First quiz answers - I told you these were easy!

By: Ron Bing, Puritas League, Cleveland, Ohio
Date: April 02, 1998 at 20:38

Here are the answers to the first quiz.

The BIG Quiz - #1 (questions may have more than one correct answer)
Degree of difficulty: easy

1. If you are the runner on second base, and the pitcher throws a wild pitch all the way to the
backstop, what should you do?
A. Stay on second
B. Tag up and go to third
* C. Immediately run to third if you think you can make it
D. Nothing, because you cannot advance on a wild
pitch

2. If the coach plays you in a position you do not want, you should
A. Complain
B. Refuse to play
C. Think that the coach does not like you
* D. Play your hardest for the sake of the team

3. On a fly ball to the outfield with two outs, you should
A. Go about ten feet and see if the ball is caught
B. Get back to the base and tag up
* C. Run as soon as the ball is hit
D. It depends on what inning it is and the score

4. If you are the second baseman and a runner is coming, but you do not have the ball, what can
you do to stop him?
A. Pretend you have the ball and make a fake tag on him
B. Block the base with your body
* C. You must allow him access to the bag
D. Call time out

5. When throwing the ball, what must you do each time?
* A. Form three 90? angles with your wrist and ball, forearm
and upper arm, and upper arm and body
* B. Point your front shoulder and elbow (glove side) at your
target
* C. Grip the ball across two of the long seam’s with your
index and middle finger (four seam grip)
D. It does not matter how you grip or throw the ball as long
as you get it there