Wow, excellent analysis BHD.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Derach on September 16, 2011, 07:34:09 PMMust have been a Douglas Adams fan.
The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling
ball wouldn't.
Quote from: retrojint on August 31, 2011, 05:51:07 PMStory time - In his last year of playing little league my son, Jeff, made the all-star team. He played SS during the regular season, but because so many of the SS's made the all-star team he ended up playing CF. He was a so-so hitter, but was a good athlete and that translated to a better fielder than hitter in his case. During his final all-star game against a team from another city he was on deck waiting to face a pitcher with a pretty good fastball. He was lazily swinging the bat, with no real purpose. So I stepped down off the bleachers and called him over and told him he should stick a doughnut on and try to time the pitcher while waiting his turn, so he did. Wouldn't you know it his first two ABs were with the bases loaded. He hit two triples, both high off the wall in LF. I guess I should have given him that tip earlier in the season.
Conjecture. Somebody got seriously injured or killed by the donut flying off. That's usually what happens. Insurance considerations. For example, the on-deck area for the next hitter has been banned. The kid has to stay in the fenced-off, bench area. Little League affiliates fenced off an on-deck enclosure so a kid could get his swings in there. Not too worry. Also banned. As I recall, the on-deck deal was a result of another player walking up to the side of the kid on-deck who inadvertantly hit the kid in the head with one of his practice swings. I don't see how Ellie's could have flown off the top part of the bat. As you know, those fit pretty snuggly once you worked it up from the handle.