Us poor IL teams already have to deal with frequent flights to Europe - have some pity!Nutmeggers wrote:I always assumed that "Extreme" implied "at the far end of", as in as far away from the earth's core as possible. I'm still confused why we don't have any teams in Nepal.
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Great namesBulldozers wrote:I appreciate your chuckling at my feeble witticisms, but remember, Bob of Kazoo, I will be trying to trade you some of those Yuman beings for some of your Kalamazoons.Badgers wrote:Bulldozers wrote:
LOL, This is hilarious! Especially the Yuman beings
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Nepal! Kathmandu's no further from the earth's core than any other mile-high city. In fact, according to the WickedPedia folk, Kathmandu is slightly less elevated than Denver.Nutmeggers wrote:I always assumed that "Extreme" implied "at the far end of", as in as far away from the earth's core as possible. I'm still confused why we don't have any teams in Nepal.
No, we need to think big. We need a team … on the moon!
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The Moon Dogs ... a bunch of howlersBulldozers wrote:Nepal! Kathmandu's no further from the earth's core than any other mile-high city. In fact, according to the WickedPedia folk, Kathmandu is slightly less elevated than Denver.Nutmeggers wrote:I always assumed that "Extreme" implied "at the far end of", as in as far away from the earth's core as possible. I'm still confused why we don't have any teams in Nepal.
No, we need to think big. We need a team … on the moon!
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I have a team in another league named the Moondoggies, after John Lennon, of course. But what a great name for a PEBA team. And think of the home field advantage! How big would the stadiums have to be to contain fly balls in such reduced gravity? Or would we come up with a gravity ball that neutralized the effects of the moon's weak gravitation? Of course, playing ball in those astronaut suits would slow down baserunning, in fact, watching a game would be like watching baseball in slow-mo, all the time!Thoroughbreds wrote:The Moon Dogs ... a bunch of howlers
Sinkerball pitchers would have no success, the ball simply wouldn't sink. But knuckleballers would thrive. And the Eephus pitch would make a comeback. No batter would be patient enough to wait for an orbiting pitch to return to the moon's surface. It'd be like watching slow-pitch softball on qualudes.
The more I think about it, the more I like it.
Let's realize the full potential of our league name. Let's move the Bulldozers to the moon!
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Actually, the knuckleball wouldn't knuckle hardly at all. It requires air build up against the seams and an irregular vortex behind the path of the ball to generate the knuckling action. I imagine that most knuckleballs would end up just beyond the outfield fences on Mars.Bulldozers wrote:Sinkerball pitchers would have no success, the ball simply wouldn't sink. But knuckleballers would thrive. And the Eephus pitch would make a comeback. No batter would be patient enough to wait for an orbiting pitch to return to the moon's surface. It'd be like watching slow-pitch softball on qualudes.
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I would imagine playing on the moon... you could bunt balls for doubles and triples? But of course, fan support would probably suck. There wouldn't be many fans attending the games. Even if they were, you wouldn't hear any sound from them.
Speaking of Moondogs, what about Chris "Moondog" York... I guess I now have ideas of how his name came about.
Speaking of Moondogs, what about Chris "Moondog" York... I guess I now have ideas of how his name came about.
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I'm not entirely convinced the knuckler wouldn't work on the moon. Though there's no air on the moon, there is wind. Solar wind. It might take a little practice, but certainly knuckleball pitchers could learn to use the solar wind to create the vortex behind the ball which is responsible for the knuckler's erratic path to the plate.Nutmeggers wrote: Actually, the knuckleball wouldn't knuckle hardly at all. It requires air build up against the seams and an irregular vortex behind the path of the ball to generate the knuckling action. I imagine that most knuckleballs would end up just beyond the outfield fences on Mars.
In fact, if a pitcher would dare to expose his face to the elements, he could blow air behind the knuckler he throws, and with no atmosphere to interfere, one breath would push the ball a long ways!
I'm ready to sign up with NASA to be the first to throw a knuckleball on the moon.
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Can you have wind without air?Bulldozers wrote: I'm not entirely convinced the knuckler wouldn't work on the moon. Though there's no air on the moon, there is wind. Solar wind.
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Solar windsBorealis wrote:Can you have wind without air?Bulldozers wrote: I'm not entirely convinced the knuckler wouldn't work on the moon. Though there's no air on the moon, there is wind. Solar wind.
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If a ball knuckles on the moon and nobody is there, does it make a sound?
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Depends on two factors. How good your spacesuit seal is and how many beans you ate in the lunar lander last night.Borealis wrote:Can you have wind without air?
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That puts a whole new meaning to a pitcher throwing gas.Battousai wrote:Depends on two factors. How good your spacesuit seal is and how many beans you ate in the lunar lander last night.Borealis wrote:Can you have wind without air?
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To that I will add: I knew it on draft day.Featherheads wrote: Edit for a trip down memory lane:
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I really did believe that!Featherheads wrote:Edit for a trip down memory lane:
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