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Baseball

CanSocDem

(3,286 posts) Fri Aug 24, 2018, 09:44 AM Aug 2018

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Speaking of great pitchers...

...this guy became our new hero when baseball for teenage boys became softball for everybody.

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Speaking of great pitchers... (Original Post) CanSocDem Aug 2018 OP

I saw these guysa when I was a kid. Amazing. dameatball Aug 2018 #1

Why four, and not just three on the team? Brother Buzz Aug 2018 #2

Assuming They Ever Got To Bases Loaded ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #3

They don't have base on balls in softball? Brother Buzz Aug 2018 #4

Good Point, Buzz ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #5

1:10 Brother Buzz Aug 2018 #6

124k + Strike Outs ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #7

dameatball

(7,671 posts)

1. I saw these guysa when I was a kid. Amazing.

Reply to CanSocDem (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 09:50 AM

Aug 2018

Brother Buzz

(40,409 posts)

2. Why four, and not just three on the team?

Reply to CanSocDem (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 01:46 PM

Aug 2018

They need a batter when the bases are loaded.

ProfessorGAC

(77,277 posts)

3. Assuming They Ever Got To Bases Loaded

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 02:56 PM

Aug 2018

Could have been 3 to 9 home runs in a row. Nobody ever on!

Brother Buzz

(40,409 posts)

4. They don't have base on balls in softball?

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 03:00 PM

Aug 2018

ProfessorGAC

(77,277 posts)

5. Good Point, Buzz

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 03:12 PM

Aug 2018

With the way those guys played (my dad took me to see them when i was a kid), i think i would just walk all of them.

Brother Buzz

(40,409 posts)

6. 1:10

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 03:32 PM

Aug 2018

ProfessorGAC

(77,277 posts)

7. 124k + Strike Outs

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #6)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 07:52 PM

Aug 2018

My arm would fallen off!

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