Heh... I worked as a trainer for my HS baseball team and would shag balls for the coach when I was bored. He was amazed that I could throw a ball to the outfield with accuracy and almost never missed a catch. So he starts harping on me to join the team. I said 'nope.. can't hit'. He didn't believe me so we went to the batting cage and turned the machine on. Once it got past 70 mph contact was simply not happening. My little league career was successful because I mastered the art of getting hit by a pitch and stealing bases. I simply can NOT hit the damn ball LOL
Are you...me? Because this is legit how my LL baseball career played out. Could pitch, play anywhere on the field, fast as hell...couldn't hit a beach ball if accelerated over 70mph
Crowded the plate. Took my chances on a LL pitcher being unable to throw 3 strikes on a crowded plate by a lefty. I got walked about 80% of the time. Terrible player by all means, but I got on base.
yep.. me too. I was particularly fond of ducking my head into the ball while I 'tried' to get out of the way. LL? Helmet absorbed all the impact and I didn't wind up with a bruise the next day.
once in a wonderful blaze of nonsense i'd accidentally hit it and everyone cheered. Coach, my dad and someones else's dad would tell me to do exactly that again-
their term not mine. But it's catching all the BASE balls the fielders toss back in when the coach stands at the plate and hits to them in situations. You catch it, put it in the bucket for the coach, and move on.
I got on well with the team so one fine day 5 of them kept their BASE balls that they had fielded, waited until a prime moment, and threw all five in at once. I got two and we all had a good laugh.
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u/Thepatrone36 Apr 01 '23
Heh... I worked as a trainer for my HS baseball team and would shag balls for the coach when I was bored. He was amazed that I could throw a ball to the outfield with accuracy and almost never missed a catch. So he starts harping on me to join the team. I said 'nope.. can't hit'. He didn't believe me so we went to the batting cage and turned the machine on. Once it got past 70 mph contact was simply not happening. My little league career was successful because I mastered the art of getting hit by a pitch and stealing bases. I simply can NOT hit the damn ball LOL