When did a run become a pull and not a pass?

[none]

The motorcycle jump was a different episode. He really did "Jump the Shark" here it is.

Alan

 

[Sandman]

Yes, I hear that often on baseball broadcasts. The announcers work it into the game. Here in Philly, the color man is the announcer who explains the different pitches and how they are thrown. They also explain base-running and hitting and what the statistics mean during the broadcast. Anyone who watches baseball knows all about hitting and launch angles because the announcers talk about it.

Ever listen to the announcers while you are watching an NFL game? The announcers often explain what the players are doing. I was not a Tom Brady fan, but as an announcer this year, he explained how the play developed, what each player was supposed to do, and why a play worked or did not work.

I used to listen to baseball a lot a few years ago and not once heard pitches explained during the broadcast. I did hear plenty of that on the MLB Network, which has a show intended to break down the subtleties of a play, having guests on like Josh Donaldson to explain his batting swing with the ultra-high leg motion, or whatever. But to hear an announcer explain what a funny car is repeatedly, what a holeshot is several times per show or whatever is like nails on a chalkboard to me. I love drag racing, but I'll take under-explaining any day of the week. Watch an old show with Steve Evans, Bob Frey or Mike Dunn and see if you prefer hearing that carbon fiber bodies are made from fibers of carbon or hear the emotional description of racing.

 

[mick]

full pull, lap, pass, and run all heard by announcers today during live feed @ gainesville b. gators

 

[z28]

full pull, lap, pass, and run all heard by announcers today during live feed @ gainesville b. gators

take your pick

 

[Jim]

I used to listen to baseball a lot a few years ago and not once heard pitches explained during the broadcast.

You should listen to a Phillies game. When John Kruk is the color man, he explains every hit, what the pitch was, how the pitch moves, what the batter was trying to do and why it was or was not a good at bat. The other color men they have also explain fielding plays and why the field made a good play or what they could have done differently.

 

[Jim]

So it seems, jumping the shark didn't actually amount to jumping the shark.

Who do you think you are to destroy a good legend?

 

[nwspeedshots]

The motorcycle jump was a different episode. He really did "Jump the Shark" here it is.

Alan

Yes; of course. I mixed up the episodes, but not the sentiment.

 

[mick]

You should listen to a Phillies game. When John Kruk is the color man, he explains every hit, what the pitch was, how the pitch moves, what the batter was trying to do and why it was or was not a good at bat. The other color men they have also explain fielding plays and why the field made a good play or what they could have done differently.

jim, i spent years almost enjoying october baseball; then having nuances explained.
no running time clock. the subtleties of the game are endless.

 

[65 Goatboy]

So now this is a baseball thread?!!

 

[GumbyWVU]

So at the risk of being stoned by the crowd (or resembling a very bad stand-up routine at the open mic night), where did the "drag" come into describing our beloved type of racing? What are they dragging?

 

[Cliff]

Lotsa stories about the "drag" part. Some say one person says to the other, drag that hunk of iron out & lets race. Another would be that drag racing was from the street. 2 cars would race until one was clearly faster. Sometimes they had to "drag out the race" for 1/2 mile or more. Those are just 2 versions I heard. Always wondered why sport wasn't called "acceleration racing". It was already called drag racing in 1951, so name came from "back when". Also heard that the length, 1/4 mile, came from the dry lakes. They would accelerate for a mile or so, then enter a 1/4 mile speed trap. Clocked the time it took to go thru the 1/4 mile and converted to MPH. I think it was the average speed. Enter the traps at 100 MPH, come out at 102 MPH, so average was 101. That is what I heard, anyway.

 

[Fireball]

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[Cliff]

Thanks Richard. That's as good an explanation as I've heard.

 

[none]

I've always heard (and believed) that it was a combination of two things. The one already mentioned
"Drag it out here and let's race."

The other is the place where many or most of the racing was done on the the best road in town aka the Main Drag and often even the traffic lights would be used to start.
"Meet me on the Main Drag and we'll race."

Alan

 

[LoPony]

I've always heard (and believed) that it was a combination of two things. The one already mentioned
"Drag it out here and let's race."

The other is the place where many or most of the racing was done on the the best road in town aka the Main Drag and often even the traffic lights would be used to start.
"Meet me on the Main Drag and we'll race."

Alan

I like the second scenario a lot. People could make “passes down the main drag“. No pulls necessary.

Let’s save the pulls for the dyno.

 

[stitcherbob]

So..... not to jump the shar.... I mean on the bandwagon.....

Why is it called "nosed over"?

 

[M Jones]

So..... not to jump the shar.... I mean on the bandwagon.....

Why is it called "nosed over"?

My guess is when you lose horsepower under acceleration the nose of your car drops over front tires

 

[LoPony]

My guess is when you lose horsepower under acceleration the nose of your car drops over

That’s exactly right. At least that’s how I always interpreted it.

 

[stitcherbob]

I checked Google, Jeg’s site and the NHRA site who both have drag racing slang lists and nobody has “nosed over” or where it originated

 

[cknight]

I checked Google, Jeg’s site and the NHRA site who both have drag racing slang lists and nobody has “nosed over” or where it originated

I heard that as you slowed (decellerated), the negative G's leaned you forward, causing your nose to go down.