Stuff I've always wondered about:

1] Why don't the SS and the 2B swop positions for Left hand hitters?

2] Why aren't there switch pitchers?

3] Why do baseball players wear gloves? A cricket ball is much heavier than a Baseball and Cricket fielders don't wear gloves, they also make catches with either or both hands?

4] Why are there short stops, all the other positions make sense and have meaningful and descriptive names, Short stop seems to be the odd one out?

5] Why is it called a home run?

6] Why Rookie?

7] Who calls an Infield fly, when and why?

I'm sure there are more, but thats all I can think of at tne moment.

I've been visiting AN daily for several years, and I've always enjoyed, although not necessarily agreed with much of the content, but this season all has seemed to change.

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