the pdf’s are also updated!

“close call . . . could have WENT either way”.

これ！また Long Island-弁ですか？ Your commentary makes these lessons very enjoyable, but non-native English speakers who listen to these podcasts are かわいそう if they start saying “have went” when they should say “have gone”.

Jonas has it almost right, but might have added more detail. First, you made a small mistake at the outset with your adjective + そう construction. One must take the stem of the adjective. To get to the stem of an -i adjective, you must drop the final -i, so that kawaii becomes kawai. Now following the rules, we would add そう, to make it 「かわいそう」.

Only, in this case we are dealing with a rare exception, and so this word in
Japanese does not mean “looks cute”. Instead, 可哀相（かわいそう）means “poor, pitiable”, as in “Poor Will was blamed, even though it was actually his visiting cousin who dyed their poodle’s fur blue.”

Also, you mentioned we should suggest topics. How about music.

Maxiewawaさん -
From what I understand (I’m not a baseball player myself, but occasionally like to go the Mud Hens games) there is a coach at each base, to provide guidance to the runner, have an extra set of eyes, suggest times to steal the next base…

I’m not a baseball fan but I’m with it!

I would like lesson on soccer or poker games that would really be my days.

Kitty-Chan-san!

Congratulations! ナンバーワン

You deserve it my friend, keep it up!! S_R_C

the 3rd base coach is for the team that is batting, not the team manning the bases. he gives advice to the runner about the best way to get to home plate.

marky

三塁コーチと二塁コーチはどうちがいますか。つまり、三塁プレイヤーのボールを受けリ方は他のベースのプレイヤーと違いますか。クリケットには、チームは皆がコーチが一人だけ。

In cricket, there’s only 1 coach for the entire team. Why does the guy on 3rd base need his own coach? Is his catching technique so different to everyone else’s that he needs his own coach to tell him how to do it?

ところで - tokoro de

That is how you say by the way.

-scott