Too much Baseball Jargon in the last episode.
Livan takes the six by two to make a home back flip. Then Ginny comes in sideways to pitch the ump to the six finger cutter. Mike Lwason now in the bullpen pulls two drops and a fast one before he homeruns in the seventh inning and hit the groundball to the bases-loaded jam.
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shareLivan takes the six by two to make a home back flip. Then Ginny comes in sideways to pitch the ump to the six finger cutter. Mike Lwason now in the bullpen pulls two drops and a fast one before he homeruns in the seventh inning and hit the groundball to the bases-loaded jam.
Did someone actually say this on the show?
Maybe he was responding sarcastically to someone who was complaining about the jargon?
Again, it's difficult to know when someone is being sarcastic if you don't know the speaker.
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No. The OP is exaggerating to prove the point that there is too much baseball jargon on a show about baseball.
I guess they should dumb it down and say things like "The guy in the grassy area caught the ball...
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Generally I agree if it is too much.
I watched the latest episode of "Secret and Lies" and two of characters said:
- He opened a $12 million line of credit and leveraged it against an S.E.G. fund.
- That's fraud.
- I know, I know. Our idiot brother committed a felony buying houses.
I don't even know what S.E.G. is! It is clear what he did was a crime though.
In that sense I agree with you. But I disagree on using something only as a plot device without any credibility. I hate the "hackers" who can penetrate ANY system, camera or government agency and give a "magical: solution to otherwise impossible tasks
Have you read my review on "Pure Genius"? I really hate the mambo-jumbo medicine which is there only to produce cheap sentiments.
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I get what you're saying now. I guess it's a difficult balance. If they make it too simple, lifelong baseball fans like me would be unhappy. If they make it too complicated, they might miss an opportunity to draw in new fans. I see the same thing with military movies. I served in the Navy for 24 years, so I nit-pick the crap out of those movies. If I really think about it, though, they have to appeal to a civilian audience to be successful.
shareNo UncleRob there's no hint of sarcasm in the post and being that it's a new topic it's not replying. With that said I'm a baseball fan and original post isn't anywhere close to anything said in the show or anyone would say in real life. The baseball talk on the show is kept very minimal and is very clear and obvious.
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Well it's a show about a baseball player, What were you expecting ?? That's like saying Blu Bloods had to much cop talk in it. Or Bones had to much medical talk in it !!
shareThe only time they used too much baseball jargon (but it was on purpose) was when Mike was doing the All Star Gait his first me as a guest commentator for ESPN. I've been a fan for over 40 years and some of the stuff Mike said the first time around went right by me.
One thing they missed was when Levon it his first major league homer in his first at bat. Dick Enberg said it was the 6th Inning when he had his first at bat. Not possible!!! He would've been batting 4,5, or 6 and hit it in the 2nd inning. The only way it's technically possible is if Levon walked in his first 2 at bats. But Dick Enberg specifically said that it was his first major league at bat. They should've checked that one a bit closer.