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[HolyPurpleSocks]

My nuts were almost destroyed during a baseball game last year, I actually still have nightmares about it. The ball missed the boys by like half an inch.

 

[ih8nyy]

Terrifying.

When I was in High School we were warming up for a game and the pitching screen hadn't been brought out yet. So the Coach wants to get things going and tells a kid to hop in the box to get batting practive started. Well the 2nd pitch he throws gets lined back at him and hits him square in the twig and berries. And he was not wearing a cup since he was the coach.

I swear he could have tried out for the Vienna Boys Choir after that episode. I was catching that game and I kept looking over at the bench to see if he had an signals he wanted to put on and he looked miserable sitting there with an ice pack on his crotch.

Lesson of the story. When throwing batting practice never do it with out a pitching screen.

 

[ih8nyy]

I find that a tennis ball hurts worse in the middle of the winter when you are playing street hockey and catch one there. See the ball is frozen.

I just cringed at the thought.

 

[Bunker]

That gif was from a show I was just watching, Sports Science

 

[Bunker]

When I was in High School we were warming up for a game and the pitching screen hadn't been brought out yet. So the Coach wants to get things going and tells a kid to hop in the box to get batting practive started. Well the 2nd pitch he throws gets lined back at him and hits him square in the twig and berries. And he was not wearing a cup since he was the coach.

I swear he could have tried out for the Vienna Boys Choir after that episode. I was catching that game and I kept looking over at the bench to see if he had an signals he wanted to put on and he looked miserable sitting there with an ice pack on his crotch.

Lesson of the story. When throwing batting practice never do it with out a pitching screen.

Poor guy, and his poor twig and berries

 

[HolyPurpleSocks]

When I was in High School we were warming up for a game and the pitching screen hadn't been brought out yet. So the Coach wants to get things going and tells a kid to hop in the box to get batting practive started. Well the 2nd pitch he throws gets lined back at him and hits him square in the twig and berries. And he was not wearing a cup since he was the coach.

I swear he could have tried out for the Vienna Boys Choir after that episode. I was catching that game and I kept looking over at the bench to see if he had an signals he wanted to put on and he looked miserable sitting there with an ice pack on his crotch.

Lesson of the story. When throwing batting practice never do it with out a pitching screen.

Wow...That's seriously a heartbreaking story, man...I learned to always wear a cup in baseball early on. My little league coach always told us this personal story before each and every practice- about how he would play for fun in his early 30's with some of his buddies. One Saturday morning, he woke up especially late and was rushing to get to the field. He forgot a cup, and was playing catcher. Long story short, he took a fastball to the tender twins, and from there out- had his testes crushed and could no longer have kids(he already had 2 at that point)...But that his whole future was decided by one small decision, and that we need to always be prepared and take precautions when it comes to something that dangerous.

 

[HolyPurpleSocks]

I find that a tennis ball hurts worse in the middle of the winter when you are playing street hockey and catch one there. See the ball is frozen.

I just cringed at the thought.

Surprisingly, racquetballs hurt more than you would think. I was playing 'asses up' once(wall ball with pegging), and I got pegged square in the bridge of my nose with one. I was gushing blood all over the place for the next hour or so.

 

[Bunker]

Wow...That's seriously a heartbreaking story, man...I learned to always wear a cup in baseball early on. My little league coach always told us this personal story before each and every practice- about how he would play for fun in his early 30's with some of his buddies. One Saturday morning, he woke up especially late and was rushing to get to the field. He forgot a cup, and was playing catcher. Long story short, he took a fastball to the tender twins, and from there out- had his testes crushed and could no longer have kids(he already had 2 at that point)...But that his whole future was decided by one small decision, and that we need to always be prepared and take precautions when it comes to something that dangerous.

That made me cringe a little bit.

 

[Captain Planet!]

Wow...That's seriously a heartbreaking story, man...I learned to always wear a cup in baseball early on. My little league coach always told us this personal story before each and every practice- about how he would play for fun in his early 30's with some of his buddies. One Saturday morning, he woke up especially late and was rushing to get to the field. He forgot a cup, and was playing catcher. Long story short, he took a fastball to the tender twins, and from there out- had his testes crushed and could no longer have kids(he already had 2 at that point)...But that his whole future was decided by one small decision, and that we need to always be prepared and take precautions when it comes to something that dangerous.

I'm a catcher, so I always make sure I wear a cup. Everywhere.

 

[JStorm]

Gravity eluded me.

 

[ActuallyRobin]

Gravity eluded me.

Fell off the barstool?

 

[JStorm]

Fell off the barstool?

No. . . no. Even worse.

I just fell - that's it. No one tripped me. I didn't trip over my feet. I.Just.Fell.


Dropped my glass and dropped to the floor - got right back up, after a laugh, and had no worries.

 

[ActuallyRobin]

Ok that's a little odd to just fall without tripping on ANYTHING o0.

I sometimes fall UP the stairs, hmm.

I'm hoping this is ok, but can I give my parents your cellphone number so just in case there's an emergency and they can't get hold of me on my mobile then they can still get a message to me?

 

[JStorm]

Ok that's a little odd to just fall without tripping on ANYTHING o0.

I sometimes fall UP the stairs, hmm.

I'm hoping this is ok, but can I give my parents your cellphone number so just in case there's an emergency and they can't get hold of me on my mobile then they can still get a message to me?

Absolutely.



Off to the game.

 

[Bunker]

What game J?

 

[ih8nyy]

What game J?

My guess would be the Mariners/Braves game. But that isn't till 7pm. Of course I believe it is a bit of a ride to Atlanta, so it makes sense. Leave Athens, get to Atlanta, grab a bite to eat and some beers and go to the game.

 

[Bunker]

My guess would be the Mariners/Braves game. But that isn't till 7pm. Of course I believe it is a bit of a ride to Atlanta, so it makes sense. Leave Athens, get to Atlanta, grab a bite to eat and some beers and go to the game.

In that case, I should have told him to give Sexson a couple extra boos.

 

[ActuallyRobin]

I'm hoping to catch a Baseball game when I'm over. I better read up on the rules so i don't feel like an idiot when I'm watching

 

[Bunker]

I'm hoping to catch a Baseball game when I'm over. I better read up on the rules so i don't feel like an idiot when I'm watching

The rules arn't very hard to learn, shouldn't take you more than an hour of reading.

 

[ActuallyRobin]

J did briefly explain how they scored, you have to run round the bases completly one time right, or something, and if you hit it out of the field it's a home run and you get a point?

 

[Bunker]

J did briefly explain how they scored, you have to run round the bases completly one time right, or something, and if you hit it out of the field it's a home run and you get a point?

Correct, there are also foul posts that mark fair and foul balls. Foul means it's out of the field of play, fair means the ball is playable. Did he tell you about balls and strikes yet?

 

[ActuallyRobin]

ya know the bases? well is the one the batter stands on first base? or is the next one on first.

can only the batter score? IE if the batter hits and there's already a player on another base and that player then runs round to the beginning, does tht player score?

and no I have no idea about balls (in a baseball sense) I think strikes mean if the batter doesn't hit the ball three times in a row he's out.

 

[Bunker]

ya know the bases? well is the one the batter stands on first base? or is the next one on first.

can only the batter score? IE if the batter hits and there's already a player on another base and that player then runs round to the beginning, does tht player score?

The batter stands at home plate, first base is to his right, he runs counterclockwise around the bases. If there is a runner on second base let's say, when the batter hits the ball, the guy on second has to run to third, then run to home and touch the plate to score, this is called a RBI or Run Batted In.

 

[ActuallyRobin]

Ah I see, so providing the player on base 'n' runs back and touches the home plate, that's a score?

 

[ih8nyy]

I'm hoping to catch a Baseball game when I'm over. I better read up on the rules so i don't feel like an idiot when I'm watching

Nah, the less you read and know, the more you will fit right in the with Braves fans in attendance.

*Zing*