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reddevil19
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mikeclaw, nice work on the chronology of this saga.
4/3/2008 12:53 PM
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Claw, we may disagree on some political subjects, but the timeline is one of the finest pieces of historical research I've ever seen. Future generations of -handed second basemen will point to this research as the catalyst for their future career goals.
And shoulder surgery.
4/3/2008 12:58 PM
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Are we at the point where uncleal should be put on the Official Welchers List?
4/3/2008 9:05 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By moosep on 4/02/2008
I think the real hard throw to make would be a slow roller that just gets by the pitcher. If the 2nd baseman is somewhat parallel with the 1st baseman he has a fair shot. However, the more he moves toward home plate the worse chance he has of making a play. After picking the ball up his next step would have to be toward the first base line to get his upper body turned enough to make the throw. Damn near impossible.
Nah, this is a piece of cake.

1) Charge the ball hard, and field it in the glove.

2) He reaches into the glove with his hand to grab the ball, staying bent over at the waist, turning ever so slightly towards third base, and

3) He throws it between his legs to the first baseman.
4/3/2008 11:03 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By mikeclaw on 4/03/2008
03/09/08 - the LONG SNAPPER technique is suggested
4/3/2008 11:05 PM
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ah ha! gotta go back and read that one... musta missed it while waiting for the video. Glad mc put together that recap, or I woulda missed a whole bunch of good stuff there.
To field the soft roller past the pitcher, he could also do a roll-flip over his shoulder and fire side/underhanded to the first baseman - throwing underneath his whole body, but not necessarily between his legs.
Like I said, a piece of cake.
4/3/2008 11:10 PM
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I'm pleased that my RickRoll'ing made the highlight reel. Excellent work Mikeclaw.
4/3/2008 11:39 PM
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Oh My God, THAT TIMELINE.....is theeeee best thing I have ever seen. Cliffs Notes be wear, we have MikeClaw. I must say, that was simply devine. So, what has happened to UncleAl since?
Ya know, it is funny....I have seen ies play all 5 of the infield positions (catcher included) whether it was baseball or softball. But I never saw that above the 60 foot base leagues of baseball. Softball yes...but usually the guy had a cannon for an arm which would prompt us to move him to 3rd base or one of the 4 outfield slots, sometimes even mid-field rover/cutoff specialist if we were playing 3 outfielders. Benny DiStefano was a 1st baseman in the Pirates organization who caught some games handed, but it made it hard for him to throw runners out at 2nd and 3rd when a righty was up to bat and forget about snap throws to 1st.....
4/4/2008 4:15 AM
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Someone must have been killed while uncleal was trying to do the NINJA FLIP method and it was caught on camera.
That's my theory.
4/4/2008 6:40 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted By River_Rats on 4/03/2008

To field the soft roller past the pitcher, he could also do a roll-flip over his shoulder and fire side/underhanded to the first baseman - throwing underneath his whole body, but not necessarily between his legs.
The STARSKY technique is suggested.

4/4/2008 6:53 AM
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Uncleal redlined teamjosh04 in the SLL Forum for asking where the video is.
4/4/2008 10:33 AM
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To be fair he quoted and posted Josh's post in the next entry.
4/4/2008 10:41 AM
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I just went back and looked. His reasoning is funny. Apparently, he doesnt understand the concept of the redline.
4/4/2008 10:45 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted By reddevil19 on 4/04/2008
I just went back and looked. His reasoning is funny. Apparently, he doesnt understand the concept of throwing a baseball.
Agreed
4/4/2008 12:25 PM
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