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I'm not saying that walking isn't good for you but the truth is that the whole 10,000 steps thing started out as a marketing ploy by a Japanese company selling pedometers.

https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4661381-10000-daily-steps-was-a-marketing-ploy-do-you-really-need-to-hit-it/

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He's 5'8 195lbs

Not 5'5 200lbs

First one foul for sure. 2 nd one I'm guessing foul ball.

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https://www.bigblueview.com/2024/5/20/24160180/did-the-giants-actually-improve-their-interior-offensive-line-this-offseason

This is an excellent introduction to our FA signings. Like most, I've been disappointed till I'm jaded about the o line rebuild, and I'll believe it when I see it in a few games. Still,  these look like smart pick ups. That's what Accorsi did to build us a dominant o line that gave us 2, nearly three superbowls. 

Quote from: LennG on Today at 11:44:59 AMLet's try another rule question


Line drive hits off the pitching rubber, goes up in the air, and is caught by the 1st baseman in foul territory.

What's the call?

Hmm. I've always thought the pitching rubber is part of the ground. So in that case my guess would be it's a foul ball. The fact that the fielder caught the rebound is irrelevant since the ball had already touched the ground.

Quote from: LennG on Today at 11:44:59 AMAnd another one that happened to us earlier this season

Batter bunts the ball up the 1st base line. He drops his bat and it is in fair territory. The bunt rolls and hits the dropped bat and goes into foul territory.

What do you have on this play?

That's one I don't remember ever seeing before. I know I've seen foul balls hit twice, but only while the batter is still in the box. In that case I think it's still just a foul ball.

But when the ball hits the bat outside the batter's box seems to me like it should be either an immediate dead ball, or possibly some sort of interference. Because what's to prevent the batter from tossing the bat at a ball in play to push it away from a fielder trying to make a play to throw him out. So my guess is it's interference, batter is out.
Probably wrong though. 

he didn't delay/dominate the position for 5 years

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I'll vouch for "The Front Porch" as well as even less used "Giants History" board which is an outstanding room for history buffs, or a great place to ask a question and let the historians, or folks who lived to see it live, tell you all about it!

Peace!