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Sandy Wood
Brain Game: Jim’s Big Walk
by Sandy Wood - September 8, 2009 - 7:30 AM

THE SOLUTION:

Pitch 1: Jim took the pitch, a called strike down the middle, making the count 0-1.
Pitch 2: Jim took the pitch, a ball inside, evening the count at 1-1.
Pitch 3: Jim swung and missed on an outside pitch, making the count 1-2.
Pitch 4: Jim took the pitch, a ball outside, evening the count at 2-2.
Pitch 5: Jim took the pitch, a ball low, making the count full at 3-2.
Pitch 6: Jim swung and fouled off the pitch, which was right down the middle, leaving the count a 3-2.
Pitch 7: Jim took the pitch, a ball inside, giving him a base on balls.

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Comments (7)

  1. YES! I got it perfectly!

    posted by Steven on 9-8-2009 at 8:06 am

  2. Me too!
    Great start to the shortened work-week.

    Although, since he did make it on base, and considering it IS the Royals, this is obviously a fictitious scenario because the Royals would’ve probably signed him to a long-term contract!!!

    posted by J on 9-8-2009 at 9:05 am

  3. J

    I think you’re confusing the Royals with the Nationals. If Jim had a base hit, he would have signed with the Royals for seven years, with a signing bonus that included discounted hotdogs during every home game and two free general admission seats for one game during the season.

    posted by Steven on 9-8-2009 at 9:50 am

  4. Don’t forget Jim bobblehead night!

    posted by Sandy Wood on 9-8-2009 at 9:56 am

  5. When I first read this this morning, I decided I didn’t care, but then it nagged at me while I was the gym, so I had to solve it when I got home. It’s a good puzzle.

    posted by Jacquilynne on 9-8-2009 at 11:50 am

  6. Ahhh i only got the location of the inside balls right. I think there being no mention of any fouling in the rules (because i KNEW one of them had to be fouled but couldn’t figure it out) threw me off.

    Oh, and I just realized that he did get on base, meaning he couldn’t have struck out his last pitch…stupid me. This is the first time I didn’t get one of the brain games that’s set up like this.

    posted by Megan on 9-8-2009 at 4:54 pm

  7. Did have time yesterday to solve this. But it intrigued me, and as I have some down time today at work, I gave it a shot.

    Got it perfect. That was a great game, really made me think! Enjoyed this one!

    posted by Vikter on 9-9-2009 at 11:36 am

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