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An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. An outfielder's duty is to try to catch long fly balls before they hit the ground or to quickly catch or retrieve and return to the infield any other balls entering the outfield. Outfielders normally play behind the six other members of the defense who play in or near the infield.
By convention, each of the nine defensive positions in baseball is numbered. The outfield positions are 7 (left field), 8 (center field) and 9 (right field). These numbers are shorthand designations useful in baseball scorekeeping and are not necessarily the same as the squad numbers worn on player uniforms.
Outfielders named to the MLB All-Century Team are Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Pete Rose, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Ken Griffey Jr..
Players can be characterized as either corner outfielders or a center fielder. Corner outfielders are often slower and have less defensive value than the center fielder. However, there are some important differences between right fielders and left fielders. Right fielders tend to have the best throwing arms of the outfield so they can make the long throw to third base, but often are not as fast as left fielders. Center fielders are generally the fastest and most athletic of the three, because they have to run the farthest in order to field balls in the gaps and back up the other outfielders when balls are hit to them.
The Outfield were an English rock band based in Manchester, England. They had an unusual experience for a British band in that they enjoyed commercial success in the U.S., but never in their homeland. The band began recording during the mid-1980s, and released its first album, Play Deep, in 1985 through Columbia Records. The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200 list and then reached triple platinum in America. The band's single "Your Love" reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as No. 7 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and it became its signature song. It went on to be featured in a number of 80s-themed compilation albums, and over 1,000 covers and remixes by other artists have been released physically and/or online. The other singles "Say It Isn't So" and "Everytime You Cry" also made it into the top 20 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
The band continued to record and tour through the 1980s and then into the early 1990s. While their second album, Bangin', hit the top 20 on the Billboard 200 list and had both singles hit the Top 40 Mainstream Rock chart, the group began losing their popular audience by their third album, Voices of Babylon, in 1989. Drummer Alan Jackman left and, now as a duo, they recorded Diamond Days in 1991. After the disappointing response to their 1992 album Rockeye, which represented a shift towards progressive rock and arena rock, the group essentially disbanded in the 90s. They resumed touring in 1998, and thereafter released two live albums via their website, along with a new studio album, Any Time Now, released by Sidewinder Records in March 2006. In 2009, original drummer Alan Jackman announced he was returning to The Outfield and the band would be recording a new album. The band's latest album, Replay, was released on June 28, 2011 and constituted a comeback to their traditional power pop sound. It produced two No. 1 regional chart hits in "California Sun" and "A Long, Long Time Ago".
The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield, and in association football to players outside the goal.
In both baseball and cricket, fielders in the outfield have more ground to cover, but also more time before the ball reaches them. Catches are most likely to arise from shots that have been 'skied' (in cricket) or 'popped ' (in baseball). If a catch is not possible (for example, the ball has bounced, or is rolling or skidding across the turf) the fielder will attempt to head off, pick up and throw in the ball as quickly as possible to reduce the distance the runners can run and hopefully to effect a run out (cricket) or tag out (baseball).
In cricket, where the ball is far more likely to stay low against the ground than in baseball, the condition of the turf has a major effect on the speed at which the ball travels through the outfield. On a slow outfield the ball decelerates significantly, making fielding easier and batting harder — in particular boundaries are far harder to hit. This usually occurs if the playing surface is uneven or if it is damp from rain or dew. However, on a fast outfield the ball does not decelerate significantly even when rolling along the turf, often racing past the fielders and over the boundary rope. In these circumstances, batsmen find it easier to score runs quickly. Commentators often refer to the ball accelerating to the boundary on fast outfields, but this only physically occurs on grounds with a slope and on which the ball is moving downhill.
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Plot: Devastated by the death of her younger sister, Lily Morel seeks solace at the spiritualist community of Cassadaga. But instead of finding closure, she contacts something else - the vengeful ghost of a murdered young woman. With her life crumbling all-around her, Lily races to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding the woman's death - a task that will bring her face-to-face with a sadistic serial killer known only as "Geppetto".
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Plot: An adaptation of H.G Well's Time Machine for Nickleodon. Tom's scientist father, overwhelmed with grief over the loss of his wife, invents a time machine. He attempts to go in to the future to find a cure that he can take back in time to his wife, so that she might live. He never comes back, only his time machine. So Tom goes into the future to rescue his dad.
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Genres: Documentary, Short, Sport,The Outfield's official music video for 'Your Love'. Click to listen to The Outfield on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/TOSpot?IQid=TOYL As featured on Playing The Field. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/TOUiTunes?IQid=TOYL Google Play: http://smarturl.it/TOYLPlay?IQid=TOYL Amazon: http://smarturl.it/TOPFAm?IQid=TOYL More Great Ultimate Hits Of The Eighties videos here: http://smarturl.it/Ultimate80?IQid=TOYL More from The Outfield Voices Of Babylon: https://youtu.be/XtcCwl_sUWw My Paradise: https://youtu.be/JG6bA5GJ1hc No Surrender: https://youtu.be/fPUg6wcWhTA Follow The Outfield Website: http://www.theoutfield.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Outfield-127763673863/timeline/ Subscribe to The Outfield on YouTube: http://smarturl.it/TOUSub?IQid=TOY...
Thanks for watching! Song: Good Moves - Manic Drive LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more
All clips belong to mlb.com.
I know I probably missed some of your favorite players highlights and I am sorry but it is close to impossible to get all of the amazing catches in one video. Here are a few questions for you guys to answer for me: What are the biggest Gold Glove snubs? Which play was the best? Best Defensive player in the MLB?
Coming Soon - November 10th GIVE IT A THUMPS UP & TWEET ME WITH #TheOutfieldMovie (: Pre-Order it Here- http://full.sc/1LQr1dD
http://kbandstraining.com/baseball-outfield-drill-speed-training/ This drill can help improve outfielders ability to read a fly ball while working to improve their footwork. Head to the link above to learn how many times to complete this drill each and every week to become a better outfielder. First outfielders must take a drop step when the ball is hit over their heads. The drop step is taken with the same leg that the ball is hit to. A small drop step will open the baseball players hips allowing them to accerlerate after the ball. To gain speed the baseball player must then explode off the drop step leg to gain ground and chase down the fly ball. Use Kbands to develop a power full first step. These leg bands have been proven to increase glute and hip strength which will make a more...
Get Educated and Inspired at http://proswingbaseball.com Join Coach Matty Maher as he explains the different groundball situations you may face as an outfielder. You will learn how to field a ball when nobody is on base, what to do when a hard hit ball goes into the gap, and the high risk "do-or-die" play when the game is on the line. Coach Matty will also share the universal MUST that all outfielders have to abide by! This is a video you don't want to miss.
http://www.ebasesloaded.com/ A few good outfield tips from From Mizuno Athlete and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Center Fielder Peter Bourjos.
The Outfield's official music video for 'Your Love'. Click to listen to The Outfield on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/TOSpot?IQid=TOYL As featured on Playing The Field. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/TOUiTunes?IQid=TOYL Google Play: http://smarturl.it/TOYLPlay?IQid=TOYL Amazon: http://smarturl.it/TOPFAm?IQid=TOYL More Great Ultimate Hits Of The Eighties videos here: http://smarturl.it/Ultimate80?IQid=TOYL More from The Outfield Voices Of Babylon: https://youtu.be/XtcCwl_sUWw My Paradise: https://youtu.be/JG6bA5GJ1hc No Surrender: https://youtu.be/fPUg6wcWhTA Follow The Outfield Website: http://www.theoutfield.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Outfield-127763673863/timeline/ Subscribe to The Outfield on YouTube: http://smarturl.it/TOUSub?IQid=TOY...
Thanks for watching! Song: Good Moves - Manic Drive LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more
All clips belong to mlb.com.
I know I probably missed some of your favorite players highlights and I am sorry but it is close to impossible to get all of the amazing catches in one video. Here are a few questions for you guys to answer for me: What are the biggest Gold Glove snubs? Which play was the best? Best Defensive player in the MLB?
Coming Soon - November 10th GIVE IT A THUMPS UP & TWEET ME WITH #TheOutfieldMovie (: Pre-Order it Here- http://full.sc/1LQr1dD
http://kbandstraining.com/baseball-outfield-drill-speed-training/ This drill can help improve outfielders ability to read a fly ball while working to improve their footwork. Head to the link above to learn how many times to complete this drill each and every week to become a better outfielder. First outfielders must take a drop step when the ball is hit over their heads. The drop step is taken with the same leg that the ball is hit to. A small drop step will open the baseball players hips allowing them to accerlerate after the ball. To gain speed the baseball player must then explode off the drop step leg to gain ground and chase down the fly ball. Use Kbands to develop a power full first step. These leg bands have been proven to increase glute and hip strength which will make a more...
Get Educated and Inspired at http://proswingbaseball.com Join Coach Matty Maher as he explains the different groundball situations you may face as an outfielder. You will learn how to field a ball when nobody is on base, what to do when a hard hit ball goes into the gap, and the high risk "do-or-die" play when the game is on the line. Coach Matty will also share the universal MUST that all outfielders have to abide by! This is a video you don't want to miss.
http://www.ebasesloaded.com/ A few good outfield tips from From Mizuno Athlete and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Center Fielder Peter Bourjos.