I’m an English teacher in Japan. Every week I draw a famous play for my students to explain.
December 24, 2024
As usual I want you all to tell me which play it is.
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Well the only reason for a solo homer in the fifth to be famous might be a milestone HR for a famous player? OR ELSE this is a children’s book.
My first thought was “a drive into deep left field by Castellanos” but it’s the wrong score and maybe not something you’d be telling children about anyway…
This is from when announcer Mike Blowers predicted before a game that Matt Tuiasosopo would hit his first big league home run into the second deck in left-center field on a 3-1 fastball from Brian Tallet during his second at bat of the night.
Is this the Bartolo home run?
Make ‘em do the Baez play you cowards!
Is this when Mike Blowers called a 3-1 homer way before the guy hit his first career homerun? I forgot the batter’s name but this is Mariners vs Blue Jays (forgot the year)
Edit: Matt Tuiasosopo (what a name) second deck homer on a 3-1 count. Mariners vs Blue Jays on 9/27/04.
“Fly fly fly away, I don’t believe it!”
Do Shane Victorino’s grand slam in Game 6 of the 2013 ALCS
Ohhh that kind of play….meanwhile I’m wracking my brain trying to remember a baseball themed Broadway production here
Here I was reading “What’s the call?” like an umpire and saying – well that one’s so easy I don’t even think Angel Hernandez could mess it up.
If you wanna get real weird with it do a crazy “play” like when Clemens threw half a bat at Piazza in the world series 😅
Please do Barto’s home run in Petco Park!
This is a great “teacher” activity, good creativity,
I know it was already answered and the score doesn’t match but all I could think of was “…a drive into deep left field by Castellanos”
Homerun. Duh.
I misread it and was thinking “When did the Dodgers play a team called the Otters???” 😄
Is the final exam explaining what a balk is?
Ooh I’m also an English teacher in Japan. When I tell my kids that I was am umpire in the States for 13 years, they’ll be super surprised(especailly cause theyve never heard of a female umpire), and we’ll always have a couple boys quietly mimicking “out” and “safe” calls to their friends.
I’ll always call on them to stand up and do it for everyone, then encourage them to do it louder again. Then, get another kid to try their best. Cap it off with me going all out as loud as I’d be for a close call in a serious game, with the proper body language and all.
Those kids can be a blast, especially when it’s stuff they are already at least somewhat knowledgeable about.
Bobby Witt Jr sails one over the left field wall of Kaufman Stadium!!!
This is so fun, I love it!
Is this a piece of paper with a field and players, then a clear piece of material on top which can have different plays drawn on?
Or is it just the Flowers call play?
Again, love it. Happen to be considering TEFL and this just seems so fun.
The Badgers won, right? Those stinkin’ Otters…
Signed, a Cheesehead
At first I thought it was The Sandlot.
You should do Roberto Clemente’s 3000th hit.
How in tune with American baseball are these kids?
Was in Japan earlier this month and anyone wearing a cap had an MLB team on it
25 comments
Well the only reason for a solo homer in the fifth to be famous might be a milestone HR for a famous player? OR ELSE this is a children’s book.
My first thought was “a drive into deep left field by Castellanos” but it’s the wrong score and maybe not something you’d be telling children about anyway…
This is from when announcer Mike Blowers predicted before a game that Matt Tuiasosopo would hit his first big league home run into the second deck in left-center field on a 3-1 fastball from Brian Tallet during his second at bat of the night.
Is this the Bartolo home run?
Make ‘em do the Baez play you cowards!
Is this when Mike Blowers called a 3-1 homer way before the guy hit his first career homerun? I forgot the batter’s name but this is Mariners vs Blue Jays (forgot the year)
Edit: Matt Tuiasosopo (what a name) second deck homer on a 3-1 count. Mariners vs Blue Jays on 9/27/04.
“Fly fly fly away, I don’t believe it!”
Do Shane Victorino’s grand slam in Game 6 of the 2013 ALCS
Ohhh that kind of play….meanwhile I’m wracking my brain trying to remember a baseball themed Broadway production here
Here I was reading “What’s the call?” like an umpire and saying – well that one’s so easy I don’t even think Angel Hernandez could mess it up.
If you wanna get real weird with it do a crazy “play” like when Clemens threw half a bat at Piazza in the world series 😅
Please do Barto’s home run in Petco Park!
This is a great “teacher” activity, good creativity,
I know it was already answered and the score doesn’t match but all I could think of was “…a drive into deep left field by Castellanos”
Homerun. Duh.
I misread it and was thinking “When did the Dodgers play a team called the Otters???” 😄
Is the final exam explaining what a balk is?
Ooh I’m also an English teacher in Japan. When I tell my kids that I was am umpire in the States for 13 years, they’ll be super surprised(especailly cause theyve never heard of a female umpire), and we’ll always have a couple boys quietly mimicking “out” and “safe” calls to their friends.
I’ll always call on them to stand up and do it for everyone, then encourage them to do it louder again. Then, get another kid to try their best. Cap it off with me going all out as loud as I’d be for a close call in a serious game, with the proper body language and all.
Those kids can be a blast, especially when it’s stuff they are already at least somewhat knowledgeable about.
Bobby Witt Jr sails one over the left field wall of Kaufman Stadium!!!
This is so fun, I love it!
Is this a piece of paper with a field and players, then a clear piece of material on top which can have different plays drawn on?
Or is it just the Flowers call play?
Again, love it. Happen to be considering TEFL and this just seems so fun.
The Badgers won, right? Those stinkin’ Otters…
Signed, a Cheesehead
At first I thought it was The Sandlot.
You should do Roberto Clemente’s 3000th hit.
How in tune with American baseball are these kids?
Was in Japan earlier this month and anyone wearing a cap had an MLB team on it
Could be mean to your students and have them explain [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-6ujbLknUc).
I don’t think anyone can, tbh.