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How do blind people play baseball? Bleepball! (Video)

espn.go.com — Great story about the world series of bleepball, baseball for the blind. 10 different videos giving the full breakdown.

Who dugg this? Made popular Sep 29, 2006

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  • Linkage155, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Very awesome to see well "technology" give people with disavantages a way to enjoy a great sport.
    A+ for who ever made this up
  • crawfishsoul, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8It is BeepBall and it has been around for at least 30 years. My grandmother volunteered at the local blind center and took me to quite a few of these when I was a kid. It's not nearly as comedic as it sounds, these players are excellent athletes and do better at baseball than most of us could.

    If you're interested:
    http://www.nbba.org/about_game.htm
  • sniper6121, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7That is awesome very cleaver. They could do this for any sport they just need to make the ball beep.
  • Bostonsox, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6its BEEPball isnt it? because when I hear bleep ball I imagine a bunch of deaf people swearing
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2VTFA!
    You have to have a blindfold on, so I doubt you would do any better and would probably lose horribly.
  • nofxjunkee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think it might be more complicated than that. I mean, after it's hit does it keep beeping? How do the fielders get the batter and the runners out?

    I'm probably going to hell, but the thought of 9 blind dudes trying to find a ball in a big field after it's been hit is something straight out of a funny cartoon.

    More seriously, it's really cool to see people overcome their problems (like the guy who plays guitar with his feet) and still do things that most able-bodied people are too lazy to even try.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I swear I read this as "How to blind people?, Play Baseball!" and thought WTF!? Must be the alcohol
  • cblalock, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This may be one of the most amazing things i've ever seen. Awesome that these guys get to enjoy such an awesome sport despite their handicap.

    Good on ya boys.
  • CYR1X, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3Flashvideo fyi.
  • BlackCow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1You would have to wear a blindfold.

    Edit: Hammydude beat me to it.
  • jacobu9, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1All the things inspired by The Lone Gunmen, and Fox went and cancelled it...
  • dvp368, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2I could pretend to be blind and beat all these guys... or kill myself after i loose to them.
  • DeusMachinae, on 10/12/2007, -10/+2Blernsball is better.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blernsball

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