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    Another Newbie Question- Which Team Bats First

    Thank you so much! This is very helpful. In kindness Thomas
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    Another Newbie Question- Which Team Bats First

    I apologize in advance for my questions, I'm doing research for a book. Here's the scenario. College ball, world series type game. Both teams are considered visitors playing at a large stadium. How do they decide which team bats first if they are both visiting teams (traveled) to that stadium...
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    Who knows the call signs between pitcher and catcher

    Great suggestion, thank you so much. I have talked to a couple local coaches and I've attended several games now. I'm going next weekend to shoot some video and interview the girls on a high school team. I want to learn more about the chatter and the conversations in the dugout. I'm actually...
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    Who knows the call signs between pitcher and catcher

    Thank you so much. I have two team rosters to fill for the book. Please go ahead and send her name and a description and I'll make sure she gets in the book! The book will be in the Ava and Carol Detective Agency books and will be the lead story in the Detective Handbook due out in July...
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    Who knows the call signs between pitcher and catcher

    The series that I'm writing has about 20,000 readers, so I have to do my research :) I average about 40-60 hours of research per book, it comes with the territory. For my cozy mysteries, I actually travel to the location that I'm writing about. When I'm writing pure fiction, I give myself a much...
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    Sign Stealing and Cheating

    Thank you so much!!!
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    Sign Stealing and Cheating

    I'm a complete novice at this, so forgive my ignorance. Here's what I think you're saying. They are using the catcher's positioning to determine whether the ball will be thrown (inside) close to the batter or outside. Is this signal given to the batter, so they know what to expect? Thank you so...
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    Sign Stealing and Cheating

    Do colleges and scouts regularly attend high level travel team games?
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    Sign Stealing and Cheating

    Perfect! Thank you so much. Yes, these are the type of ideas that I need. Very helpful!
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    Who knows the call signs between pitcher and catcher

    Perfect, thank you so much!!
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    Who knows the call signs between pitcher and catcher

    The Ava and Carol Series is for 10-14 year olds, but I have readers from 7 to 80 reading the books. So far we have a readership of about 20,000 kids. I'll make sure that I add Lily as one of the players! I'll let you know when the book is available! Thank you so much for your help.
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    Who knows the call signs between pitcher and catcher

    When the catcher gives the signal to the pitcher, that information will be relayed to the batter somehow. Perhaps a person in the stands, through a banner or poster, or a receiver in the helmet. I'm working on that right now. This is a kids detective book, so I need to come up with creative...
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    Who knows the call signs between pitcher and catcher

    Thank you so much! How old is your daughter? This book is going into the Ava and Carol Detective Agency series. The softball story is going into the Detective Handbook and will discuss sleuthing techniques to solve the mystery. If your daughter would like (since I need a whole roster of players)...
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    Sign Stealing and Cheating

    Brilliant! That's exactly what I was going for! Perfect, thank you so much!!!!!
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    Who knows the call signs between pitcher and catcher

    Thank you so much for your suggestions. The key elements will be. * Very important high-stakes game. * One of the girls on the team is caught stealing and a girl on the other team finds out. The girl that was caught stealing will be kicked off her team if the coach finds out, so she agrees to...
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    Who knows the call signs between pitcher and catcher

    That's good to know, especially having the kids name on the card or the team's name. Pretty sneaky, I appreciate the info!!!! Thanks again, very helpful.
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    Who knows the call signs between pitcher and catcher

    Thank you so much! Yes, I've got great examples now, and everyone has been incredibly helpful. Thank you!
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    Who knows the call signs between pitcher and catcher

    Thank you so much. I was interested, not so much at the field level, but someone intentionally stealing (all) of the signs and then passing them off to another team. Similar to stealing a playbook and handing it over to the competition, right before an important game. Banging on a garbage can is...
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    Who knows the call signs between pitcher and catcher

    This is wonderful! Thank you so much! Looks so complex! Thank you.
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    Who knows the call signs between pitcher and catcher

    Perfect, thank you! So not the entire team, just a few players. Thanks!

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