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It is a cute story, and stuff like this is important to see in the news .
Who here likes baseball though? I never played much (more of a soccer(football) player really) baseball, but I loved to go to the batting cages until they closed up nearby here. That was actually depressing for me, just because there is so little to do around here that doesn't require alcohol consumption . I like pool (billiards) and all, even more-so I love playing darts (I can throw shurikens and darts with both arms WOOT!) but there is no such thing as pubs around here. We do have some poncy bars with a billiards hall, but the place just doesn't cut it for me.
What kind of past-times do people have besides a bit of wargaming? I also need to get back into biking just to have a better stress reliever (ENDO-HOP FTFW!!!)
2009/09/17 13:50:15
Subject: Re:3-Year-Old Tosses Dad's Foul Ball Back
....errr...why is it bad that she threw the ball back then ?
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Congratulations, that was the stupidest remark the entire wargaming community has managed to produce in a long, long time.
Congratulations, your dismissive and conclusory commentary has provided nothing to this discussion or the wider community on whose behalf you arrogantly presume to speak nor does it engage in any meaningful way the remark it lamely targets. But you did manage to gain experience points toward your next level of internet tough guy.
I also enjoy playing pool, darts and going fishing, especially in comps.
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reds8n wrote:....errr...why is it bad that she threw the ball back then ?
Bad? Did the clip say that?
The dad mentioned that he wasn't angry and he didn't want her to feel like she did anything wrong. I can imagine at the time, he might have been a teency bit angry, but the kid is 3, and there is really nothing to be done about it.
He also got another ball from the staff at the end of the game.
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2009/09/17 14:01:00
Subject: Re:3-Year-Old Tosses Dad's Foul Ball Back
Oh, you mean if the ball goes into the crowd you get to keep it ?
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
Yes, if the ball goes into the crowd, you can have a souvenier.
I have to say that this story needs to go away. I think this family is looking to stretch their 15 minutes into a reality tv show. It was a cute story on ESPN. When they have the whole family on the Today show and give them Phillies jerseys - come on!
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2009/09/17 14:18:48
Subject: Re:3-Year-Old Tosses Dad's Foul Ball Back
Does the foul ball aspect mean anything special in this regard or is that irrelevant here ?
I'm assuming this means the pitch was too high/low/wide/nazi themed 40k army etc yeah ?
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
reds8n wrote: Does the foul ball aspect mean anything special in this regard or is that irrelevant here ?
I'm assuming this means the pitch was too high/low/wide/nazi themed 40k army etc yeah ?
Nah. Whether the ball was hit into the stands as a homerun or a foul ball, it's still a keeper. It's just funny because you rarely catch one at a major league stadium.
Although, at some stadiums, if the away team hits a home run, the crowd will throw it back onto the field.
As a kid, I went to the AA Shreveport Captains (minor league team) 3-4 times a week. Twice I caught 3 foul balls at the same game, but there were times when there were fewer than 1000 people. So it's not that impressive.
Kronk wrote:Nah. Whether the ball was hit into the stands as a homerun or a foul ball, it's still a keeper. It's just funny because you rarely catch one at a major league stadium.
Ah... yes, the home run catch that oddly enough doesn't manage to pop anybody that often . Somehow I was envisioning a backwards stadium... hmmm. Dyslexic design FTW .
Hmm, the only way to be able to run bases is hit it BEHIND you. Ingenius.
Now to grab a hammer and nails and get to work building my new ballpark.
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I've always liked running. I've tried to start working out my upper body about a million times, but have never been able to stick with it for any real amount of time. As such I will always be a scrawny white boy.
I see fat women wearing less than that at wal-mart. Women 45 and with the fat rolls still in existence from the 8 kids she gave birth to who are walking next to her in her "Martcart" because she's too damn lazy to walk that fat ass off.
Although at least sumo's get a workout.
--The whole concept of government granted and government regulated 'permits' and the accompanying government mandate for government approved firearms 'training' prior to being blessed by government with the privilege to carry arms in a government approved and regulated manner, flies directly in the face of the fundamental right to keep and bear arms.
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.”
reds8n wrote:Oh, you mean if the ball goes into the crowd you get to keep it ?
At one ball game I took my kids to, the batter busted his bat into three pieces on a pitch, they gave it away after the game. Another aspect of being at a baseball game is free goodies thrown into the crowd.
Dogma wrote:They can also produce more power, even on a pound-for-pound basis, than any other athlete on the planet.
Just sayn'
Exactly, that is some serious stuff if you ask me.
A sumo wrestler would probably be about the only frame that I simply could not fight effectively, grappling and trying to topple that much power and weight would be preposterous. They are like freaking trees, and no, the bigger you are, the harder you fall is about the last thing I would strategize before going into a fight with a sumo wrestler.
I suppose a boxer could do it, but seriously, I highly doubt how effective they would be on average. Where are the sumo wrestlers in UFC? I think it would just be unfair, and quite frankly, a very serious liability.
2009/09/20 04:58:10
Subject: Re:3-Year-Old Tosses Dad's Foul Ball Back
Dogma wrote:They can also produce more power, even on a pound-for-pound basis, than any other athlete on the planet.
Just sayn'
Exactly, that is some serious stuff if you ask me.
A sumo wrestler would probably be about the only frame that I simply could not fight effectively, grappling and trying to topple that much power and weight would be preposterous. They are like freaking trees, and no, the bigger you are, the harder you fall is about the last thing I would strategize before going into a fight with a sumo wrestler.
I suppose a boxer could do it, but seriously, I highly doubt how effective they would be on average. Where are the sumo wrestlers in UFC? I think it would just be unfair, and quite frankly, a very serious liability.
i've always wanted to see a sumo football team.
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One can be, "Da Fist uv Mork" and the second can be, "Da Uvver Fist uv Mork."
Make a third, and it can be, "Da Uvver Uvver Fist uv Mork"
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. I like pool (billiards) and all, even more-so I love playing darts (I can throw shurikens and darts with both arms WOOT!) but there is no such thing as pubs around here. We do have some poncy bars with a billiards hall, but the place just doesn't cut it for me.
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