Because they watch from about 400 feet, Sox relievers said they used the television for replays, to verify scouting reports of where hitters preferred balls pitched and to see how tight the umpire's strike zone was.
(Officially, the Open prefers "ball person". About one quarter of them are women. The minimum age is 14, and the median age is 18).
Many New Yorkers prefer ball fields and golf courses instead of terrain fit only for strolling and contemplation, said Maura Lout, research director for New Yorkers for Parks, an advocacy group.
If you prefer ball-shaped species, there's the adorable Escobaria vivipara (left), whose entire surface is covered in a lace-like network of fine spines.
One last thought: Peter Crouch looked much better heading crosses from the right flank - maybe because he was up against Dennis Lawrence for crosses from the left, but perhaps he simply prefers balls from the right.
Coe, who preferred playing ball to practicing religion, parted from the Church at his earliest opportunity, when he left home for Willamette University to study math and physics.
ATTERIDGEVILLE, South Africa — As a young boy, Giuseppe Rossi threw a baseball now and then, but he preferred the ball at his feet instead of in his hand.
And then, Alex gave a little whistle of delight and thrust my head to the scope in time to spot a bundle of feathers: the ferruginous pygmy owl, or as I preferred, tennis ball owl, staring directly back at me.
No, it wasn't true that he preferred smooth balls to fluffy ones.
