"K" for strike out

"K" for strike out - why?

lzeitler

Posted: 17 September 2003 01:42 AM

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Last night while watching the baseball game, the question arose: why does "K" signify a strike out?

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Robearsn

Posted: 17 September 2003 08:31 AM

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Look here for the possible answer. http://web.ask.com/redir?bpg=http://web.ask.com/web?q=why+does+K+stand+for+a+strikeout&o=0&page=1&q=why+does+K+stand+for+a+strikeout&u=http://tm.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=a&uid=24357ff4d4357ff4d&sid=34357ff4d4357ff4d&qid=2C9D2492A179D34183CB95079F230FBA&io=4&sv=za5cb0d88&ask=why+does+K+stand+for+a+strikeout&uip=4357ff4d&en=te&eo=-100&pt=Ask+The+Experts+%7c+BaseballLibrary.com&ac=24&qs=0&pg=1&u=http://www.pubdim.net/baseballlibrary/features/experts/08_30_00.stm&s=a&bu=http://www.pubdim.net/baseballlibrary/features/experts/08_30_00.stm

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Ed Woodard

Posted: 17 September 2003 11:31 AM

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That has got to be the longest url I have ever seen :o :D

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Sitran

Posted: 17 September 2003 01:05 PM

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Robearsn,

You can prevent this s t r e t c h i n g by using the url button and putting an = after the first url and before the ] and inserting it there and then inbetween the opposing ] [ brackets inserting the topic or name of the webpage!

Please!

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uncronopio

Posted: 17 September 2003 01:54 PM

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Some search engines put a lot of rubbish in the URL and use masking of the original URL that should have been:
http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/features/experts/08_30_00.stm

As Sitran mentioned, you can use something like:

Have a look at [url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/features/experts/08_30_00.stm]Baseball library[/url] for the answer. 

which hides the URL and leaves you with: Have a look at Baseball library for the answer.

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Robearsn

Posted: 18 September 2003 08:35 AM

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Thank you. After putting up that last post I was actually going to ask how to do that.

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lzeitler

Posted: 20 November 2003 01:48 AM

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Hello again! Sorry to have been AWOL from my own post for so long. I’m new to this website, and I must confess I asked my first question on impulse and then promptly let it slip my mind, not fully trusting that my query would warrant a response. But you guys came through with flying colors, to use an idiom whose origins I’m sure I could trace in that section. Plus I even got a little URL tutorial that soared over my semi-Luddite head, but at least I got the general idea!

At any rate, I just wanted to thank you for responding to my question. I’ll see you ‘round!

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Tim

Posted: 20 November 2003 05:26 AM

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Uncronopio—so that’s what that little ‘Insert Code’ button is for!

-Tim

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