The only way that Jed Hoyer does not hang up is if the GM on the line is offering great minor league prospects for Adrian. Hoyer worked as the assistant GM for the Red Sox and probably has never had a civil word for Brian Cashman in his life, but if Cashman were offering Phil Hughes, Hoyer...
You were looking at the quarterback on the visiting team. The home team crowd typically makes a lot of noise when the visitors' quarterback is trying to call signals, so he will tell his team that the ball will be snapped on the third leg stamp. The home team quarterback can shut up the crowd...
I played hockey in winters and baseball in spring and summer. Hitting a baseball square up as they were discussing on ESPN tonight is very hard. the ball is round and the bat is round. It is easier to hit a flat puck with a flat stick. Yes, there are 6 guys intent on keeping you from hitting...