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Posted by: grc () on Sun Jun 19 09:05:25 2005

> >>> the key is to hit the inside part of the ball when it is outside, as well as letting the ball come in farther...then just push the ball the other way....and "pushing" does not imply weak mechanics...<<<
>
> grc,
>
> long time, no hear. welcome back.
> i agree.
> maybe not the term "...push...".

thanks, ray...sorry about your banishment from setpro...

to The Black Hole Lexciographer: i thought we settled the "PFO" issue a long time ago...i remember challenging you to test for yourself how close to the plate you would have to be in order to EFFECTIVELY pull the outside pitch...i don't want to put words in your mouth, but it seems that i remember you accepted my challenge and agreed that you would have to stand less than one foot from the plate...you saw this as no problem (in standing less than a foot from the plate)....i then pointed out the reality of real-world, major leage hardball, which is...if you try to stand 8 inches from the plate you will receive a fastball in your ear...you never responded to this issue....
you see, Geoff, if every hitter could get away with standing almost on top of the plate, balance in the game would be lost, pitchers would have a tough time making a living, and therefore pitchers will not stand for this....maybe some of us don't like it, but that is the reality, that in professional baseball pitchers simply will not allow a hitter standing on top of the plate, notwithstanding the official rules that in theory would allow the hitter to do so...
as jack says, in slow pitch softball the hitter has the time to move around in the batters box and is not at risk of receiving a fastball in the ear...
something amazing about the insight the inventors of this great game had when they came up with the dimensions....shortest distance down the lines, but hard to pull every pitch down the line (pull side), and harder to hit the ball over the other short fence because there is inherintly less power the opposite way...perhaps centerfield is the easiest & farthest place you can hit the ball, hence the fence is an average of 60 or 70 feet farther...

p.s. how is your brother doing?

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> > >>> the key is to hit the inside part of the ball when it is outside, as well as letting the ball come in farther...then just push the ball the other way....and "pushing" does not imply weak mechanics...<<<
> > 
> > grc,
> > 
> > long time, no hear.  welcome back.  
> > i agree.
> > maybe not the term "...push...".
> 
> thanks, ray...sorry about your banishment from setpro...
> 
> to The Black Hole Lexciographer: i thought we settled the "PFO" issue a long time ago...i remember challenging you to test for yourself how close to the plate you would have to be in order to EFFECTIVELY pull the outside pitch...i don't want to put words in your mouth, but it seems that i remember you accepted my challenge and agreed that you would have to stand less than one foot from the plate...you saw this as no problem (in standing less than a foot from the plate)....i then pointed out the reality of real-world, major leage hardball, which is...if you try to stand 8 inches from the plate you will receive a fastball in your ear...you never responded to this issue....
> you see, Geoff, if every hitter could get away with standing almost on top of the plate, balance in the game would be lost, pitchers would have a tough time making a living, and therefore pitchers will not stand for this....maybe some of us don't like it, but that is the reality, that in professional baseball pitchers simply will not allow a hitter standing on top of the plate, notwithstanding the official rules that in theory would allow the hitter to do so...
> as jack says, in slow pitch softball the hitter has the time to move around in the batters box and is not at risk of receiving a fastball in the ear...
> something amazing about the insight the inventors of this great game had when they came up with the dimensions....shortest distance down the lines, but hard to pull every pitch down the line (pull side), and harder to hit the ball over the other short fence because there is inherintly less power the opposite way...perhaps centerfield is the easiest & farthest place you can hit the ball, hence the fence is an average of 60 or 70 feet farther...
> 
> p.s. how is your brother doing?

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