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Quiz from my baseball class

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The date of birth, signing date, and statistics from the previous year are insightful because?

 

A. Birthdate is an important indicator of a prospects status

B. Signing dates inform you of who will be six-year free agents at the end of the season

C. They are not that insightful; having the height, weight, throwing arm, batting side, position and draft round are better at indicating talent level

D. A&C

 

Which of the following overshadows all other reasons determining a players draft status?

 

A. Current and projected health

B. Psychological make-up

C. Simple mathematics

D. Underexposure to the scouting community

 

The consensus is it takes 3-5 years to become a good scout

 

True

False

 

What makes power hitters so valuable

 

A. They hit mistake pitches a very long way

B. They serve as a protector for pure hitters

C. They make pitchers think about there pitches, thereby forcing errors

D. All of the above, with the understanding that A is most important

 

Which of the following about the "Supervisor" role is true?

 

A. The biggest step for a scout is to go from area scout to supervisor

B. The supervisors job is to see all of the players that the are scouts report as prospects

C. Supervisors generally cover 1/3 of the country

D. All of the above

E. A & B only

 

Which of the following about organizational players is not true?

 

A. These players are instrumental in the success of the minor league baseball concept

B. Crash Davis played by Kevin Costner in "Bull Durham" is a good example of an organizational player

C. Organizational players protect the young prospects

D. All of the above are true

 

Weeding out athletes from pretenders can be difficult, which of the following are signs of an athlete, not a pretender?

 

A. Fluid, graceful movements

B. Conscious quickening of body movements

C. Rehearsed quickness

D. Slow feet

 

Pre-game batting practice is important because?

 

A. An impressive batting display is a good indicator of a players hitting ability

B. It offers the best time to see a player's raw power

C. Numerous swings allow you to break down the hitters body parts during the swing

D. All of the above are true

E. B & C only

 

Which of the following is important in becoming a successful scout?

 

A. Having major league playing experience

B. Being a very observant and astute fan

C. Good instincts

D. All of the above

E. A & C

1 D (figuring it means a and b)

2 B

3 False

4 D

5 D

6 C

7 A

8 E

9 B

 

 

If I got more than 2 I will be happy.

 

PM the grade coach :D

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where do you go to school that has a baseball class???..cause thats pretty awesome! :)

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its an online class that I am taking right now...

 

link

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1 D (figuring it means a and b)

2 B

3 False

4 D

5 D

6 C

7 A

8 E

9 B

 

 

If I got more than 2 I will be happy.

 

PM the grade coach :D

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it means A & C

1 D (figuring it means a and b)

2 B

3 False

4 D

5 D

6 C

7 A

8 E

9 B

 

 

If I got more than 2 I will be happy.

 

PM the grade coach :D

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it means A & C

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Then change my answer to B.

Sweet, Ramp PM'ed me the answers after I posted... I got 4 of 9 right, lol.

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I did too.

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The Fan got 6

 

he is the current champ

 

*awards championship belt*

B

D

True

A

E

A

A

E

B

 

I have a feeling that I went through them way too quickly, but I am kind of in a rush, and I such at multiple choice.

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