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Generalized use of mid-

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Friday, 2 December 2011, at 5:16 p.m.

In Response To: Generalized use of mid- (Mr Majestyk)

No I haven't, that's clever. I guess we'll ignore that (its synonym) "turn" comes around the midpoint. :)

There is an argument for numbering the four quadrants (or boards) the opposite way: Starting with the back quadrant: first base, second base, third base, home. This scheme doesn't mesh well with "outfield," and checkers never travel directly from home to first base (unless a hit takes place, hmm...), but perhaps all analogies comparing baseball to backgammon are flawed.

Nack

Messages In This Thread

• Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
  Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 29 November 2011, at 9:39 p.m.
  • Four-quadrant numbering
    Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 29 November 2011, at 10:54 p.m.
    • Four-quadrant numbering
      David Rennie -- Tuesday, 29 November 2011, at 11:50 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 4:35 a.m.
    • +1
      Christian Munk-Christensen -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 11:50 a.m.
      • +1
        Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 4:09 p.m.
        • +1
          christian munk-christensen -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 4:45 p.m.
          • +1
            Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 5:02 p.m.
            • +1
              Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:19 p.m.
              • +1
                Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 8:57 p.m.
          • +1
            Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 5:51 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 4:02 p.m.
      • Baseball terms, cont'd
        mamabear -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 10:18 p.m.
        • Baseball terms, cont'd
          Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 10:29 p.m.
        • Baseball terms, cont'd
          Strato -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 1:08 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:20 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:57 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Strato -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 5:36 a.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      TarHeelFan -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 9:03 a.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Strato -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 1:36 p.m.
        • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
          TarHeelFan -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 5:42 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 8:45 a.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      svilo -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 8:54 a.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Mr Majestyk -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 2:09 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 4:14 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:18 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:48 p.m.
        • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
          Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 7:15 p.m.
          • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
            Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 8:31 p.m.
            • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
              Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 9:14 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Strato -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 1:03 p.m.
        • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
          Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 2:45 p.m.
          • Definition of board
            Tom Keith -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 3:48 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    christian munk-christensen -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 4:49 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 5:06 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        christian munk-christensen -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 7:36 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Strato -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 12:57 p.m.
        • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
          Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 3:02 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 5:03 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 5:15 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:02 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:54 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 7:32 p.m.
        • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
          Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 8:28 p.m.
      • +1 orchard
        svilo -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 7:53 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      David Rockwell -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 7:23 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 8:33 p.m.
        • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
          David Rockwell -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 1:04 a.m.
          • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
            Bob Koca -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 1:15 a.m.
            • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
              Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 7:08 a.m.
              • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
                kruidenbuiltje -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 7:48 a.m.
              • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
                Stick -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 11:59 a.m.
                • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
                  Strato -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 12:46 p.m.
              • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
                Neil Robins -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 2:02 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 2:00 a.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 2:51 a.m.
  • Upper and Lower Outer Boards
    mamabear -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 10:23 p.m.
    • Upper and Lower Outer Boards
      Stick -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 10:28 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Stein Kulseth -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 6:47 p.m.
  • An Analogy to Football
    Taper_Mike -- Friday, 2 December 2011, at 12:22 p.m.
    • Generalized use of mid-
      Nack Ballard -- Friday, 2 December 2011, at 2:15 p.m.
      • Generalized use of mid-
        Mr Majestyk -- Friday, 2 December 2011, at 3:03 p.m.
        • Generalized use of mid-
          Nack Ballard -- Friday, 2 December 2011, at 5:16 p.m.
  • archaisms
    Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 2 December 2011, at 6:31 p.m.
    • archaisms
      Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 3 December 2011, at 12:17 a.m.
      • archaisms
        Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 3 December 2011, at 1:34 a.m.
        • archaisms
          Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 3 December 2011, at 9:11 a.m.