tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post5866935593693165840..comments2024-03-28T12:23:20.826-07:00Comments on Sons of Steve Garvey: Around the HornSteve Saxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-17119991226923255072009-07-22T14:13:00.800-07:002009-07-22T14:13:00.800-07:00Thanks to everybody who responded. This has been ...Thanks to everybody who responded. This has been very educational for me.Orelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01136247489970851448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-81493622615659543292009-07-22T12:07:13.917-07:002009-07-22T12:07:13.917-07:00I think that you are misusing the term "aroun...I think that you are misusing the term "around the horn". In my baseball education, "around the horn" is a double play started at 3rd (3rd to 2nd to 1st). This was also something we used to do at baseball practice when taking infield: the coach would drop a bunt down and yell "around the horn!" and the catcher would throw to 3rd, 3B throwns to 2B, 2B throws to 1B and then 1B back to the catcher. <br /><br />When a routine ground out is made, the players "throw it around" beginning with the 1st baseman throwing to short, short flipping to 2nd as the 3rd baseman takes a couple of steps in toward the mound to toss the ball back to the pitcher. On a strike out the catcher throws down to 3rd, 3B throws to 2B, 2B flips to short as the 1B takes a few steps toward the mound to give the ball back to the pitcher. <br /><br />That's how I did things in little league, I never pay attention to what they do in the bigs other than notice when the catcher throws down to 3rd after a K with nobody on. <br /><br />That was really long. Sorry. Go Doyers.Wesley Ventohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525248216767335375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-3556284165021630442009-07-22T11:08:25.926-07:002009-07-22T11:08:25.926-07:00Mr Customer, fair point. Around the horns that in...Mr Customer, fair point. Around the horns that included me usually ended up in the loge section.<br /><br />And don't get me started on Mackey Sasser.Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-55109023724772111952009-07-22T10:59:41.910-07:002009-07-22T10:59:41.910-07:00I read somewhere that it's a practice to keep ...I read somewhere that it's a practice to keep the infielder's arms warm. <br /><br />That doesn't explain why the 1st doesn't get a touch, but I've always assumed that it's because he gets a lot of touches recording outs.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451199428582033589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-45054569188604096742009-07-22T10:42:32.549-07:002009-07-22T10:42:32.549-07:00Around the horn is a "bases empty strikeout&q...Around the horn is a "bases empty strikeout" situation. Sometimes teams go around the horn on an easy play to first with the bases empty, but why the first baseman is skipped... I have no idea, maybe he gets enough touches anyway, so they just skip him... yeah, great baseball fodder talk anyway.Dusto_Magnificohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802504342465570442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-36433452414678043252009-07-22T10:35:56.950-07:002009-07-22T10:35:56.950-07:00I think that only started after Pedro Guerrero pla...I think that only started after Pedro Guerrero played 3rd... Because they wanted to give him and Sax some extra practice...DanGarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173242017386727684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-39222122988609632842009-07-22T09:10:22.902-07:002009-07-22T09:10:22.902-07:00"With EK at first base, any errant throw knee..."With EK at first base, any errant throw knee-high or lower might lead to a two-base error."<br /><br />Says Steve Sax with no small amount of irony.Nostradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658184241218765280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-79431264062174384432009-07-22T09:03:39.652-07:002009-07-22T09:03:39.652-07:00The around the horn thing, and its quirks and perm...The around the horn thing, and its quirks and permutations, intrigues me. I'd like for Ken Burns to do a 12-part series on the subject.Kyle Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074411479856389109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-3279865850415692962009-07-22T08:57:39.718-07:002009-07-22T08:57:39.718-07:00With EK at first base, any errant throw knee-high ...With EK at first base, any errant throw knee-high or lower might lead to a two-base error.<br /><br />With Loney, we should be okay.Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-82231793243680833412009-07-22T08:42:41.393-07:002009-07-22T08:42:41.393-07:00You will notice that with some catchers, when a ri...You will notice that with some catchers, when a right hander strikes out, the horn starts at first base.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087334744280116835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-17035826393414850372009-07-22T07:58:22.371-07:002009-07-22T07:58:22.371-07:00The best I can figure is:
It goes "guy who m...The best I can figure is:<br /><br />It goes "guy who made the out" to 2nd to short to 3rd. So if the out is at first, the first baseman would be involved. On a strikeout, it goes catcher to 2nd to short to 3rd.<br /><br />(I could just be making this all up.)Josh S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06838578298386299922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-48250628250359665132009-07-22T07:45:22.711-07:002009-07-22T07:45:22.711-07:00Probably because he'd throw the ball into left...Probably because he'd throw the ball into left field and delay the game.<br />vr, XeiXeifrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904090174534262598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-38882055366598923312009-07-22T07:42:08.532-07:002009-07-22T07:42:08.532-07:00I was at the Cardinals-D'backs game this past ...I was at the Cardinals-D'backs game this past weekend with my wife's family and, being a former first baseman, was ranting about that same thing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983978339427510808noreply@blogger.com