GOOFS IN 5-11-99 SHOW?

Okay, I just watched last Tuesday's episode again, and I noticed a couple of trivial mistakes. Did anyone else notice, or care to explain? (Possible spoilers ahead)

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1) During the first baseball game, when Chuck Mangione was playing the national anthem, was that Luanne standing with the rest of the Strickland team? She wasn't supposed to have shown up until later, after Peggy realizes that Enrique has a "porcelain hand." Editing error, perhaps?

2) All of the jerseys for the Strickland team were wrong! Well, for the men, at least. They (the jerseys) were all right-over-left, which would make them women's jerseys. Men's shirts button left-over-right, unlike how they were portrayed in the episode. What gives? Is this another one of Thatherton's schemes? Why didn't Dale pick up on this? Or is he keeping a low profile, assuming that if his realization of the shirt problem goes public, his life would be in danger? Hmmm...

tpe "You don't know Jack Smith about pitching!"

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] Okay, I just watched last Tuesday's episode again, and I noticed a ] couple of trivial mistakes. Did anyone else notice, or care to explain? ] (Possible spoilers ahead) ] ] S ] ] P ] ] O ] ] I ] ] L ] ] E ] ] R ] ] ] ] S ] ] P ] ] A ] ] C ] ] E ] ] 1) During the first baseball game, when Chuck Mangione was playing the ] national anthem, was that Luanne standing with the rest of the ] Strickland team? She wasn't supposed to have shown up until later, ] after Peggy realizes that Enrique has a "porcelain hand." Editing ] error, perhaps?

Yeah, that was her on the right end. My take was that she was on the team as a family member, but not yet catcher until after Buck had his "infarction" while trying to run down Dale after the bunt in practice and after Buck "fired" Enrique to make room for Luanne.

] 2) All of the jerseys for the Strickland team were wrong! Well, for ] the men, at least. They (the jerseys) were all right-over-left, which ] would make them women's jerseys. Men's shirts button left-over-right, ] unlike how they were portrayed in the episode. What gives? Is this ] another one of Thatherton's schemes? Why didn't Dale pick up on this? ] Or is he keeping a low profile, assuming that if his realization of the ] shirt problem goes public, his life would be in danger? Hmmm...

I clean missed that one. Some kind of feminist plot, I'd guess.

] "You don't know Jack Smith about pitching!"

Good quote. Was "Thatherton!" being used as an expletive on the show? Once by Hank in the restaurant, once by Peggy behind the bleachers, and once by Bobby in the kitchen with his mouth full of cookies. In each case Thatherton himself had been talking or was being discussed, so I couldn't tell if it was just a remark of contempt for him or if "Thatherton" now means "Smith".

"[email] (R J Valentine)" wants to know: << Was "Thatherton!" being used as an expletive on the show? Once by Hank in the restaurant, once by Peggy behind the bleachers, and once by Bobby in the kitchen with his mouth full of cookies. In each case Thatherton himself had been talking or was being discussed, so I couldn't tell if it was just a remark of contempt for him or if "Thatherton" now means "Smith". >>

I'm guessing that "Thatherton!" is going to be the equivalent of "Newman!" from Seinfeld. It seems to follow the same pattern. Cursing that person's name after hearing something they said, or realizing something they did.

I'd probably start using it myself (as I've started using "I tell you what" and "Dang ol'... "), but "Thatherton!" doesn't quite roll off the tongue as easily as "Newman!" ;)

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PS: Another goof I forgot about (but you mentioned in another thread) was Connie being in last year's yearbook as "Connie Soup." Perhaps she was merely referring to her previous school's yearbook, which she had showed to Bobby at some point? Did Connie indicate that it was a yearbook from Tom Landry Middle School? Hmmm...

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] PS: Another goof I forgot about (but you mentioned in another thread) ] was Connie being in last year's yearbook as "Connie Soup." Perhaps she ] was merely referring to her previous school's yearbook, which she had ] showed to Bobby at some point? Did Connie indicate that it was a ] yearbook from Tom Landry Middle School? Hmmm...

That was my impression, but she didn't specify. Of course I (heh heh) Could Be Wrong (tm).

Moving right along to the play that got Hank thrown out of the game, I don't have much control over the freeze frame, but it appeared to me that the ball was traveling about twice as fast as the runner (though in real life I'd guess three to five times as fast). In the last frame I could isolate, the ball was about a foot away from Hank's foot and the sliding runner's foot was about a foot away from first base, both heading in. In the next frame I could isolate, the ball was in Hank's glove, and the foot was on the home-plate side of first base, apparently not even touching it, but let's give him the benefit of the doubt. Hank had at least one foot on first base the whole time. Some time later, Hank reached over and tagged the guy with his glove. My impression of the rules is that Hank didn't have to tag the runner at all, and the instant the ball was in his glove with his foot on the base after the fly was caught and the runner was still off base, the runner was out. Is that right?

(Now is when we can use the expertise of those people who thought baseball was worth pre-empting a season premiere of _King of the Hill_ for.)

A separate issue is that Boomhauer the umpire called the runner safe, and I assume that the umpire's call stands (even though it looked to me that he was out by milliseconds). Is that right?

Well, since nitpicked about the rules in another post, I'll try to answer these rules questions.

For the first question: Yes, you're right. Hank does not have to tag the runner only the base. Should have been an out.

For the second question: Yes and no. The call should stand, unless the umpire requests the opinion of another ump that may have had a better view of the play. But since it appeared that Boomhauer was the only ump there..... Also, this is a judgement call and can not be agued, unlike a rules interprtation call. Boomhauer was right to toss Hank

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