Big Blue Huddle

I'll be away for the next couple of weeks (cruising once again) so I won't have much internet access. I'll be back soon with some fresh new situations.

 I know this will make you feel better.        

Maybe the single greatest performance by a race horse EVER.

I never get tired of watching it.

        

 A few more that everyone will remember

'Just the facts ma'am' Joe Friday--Dragnet
'Would you believe"--Maxwell Smart--Get Smart
'You Rang?'---Lurch--The Adams Family
'Nip It in the bud'--Barney Fife-- Andy Griffin Show
'Norm'--Entire cast--Cheers
"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!"— Adventures of Superman
"This tape will self-destruct in five seconds." — Mission: Impossible

Great news Squib.

Keep up the work effort and it will pay off.

The original 00.

One of many 'characters' on a great football team.

May he RIP

Quote from: Sem on May 20, 2024, 09:28:41 PMI didn't check the link yet but here's a few of my favorites that came to mind...


"Heeeeeere's Johnny." -Ed McMahon
"Yo yo yo...." and "Bitches..." -Jesse Pinkman
"Gitchy"  -Kramer
"Serenity now!!!"  -Frank Costanza
"The the the the that's all folks" -Bugs Bunny

""There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man ... a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination."  -Rod Serling

"There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture......"   -Outer Limits

Good one on Outer Limits. One of my favorite shows in it's time.

Quote from: Ed Vette on May 20, 2024, 08:48:58 PMGood ones.

Nanu Nanu- Mork and Mindy
Holy Crap- Everybody Loves Raymond
It's about nothing- Seinfeld
What does a yellow light mean?- Taxi
Well doggie- Beverly Hillbillies
Meathead, Dingbat- All in the family
Great Cesar's Ghost- Adventures of Superman
It's Howdy Doody Time
Mic, see ya real soon- Key, why because we love you—
Holy Cow- Phil Rizutto

 I was thinking about Taxi and couldn't remember one stand-out line, but you got one.

We have had topics on all sorts of things, so I saw this and thought it would be a good start to lines we remember from favorite TV shows and maybe some of these lines will bring back some good memories of past shows.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/50-of-the-most-unforgettable-tv-lines-ever-written/ss-BB1mIM4A?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=70a85994ef924590a626d33cdde22eda&ei=17#image=51

 I could add a bunch to these, so try a few more on for size

"Baby, you're the greatest." — Ralph, The Honeymooners
"Danger, Will Robinson!" — Robot, Lost in Space
"Book 'em, Danno." — McGarrett, Hawaii Five-0
"Just one more thing..." — Columbo, Columbo
"You hear that, Elizabeth? I'm coming to join you, honey." — Fred, Sanford and Son
"God will get you for that." — Maude, Maude
"Aaay!" — Fonzie, Happy Days 
You look mahvelous." — Fernando, SNL
No soup for you!" — The Soup Nazi, Seinfeld
Beam me up Scotty--Kirk, Star Trek
"De plane! De plane!"  (Tattoo, "Fantasy Island")
"I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl ... " (Larry, "Newhart")
"Live long and prosper" (Spock, "Star Trek")
"Mom always liked you best" (Tommy Smothers, "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour")
"Smile, you're on 'Candid Camera' " ("Candid Camera")
"The truth is out there" (Fox Mulder, "The X-Files")

 How many more can we find?

Quote from: Bill Brown on May 20, 2024, 06:54:44 PMI watched the 4th episode of the Disney story. Again I found it to be very interesting. A couple of "Wow I didn't know that!" things. I hope you're still watching Lenn.

For anyone who hasn't seen it but may some day I would recommend you watch episode 4 before episode 3.

Bill

 I did see it Bill and like you, WOW, I didn't know that. And, like you, we wondered why they put last week's episode before this one as the timeline would have been better.

PS-- mI used to have one of those Mickey watches. Wish I still did.       

So my two prime students are really on the ball.

Yes, the pitching rubber is part of the field. If the ball hits the rubber to be a fair ball it must pass 1st or 3rd before going foul. Since it didn't, yes, it is a foul ball.

In the second question, this is a bit trickier. The situation isn't common, as Steve alluded to, but it has happened, white a bit more than one would think.

The key to this is intent, and that is all on the umpire. If, like every other hit, the batter just drops his bat, then the bat is part of the field, and if a ball hits it, it is legal and a live ball. If, in the umpire's judgment, the batter threw his bat and that hit the ball, then the batter would be called out and the play dead. In most cases, the batter will usually drop his bat as he runs towards 1st base. If the ball hits the bat, then it is still alive and the play goes on.

We used to teach in our school, that the best way to see this is if the ball hits the bat, then it is usually unintentional and allow the play to continue. If the bat hits the ball, then we call the batter out and everyone goes back to previous bases. 

 New week funnies

 I sure don't want to hijack this thread but it does seem to be going in a different sort of direction, so here's another little nudge in that direction

https://www.hoodmwr.com/female-weather-reporters/

How we got here, blame our dirty old man Ric.              

 Let'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?

And 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?

 I have told this story several times but since you asked about Admirals, I can add this.

I had a very good friend who passed away a couple of years ago, who was on the USS Missouri when the Japanese surrendered. When he passed, he was one of 4 others who were still alive from that crew. He was a mar one who was assigned to the Missouri and all they did was train for the invasion of Japan.
So what about the Admiral? Since the Missouri was the flagship of the Pacific fleet, Admiral Halsey was its commander and was always on the ship. My friend used to relate stories to me about how Halsey used to come down and play volleyball with the crew. He always inquired about their families and, to my friend, just seemed like a general good guy. The crew loved him for that. They never knew about the bombs dropped on Japan, but at the end of a day in August 1945, Halsey came on the intercom and told all crew to wear their dress uniforms for the next day, they all knew something was up. When they saw McArthur land on the flight deck word was out that the Japanese were going to surrender.
The Missouri was the last ship to return to the USA, maybe 6 months after the war. It was the flagship and it made its way back visiting many other ports. Halsey always let the men have liberty when ver he was able to.

I can't speak of any military genius about him, but as a Admiral, he was well respected by his crew.