Posted by: Jack Mankin (mrbatspeed@aol.com) on Tue Apr 20 21:21:16 2004

>>> Finally, tack on additional 8.5 inches, and really cast, and the lever increases to 51 inches. Likewise, this means that the lever will also offset the distance away from the plate, and allow contact to be made 45 degrees from the third base line.

>>45 degrees is far from perpendicular. <<<

>Hi BHL

>When you state, “and allow contact to be made 45 degrees from the third base line -- 45 degrees is far from perpendicular,” are you not saying that when you pull a ball, the bat has rotated 45 degree past perpendicular, or 45 degrees from the third base line.

>Jack Mankin

>>Now, when the comment was made about the bat making contact with the bathead perpendicular to the third base line, I assumed the following: the bat is facing the left field fence at contact, or in the following position: __!. What I meant is that the bat is the 225 degree--or 135 degree position: __/.

>I hope this clears any geometric confusion up.

>>BHL

Hi BHL

No, it does not clear up your geometric confusion. In fact, the more you write, the more confused you sound. Your first statement did not say anything “about the bat making contact with the bathead perpendicular to the third base line.” You stated, “contact to be made 45 degrees from the third base line.”

What you meant by, “the 225 degree--or 135 degree position: __/.” – only heaven knows. You gave no point of reference. BHL, math is an exact science, you can’t throw numbers around as loosely as you can words.

Regardless of what degree you finally settle on, how does any of this justify pulling all pitches?

Jack Mankin