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It would be more quality if we hadn't already established that the errant throw would be of the "rainbow" variety.
3/10/2008 11:12 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By uncleal on 3/10/2008
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Quote: Originally Posted By toddcommish on 3/10/2008

uncleal has been strangely silent.
I prefer to focus on acquiring a quality camera for Wednesday rather than continuing to state my case in this thread.

You wanna see this in person, you get down here at 5PM when the game should be almost over. I'll do it a few minutes after the game. Or just wait for the video which will be posted sometime later this month.

Uncleal setting up another excuse?

Which school is "here?" I'm more than happy to try and squeeze the live taping into my very busy schedule.

I prefer to let you work that out on your own... It won't be quality baseball as we're probably gonna get crushed by the Wolfpack anyways, with how bad we're doing... well maybe not, they aren't that good either...

I'll be the guy with the scorebook...
Just as I suspected. If you can't come up with a quality camera, you probably belong at a different school.
3/10/2008 11:32 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By reddevil19 on 3/10/2008
Quote: Originally Posted By uncleal on 3/10/2008

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Quote: Originally Posted By uncleal on 3/10/2008

Quote: Originally Posted By toddcommish on 3/10/2008

uncleal has been strangely silent.
I prefer to focus on acquiring a quality camera for Wednesday rather than continuing to state my case in this thread.

You wanna see this in person, you get down here at 5PM when the game should be almost over. I'll do it a few minutes after the game. Or just wait for the video which will be posted sometime later this month.

Uncleal setting up another excuse?

Which school is "here?" I'm more than happy to try and squeeze the live taping into my very busy schedule.

I prefer to let you work that out on your own... It won't be quality baseball as we're probably gonna get crushed by the Wolfpack anyways, with how bad we're doing... well maybe not, they aren't that good either...

I'll be the guy with the scorebook...
Just as I suspected. If you can't come up with a quality camera, you probably belong at a different school.
I'm going to rent a school camera... We have the best out there...
3/10/2008 11:45 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By bosoxbill on 3/10/2008

It would be more quality if we hadn't already established that the errant throw would be of the "rainbow" variety.
Not if he uses the Ninja Star technique or the Tasmanian Devil.

3/11/2008 5:52 AM
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Tomorrow! Tomorrow! He's filming ... tomorrow!
3/11/2008 6:17 AM
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IMPORTANT REQUEST:
If anyone else lives out near unclealville, please figure out where he goes to school and get out to this high school game tomorrow afternoon with a video camera. Some video of him trying to film this could be good, too. Sort of a "Making Of" video. This needs to be captured for posterity. Not just the y second baseman doing the Salt Shaker and the Ninja Star and the Exorcist (which seems to be uncleal's method of choice), but we also need a permanent record of uncleal's attempts to film it. The outtakes alone could win some sort of award.
3/11/2008 6:20 AM
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I've waited so long for this moment, and now it's finally here!
3/11/2008 6:48 AM
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I picked up MLB 08 this weekend. I was going to create a LH throwing 2B, but it is not an option.
If you create an IF (except for 1B), it automatically selects RH for throwing, and it can not be changed. Perhaps once the see the video that will change for the 2009 version.
3/11/2008 8:31 AM
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Last week I asked my son, who's a decent -handed athlete, if he'd ever played 2B. He said no, 3B a few times. Without mentioning this thread, I asked him to show me how he'd turn a DP if he had to play 2B. He demonstrated classic technique - using his RIGHT hand. I then tried to explain uncleal's proposed method. He said with time to practice, he would wear a righthander's glove on his hand and do it the normal way - it would be easier. In an emergency, there were never so many LH throwers to make it necessary to put 1 at 2B. He now awaits the video as eagerly as I.
3/11/2008 9:05 AM
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He sounds like a smart lad. Teaching a y to throw righty actually would be the best technique here. But for the sake of argument, propose to him these possibilities:
The Salt Shaker (with back to first base, fling the ball blindly over shoulder)
The Ninja Star (with a whipping motion, propel the ball sidearm and backhanded, like a Frisbee)
The Exorcist Twist (wrench your trunk 45 degrees to the while keeping your feet stationary, then hurl the ball with a standard throwing motion with feet facing one way and head facing another)
The Tasmanian Devil (spin frantically and fire the ball like a sling)
The Boomerang (throw the ball at the pitcher with enough sidespin to make it break 90 degrees in midair and fly to first base)
The Deep Snap (barehand the throw, bend down and whip the ball backward from between your feet)
The Extra Arm (instead of throwing the ball directly to first base, fire it to a charging outfielder who makes the relay to first)
Ask him which one seems the most feasible if the 2B actually has to throw -handed.
3/11/2008 9:19 AM
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He won't quit laughing long enough to answer!
3/11/2008 9:29 AM
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Says he's sensible enough to not try any of those, but if video shows him how, he will try.
3/11/2008 9:36 AM
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How about he use the tasmanian devil approach but when he twirls in the air he sticks his leg straight out. This way if a runner is coming in standing up he can catch him one beside the head. We could call it the tasmanian devil defensive kick.
3/11/2008 9:45 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted By braveharte on 3/11/2008
Says he's sensible enough to not try any of those, but if video shows him how, he will try.
Again, I say, smart lad.
3/11/2008 9:48 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted By mikeclaw on 3/11/2008
IMPORTANT REQUEST:
If anyone else lives out near unclealville, please figure out where he goes to school and get out to this high school game tomorrow afternoon with a video camera. Some video of him trying to film this could be good, too. Sort of a "Making Of" video. This needs to be captured for posterity. Not just the y second baseman doing the Salt Shaker and the Ninja Star and the Exorcist (which seems to be uncleal's method of choice), but we also need a permanent record of uncleal's attempts to film it. The outtakes alone could win some sort of award.


I know exactly where this is allegedly going to happen at. Unfortunately, I can't make it. I will attempt to get someone out there though.
3/11/2008 10:30 AM
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