Comments on: Camouflaged Bat Bewilders the Pitcher, But Gets Banned (Jul, 1932) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/11/camouflaged-bat-bewilders-the-pitcher-but-gets-banned/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:56:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: DL http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/11/camouflaged-bat-bewilders-the-pitcher-but-gets-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-1077082 DL Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:14:23 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/11/camouflaged-bat-bewilders-the-pitcher-but-gets-banned/#comment-1077082 Are fielders in baseball able to anticipate the flight of the ball by looking at the swing of the bat? If that was the case, and the camouflage broke up the silhouette of the bat, then the fielders might lose a crucial fraction of a second in going where they need to go. Are fielders in baseball able to anticipate the flight of the ball by looking at the swing of the bat? If that was the case, and the camouflage broke up the silhouette of the bat, then the fielders might lose a crucial fraction of a second in going where they need to go.

]]> By: JMyint http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/11/camouflaged-bat-bewilders-the-pitcher-but-gets-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-1076987 JMyint Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:35:32 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/11/camouflaged-bat-bewilders-the-pitcher-but-gets-banned/#comment-1076987 The St. Louis Browns, they never had money to hire good players but they were always willing to try a gimmic to attract attention. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/al/stlouisbrowns/browns.html The St. Louis Browns, they never had money to hire good players but they were always willing to try a gimmic to attract attention.

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]]> By: Bayard http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/11/camouflaged-bat-bewilders-the-pitcher-but-gets-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-1076975 Bayard Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:11:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/11/camouflaged-bat-bewilders-the-pitcher-but-gets-banned/#comment-1076975 It could possibly "bewilder" pitchers if the batter moves a stripped bat in such a way as to create a mesmerizing effect and throw off the pitchers timing. It could possibly “bewilder” pitchers if the batter moves a stripped bat in such a way as to create a mesmerizing effect and throw off the pitchers timing.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/11/camouflaged-bat-bewilders-the-pitcher-but-gets-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-2953 Stannous Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:05:28 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/11/camouflaged-bat-bewilders-the-pitcher-but-gets-banned/#comment-2953 This makes NO sense! The pitcher throws at an area between the batter's thighs and chest as wide as home plate, not at a bat! I think it was just too stylin'. This makes NO sense!
The pitcher throws at an area between the batter’s thighs and chest as wide as home plate, not at a bat!
I think it was just too stylin’.

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