Deep Thoughts 1. Why is a baseball diamond, which is actually a square, called a diamond? If you do the geometry, the bases are arranged in a square, with each base 90 feet apart. And the pitching rubber is 60' 6" from home plate. Which is just over halfway to 2nd base. I'm not sure if it was due to bad math or if the Pythagorean Theorem had yet to be invented. Anyway, the actual half way distance is((90x2)*2)/2, 9 i63.63 √ nches. Although, if the distance is measured to the front of the pitching rubber, then, since the rubber is 6 inches wide, the math works, almost. Though for us purists,(I say purist, you say " Obsessive Compulsive) for it to be exactly right, the pitching rubber would need to be moved three inches plus a smidgen closer. (I may or may not have actually done the math) GREAT INTRO!!!!!! I think I made some improvements by striking out the math, as we had a Game Thread that focused on it before. I'm sure some will appreciate that..."Chief"?????? I'm doing marinated chicken on the grill, as I EXPECT a Twins' win TODAY!!!!!! Edit: I can see I was late as more Math, cubes, diamonds and squares quickly followed