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Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: mosca on February 15, 2005, 12:54:28 PM
So here is a little game to see if you have the reaction time to hit a major league fastball.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/reactiontime.html

I definitely don't; the best I could do was a string between .25 and .3, with one .2407 (base hit!) and one .1070 (home run!) which was an obvious lucky freak.

That's par I think for a 50 year old guy with neurological impairment, I think.


Tom
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: midnight Target on February 15, 2005, 01:13:28 PM
I'm 47 and I got 8 hits in a row with 2 homers... now quit posting this addictive stuff... bad for me.
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: Holden McGroin on February 15, 2005, 01:20:18 PM
I'll try the game in a few days when I get through with my steroid cycle.
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: mosca on February 15, 2005, 02:30:35 PM
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Originally posted by midnight Target
I'm 47 and I got 8 hits in a row with 2 homers... now quit posting this addictive stuff... bad for me.


Remind me to not get in a gun duel with you.


Tom
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: mietla on February 15, 2005, 02:58:17 PM
The title of your thread is very misleading.
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: mosca on February 15, 2005, 03:25:23 PM
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Originally posted by mietla
The title of your thread is very misleading.


That's OK, let it drift, if you want to talk ball. It's cool with me.

I'm a Pirates fan. Sigh. There was a time, there was a time. Jim Bibby. Doc Ellis. Parker, Clemente, Stargell, Sanguillen, Madlock. Bonds. Candelaria. Blyleven. I grew up going to 10-20 games a year starting in about '63. I went to almost every home game in '78 and '79. My picture is in the Pirates' 100th anniversary yearbook. People don't remember that in '78, the Pirates came from last place at the All Star break to miss the division title by one game. '79 was no fluke, that team was damn good.

Now, we're a small market team with no prospects; a good year will be over .500. But each year, everyone starts tied for first... and tied for last. This just might be our year. Or not.


Tom
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: Stang on February 15, 2005, 03:35:08 PM
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Originally posted by mosca
That's OK, let it drift, if you want to talk ball. It's cool with me.

I'm a Pirates fan. Sigh. There was a time, there was a time. Jim Bibby. Doc Ellis. Parker, Clemente, Stargell, Sanguillen, Madlock. Bonds. Candelaria. Blyleven. I grew up going to 10-20 games a year starting in about '63. I went to almost every home game in '78 and '79. My picture is in the Pirates' 100th anniversary yearbook. People don't remember that in '78, the Pirates came from last place at the All Star break to miss the division title by one game. '79 was no fluke, that team was damn good.

Now, we're a small market team with no prospects; a good year will be over .500. But each year, everyone starts tied for first... and tied for last. This just might be our year. Or not.


Tom


Jon Van Benschoten is one of my best friends, we grew up playing golf, baseball and going to school together.  Damn if he isn't out for the year because he just had shoulder surgery.  I'm pissed they made him a pitcher, he's one of the best natural hitters I've ever seen.  Let the kid hit!


Edit:  Hey, I know how you feel.  I'm a Reds fan, no hope anytime soon for us.
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: mars01 on February 15, 2005, 03:46:22 PM
LOL Thats cool.

Consistent .1860 lefty and .1510 righty.
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: Lizking on February 15, 2005, 04:30:48 PM
Consistant .060 at age 44.
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: RedTop on February 15, 2005, 07:18:19 PM
12 for 15 with 9 homers. LOL  Funny thing is when I played ball in School , I was at BEST a .200 hitter. And , I never hit a homer.:lol
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: United on February 15, 2005, 08:35:58 PM
I'm better at this game than I am in real life, by far!  Here I hit 15/15 with 9 homers.  Real life I barely managed a .350 average and rarely ever hit a homer.

I might, just might, manage to get tickets for the Nationals (I think?) D.C. team opener this year. :p
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: midnight Target on February 15, 2005, 08:53:56 PM
I hit like a pitcher and threw like a 1st baseman in school. I lettered in 3 sports, none of them were baseball.

Funny thing is, I really like watching basball now. I love the new feeling Spring training brings, and the constant interplay of stats and what-ifs. Great game.
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: Drunky on February 15, 2005, 10:09:16 PM
(http://www.cox-internet.com/drunky/Baseball.jpg)

Lot's of base hits and almost half were home runs.

BTW, I'm drunk.  Already had 13 beers.
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: mars01 on February 16, 2005, 08:15:07 AM
It's not a sim lol :D
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: Mighty1 on February 16, 2005, 08:20:01 AM
I thought this was going to be another Gay thread.

Pitchers Catchers......get it ....get it?

*sigh*

sorry just having a slow day.
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: JB73 on February 16, 2005, 09:42:13 AM
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Originally posted by mietla
The title of your thread is very misleading.
LMFAO thats what i was thinking yesterday...

was going to reply im not a pitcher OR a catcher LOL
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: Gaylord on February 16, 2005, 11:03:33 AM
Just when I see a thread title that piques my intrest it turns out to be about baseball.

:confused:
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: JB73 on February 16, 2005, 12:42:59 PM
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Originally posted by Gaylord
Just when I see a thread title that piques my intrest it turns out to be about baseball.

:confused:
there's another current one out there for you...

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=143226
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: JB88 on February 16, 2005, 01:10:51 PM
(http://www.digitalend.com/pics/post-9-54293-ghey.jpg)
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: Reschke on February 16, 2005, 01:22:47 PM
Who cares! Professional baseball players are over paid and under worked and ***** when you want them to actually do something like get tested for drugs.

The last baseball strike put a bad taste in my mouth when a buddy of mine (MLB pitcher at the time) was complaining about having to only make $750,000 a year (1994). This was when everyone he was hanging around with while on strike was doing good to get by with our little tiny allotments from student loans and football scholarships.
Title: Pitchers and catchers reporting in a few days...
Post by: JB88 on February 16, 2005, 01:25:40 PM
ya, but worse. its only fair that they want a portion of the gigantic peice of pork that the owners are bringing in.  heres an idea...how about lowering ticket prices and all other overpriced sports items and give em all a paycut.

.02