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  Force play - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A forced runner also may be tagged out in the usual fashion as well; such a tag is still considered a force play if the tag is made before the runner reaches his force base.
Any play on the batter-runner before he reaches first base is the same as a force play, though the rules technically do not include this in the definition of a force play.
An appeal play may also be a force play; for example, with runners on first and third bases and two out, the batter gets a hit but the runner from first misses second base on the way to third.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Force_play   (459 words)

  
 Force play slide rule
Once we examine FED 8-4-2b, the force play slide rule, and FED 2-32-1, 2 and exception, the definition of a slide, it’s easier to understand the rule.
And on a force play at any base, the runner has to slide on the ground in a direct line between the two bases.
Because it is a force play, the runner must slide in a direct between the bases.
www.umpire.org /writers/force.html   (1539 words)

  
 Softball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The size of the ball varies according to the classification of play; the permitted circumferences in international play are 12 in (30 cm) and 11 in (28 cm).
However, in advance play a highly-skilled pitcher may deliberately pitch a ball outside the strike zone if she believes the batter is likely to swing.
It is played by both genders socially as well as competitively, and was an Olympic sport for women from 1996 until the IOC removed baseball and softball from their list of Olympic sports in 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Softball   (4876 words)

  
 force, forced, forcing, forces- WordWeb dictionary definition
"may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"
A putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
www.wordwebonline.com /en/FORCE   (274 words)

  
 force. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
To gain by the use of force or coercion: force a confession.
force, compel, coerce, constrain, oblige, obligate These verbs mean to cause a person or thing to follow a prescribed or dictated course.
Force, the most general, usually implies the exertion of physical power or the operation of circumstances that permit no options: Tear gas forced the fugitives out of their hiding place.
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 fUSION Anomaly. The Force
Force, the most general, usually implies the exertion of strength, especially physical power, or the operation of circumstances that permit no alternative to compliance: Tear gas forced the fugitives out of their hiding place.
Obligate applies when force is exerted by the terms of a legal contract or promise or by the dictates of one's conscience or sense of propriety: I am obligated to repay the loan.
In the METRIC SYSTEM forces are measured in such units as the dyne (cgs system) and the newton (mks system), which cause accelerations of, respectively, 1 cm/sec2 on a 1-gram mass and 1 m/sec2 on a 1-kg mass.
fusionanomaly.net /force.html   (1879 words)

  
 VoyagerEliteForce.com - Voyager: Elite Force FAQ
Single Player: The single player game allows you, the player, to play Alexander(or Alexandria) Munro, 2nd in command of the Hazard Team, which was formed by Lt. Commander Tuvok to handle extreme situations that Voyager and her crew may encounter.
Voyager: Elite Force for the Mac was developed by Westlake Interactive and published by Aspyr Media.
Voyager: Elite Force for the Playstation2 was developed by Pipedream Interactive and published by Majesco.
www.voyagereliteforce.com /veffaq.php   (3559 words)

  
 VG-Force.com - Quality Gaming Coverage Since 2002
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down is loosely based upon a peacekeeping operation headed up by the United States that took place in the early 1990’s.
In conclusion, Delta Force: Black Hawk Down should be avoided by all who wish to enjoy a First Person Shooter with innovative gameplay, a crazy cool storyline, and features that could kick your grandma’s butt.
The only people I could see playing Delta Force are those who really enjoy Military shooters; even those people might find Delta Force to be lacking a certain punch that it needed to compete in a world full of shooters like Halo 2 and Rainbow Six.
www.vg-force.com /index.php?page=article.php&id=793   (805 words)

  
 Pursuit Force Q&A - PSP News at GameSpot
Released in Europe earlier this month and only today confirmed for North American release in spring 2006, Pursuit Force is a PSP-exclusive action game in which you'll assume the role of a young police officer tasked with taking down five notorious gangs in and around Capital City.
Ryan Hamlyn: Pursuit Force is a special unit of the police force, formed in response to the uncontrollable gang activities in the state and given the charge to bring peace back to the streets by any means necessary.
You play as a rookie cop in this newly formed unit and are given a series of cases to solve, where you will bring your own brand of justice to these highly dangerous gangs.
www.gamespot.com /psp/driving/pursuitforce/news.html?sid=6140531   (1024 words)

  
 Shining Force NEO E3 2005 Hands-On - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
We stopped by the Sega booth to play the game, and while it plays well for an action game, it is a far cry from the strategic battles and large-party battles of the classic Shining Force games.
Overall Shining Force NEO feels much more like the recent Shining Tears than the games in the classic strategy role-playing series, but we'll bring you more details as we get closer to the release.
You can play as a young guardsman who must fight against a curse that he is mysteriously immune to.
www.gamespot.com /ps2/rpg/shiningforce/preview_6125646.html   (589 words)

  
 Using the Force
Just as the Force is central to the Star Wars saga, so is it to the Star Wars TCG.
The easiest way to gain Force is patience: each turn, you gain 4 Force.
Unspent Force from previous turns is saved, giving you the ability to play Battle cards and use card abilities that cost 5 or more Force.
www.wizards.com /default.asp?x=swtcg/article/usingtheforce   (387 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Brute Force for Microsoft Xbox: Computer & Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Play alone through six different worlds in the extensive single-player campaign, or grab up to three of your friends to jump in on-the-fly in dynamic cooperative mode.
Brute Force is sci-fi shooter action at its finest -- you'll face the most difficult combat situations in the galaxy as part of the Brute Force, a deadly commando team!
Bottomline: Brute Force is a suitable shooter on most counts, offering exciting action and a very good shooting experience; but with a disappointing storyline and an overall mediocre experience, it simply seems like a missed opportunity.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006JC3S?v=glance   (2044 words)

  
 Force Play? - Topic Powered by eve community
Grounder to second, the runner from 1st stops or backs up and the second baseman chooses to make the tag play.
April 29, 2005 02:20 PM In the first scenario the situation is still a force play and therefore the run does not count.
In the second situation the run counts since the force is taken off by the 1st baseman stepping on 1st for the out.
www.hsbaseballweb.com /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/4996003481/m/8761024301   (140 words)

  
 Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
You play the role of Alexander or Alexandria Munro (yes, you can choose to play as a man or a woman).
We are in the process of hiring all the respective actors from the television series to do voice acting for their character in the game.
No, you will not be able to play the Single Player game as Co-op, but we will have multiplayer levels/maps that will be Mission based and Co-op oriented.
www.ravensoft.com /eliteforce/elitefaq.shtml   (902 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Steroid force play
Intent on confronting the issue of steroid use in baseball, a congressional committee plans to subpoena seven current and former major league players, including Red Sox ace Curt Schilling, to testify at a March 17 hearing.
Taylor Hooton, a cousin of former major leaguer Burt Hooton, was 17 when he hanged himself July 15, 2003, and his parents think the suicide was due to depression that came on after Taylor discontinued steroid use.
Rob Garibaldi, who played for the University of Southern California, was 24 when he shot himself Oct. 1, 2002, and his parents also think his death was related to steroids.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2005/03/09/steroid_force_play   (713 words)

  
 A Questionable Force Play
At issue is whether a team has the power to force a player to move to another position -- in this case, the Nationals want Soriano to move from second base to left field, and he has said he will not.
Players are routinely asked to accept position changes they do not relish, but it is believed to be unprecedented in baseball for a player to refuse such a move when the team insists.
While Soriano is away from the team for nearly three weeks, playing for his native Dominican Republic in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, team officials will have ample time to evaluate the surgically repaired right knee of incumbent second baseman Jose Vidro.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/27/AR2006022701514.html   (1388 words)

  
 Apple - Games - Elite Force
The Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force Expansion Pack, available from Aspyr, patches the original game to run in Mac OS X. Stardate 53840.1: Ensign Munro becomes a member of a special Voyager hazard team, under the leadership of Lt. Tuvok.
The action-packed storyline plays like an episode of the TV show, complete with the voices of actual cast members and environments that are based on the sets.
According to Aspyr president Michael Rogers, “performance is fantastic” when you play the game in Mac OS X. “I’ve played the game with Mail open, iTunes running and other programs sleeping without a hitch,” he says.
www.apple.com /games/articles/2001/12/eliteforce   (844 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - College Basketball - Men - Tech's Knight turns down offer to play Air Force - Thursday August 30, 2001 ...
He said Wednesday he would try again next season, and said he continues to work on a post-Christmas four-team tournament at the world Arena with Colorado as one of the entrants.
After two exhibitions, Air Force opens its season Nov. 13 against Yale in the Guardians Classic in Columbia, Mo. The regional champion there would earn a berth in the national semifinals the next week at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo.
With two-year starting junior center/forward Tom Bellairs among four returning starters, Air Force is hoping to improve from its 8-21 mark of last season.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/college/news/2001/08/30/texastech_airforce_ap   (293 words)

  
 Georgia Force Football - Official Site
The network has partnered with the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League (AFL) for the 2002 season, with Rathbun and Bock calling all five televised regular season Force games.
Leading the Force into play during their inaugural season will be Head Coach Robert Lyles.
Arthur Blank was approved by the AFL to take ownership of the Force on August 17 of 2004.
www.georgiaforce.com /news/041602Turner.asp   (544 words)

  
 ESPN.com: NCF - Irish play Air Force's game
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- There are no moral victories at the Air Force Academy.
Saturday night, Air Force was done in by a weapon it normally uses to perfection.
QB Chance Harridge never had a chance to make his usual assortment of plays and the offense was flustered by the deceptively quick Irish.
espn.go.com /ncf/s/2002/1020/1448456.html   (509 words)

  
 Rugby: News: Force To Play Samoa
The Western Force are pushing on from their satisfactory debut season in the Rebel Sport Super 14 with the newcomers organising a busy schedule for the rest of the year highlighted by a match against Manu Samoa in July.
The post-Super 14 team will be known as the Western Force XV and will represent the state, playing in the traditional fl and gold colours of Western Australia.
The Western Force finished last in their first season of Super 14 action but put in a promising finish where they drew with the Crusaders and Cats before earning their first win against the Cheetahs.
xtramsn.co.nz /rugby/0,,12416-5776158,00.html   (456 words)

  
 Cincinnati Reds Blog
It makes no adjustments, just counts plays, and is thus subject to a number of biases, from the type of hitters faced (lefties vs. righties) to the effects of the park (easier to get a foul ball in a park with more foul territory).
Hollandsworth is used to bench play, spending most of his career as a platoon player and playing regularly only in his rookie year of 1996 with the Dodgers, although he still platooned most of that year.
With the Mets playing well from the start (and probably the best team in the league), the Braves are unlikely to take the East Division, but remain the team with the most potential to run off a big streak and take over the Wild Card race.
shawns.blogspot.com   (12794 words)

  
 GameSpy: SD Gundam Force: Showdown!
, lets gamers play as their favorite Gundam Force character from the hit TV series and save the peaceful capital Neotopia from a mysterious evil force.
Play as Captain Gundam, Zero the Winged Knight or Musha Bakunetsumaru, select your weapon of choice, collect items and head into battle.
By continuing past this page, and by your continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
ps2.gamespy.com /playstation-2/sd-gundam-force   (176 words)

  
 force
This ancient rule is no longer in force.
They forced the town after a long siege.
to compel (a player) to play so as to make known the strength of the hand.
www.infoplease.com /dictionary/force   (420 words)

  
 NG BBS - Does anyone play Delta Force..?
Posted: 9/26/04 12:19 PM I play Delta Force online, im playing it right now online but i was wondering if anyone on NG does because it gets kinda boring without anyone i know.
I was always a sniper along with a roommate of mine, and we would always (completely unintentionally) keep killing this other roommate who actually got so pissy about it that he left the room at 3 AM one night because we kept killing him.
i used to play delta force 2, about 2 years ago, and i was in a clan called Praetorians.
www.newgrounds.com /bbs/topic.php?id=178391   (883 words)

  
 force
He used all his force in opening the window.
to use force to open the window; to use force on a person.
to compel by force; overcome the resistance of:
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 The SYA Force (fka Sidekicks) - Boys U16 - (, VA) - powered by LeagueLineup.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Having earned only 2 points after 2 games in the preliminary round in Group D, the Force was already eliminated from the competition, rendering the team’s 3rd and final match vs. Casa Mia Bays (MD) played on Sunday morning essentially meaningless with regards to the standings.
Congratulations to all of the Virginia State Cup competitors, and especially to the Force players and coaches for their remarkable record of success in VYSA State Cup competition to date: 23 victories and 2 losses, with an average goal differential per game of nearly 3 to 1.
As U15s, the team played a total of 50 matches in league and tournament play, and finished with a very good 32-13-5 record overall, averaging over 2.5 goals per game and outscoring the opposition by an aggregate of 50%.
www.leaguelineup.com /welcome.asp?url=sya-force   (983 words)

  
 Monsters At Play: Lethal Force Review
And as the perfect prick he is, he made a lot of enemies along the way - including mystery woman Rita, played by Pam Grier's lookalike Patricia Williams.
The fights were coreographed by multi-talented Eric Thornett, who also plays über-baddie "Psycho Bowtie" and directed a cool indie film called 23 HOURS.
And, as any decent action film should, LF delivers gore galore, with plenty of decapitations, crucifications, trepanations, castrations and exploding heads, not to mention the blood-squirting eyeball gag from the trailer (BTW, looks like Sean Connery's cameo was left on the cutting room floor; watch the trailer and you'll know what I'm talking about!).
www.monstersatplay.com /review/vhs/lethal_force.php   (996 words)

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