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the 'sign language' during the last game......


were they using real signs, and if so, does anybody know what they "translated" into? just curious.

Wolverine: Hey hey, it's me.
Cyclops: Prove it.
Wolverine: You're a dick.
Cyclops: Ok.

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It's not sign language...

In baseball, coaches and players memorize a series of gestures that translate into different plays to do

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Take the scene at the end when the third base coach touches his left arm a few times, then the corners of the brim of his hat, then his chest, stomach, thigh, and legs. Of those more than a dozen signs, only one has any meaning, say touching the left side of his hat. The rest are only to keep the opponents from stealing their signs. Also, the signs from the manager to the 3rd base coach might be different from the ones that the 3rd base coach gives to the runners.

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You forgot possible indicator.

My oddest flaw, Hays doesn't try to steal on the first pitch, but he does so on the 2nd pitch. Odds are the sign was a bunt and run, they could always anticipate him throwing at him the first time, they do go i ndeatail about his record for hits batsmen.

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yes, one must always remember the indicator.



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Those signs were a hell of an idea.

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Actually, two would mean something. The indicator and the play.

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