.

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@tomabernathy Disagree that it was a bad idea. Not totally, anyway. Gone is the strategy that managers had to think about when the pitcher's spot came up.

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@_nb1203 Niiiice. I will never get tired of this. Riley seemed to come out of nowhere to make that final out.

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@notgaetti @Braves Apparently, he'd watch them on TBS when on the road.

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@notgaetti @tigers Speaking of celebs and baseball, I always found it amusing that Elton John is a big Braves fan. I know he likes sports, though. He got into them when he owned a home in Atlanta. https://t.co/ZUJPwRlztQ

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@TigersJUK I know! I didn't either. Now I want him to be my BFF.

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@TigersJUK : Thought of you when I read this: https://t.co/FgoH8jgx0V