Posted by: Mark H. () on Sun Oct 20 15:06:43 2002

I once set a pitching machine at 100+ mph and sat behind the plate for ten minutes and caught some "monster" four-seamers. Does or can a baseball rise? Scientifically speaking, I'm not sure I want to post my responce.
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> > Jeff M...not Henry
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> Jeff M...not Henry,
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> Did you know that at one time people thought the world "looked flat" and that the sun "looked" like it revolved around the earth.

Did you know that at one time common courtesy was just that?






If you "look" at a 100 story building from far enough away it "looks" like you could put it in your pocket. If you "look" at a long straight road it "looks" like it gets more narrow until its just a line, then it disappears. Do you take another road when you see that?
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> This is the kind of thinking that perpetuates the "any idea is valid" philosophy that confuses and side tracks serious discussions.
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> Just for general dissemination, every ball drops. With repetition, we learn to anticipate the drop and soon we don't see it any more. But it drops. A ball thrown by a human cannot rise. These are scientific facts. Like gravity.

Fine, but what a boring conversation. Have you ever seen a pitch that you said, "Wow, that pitch sure looked like it rose in mid flight! What a great pitch that can give that illusion." Or are you just another baseball guy with a terminal case of nose up in the air talking about things you have never seen? Or perhaps you are involved in lower level softball?


If you are unable to accept that, then you cannot contribute anything of value to a conversation.

Factually, you are contributing. But....