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- Epitaph, on 04/12/2009, -0/+7nytimes.com killed the digg bar. the programmer in me feels the impulse to inform the developers.
- Sagard, on 04/12/2009, -1/+8Too bad that I can't read it, because it's NYTimes.
- wmuldoon, on 04/12/2009, -1/+7Why did hellen kellers dog run away?
youd run too if your name was "ARHGHHAAAHAHYA" - cowboy86, on 04/12/2009, -0/+6That's incredible
- MrChunks, on 04/12/2009, -1/+6Stevie Wonder walks into a shop swinging a dog above his head.
The shop owner says "Can I help you?"
Stevie Wonder say "No I'm just having a look around" - GawtMilk, on 04/12/2009, -0/+5Did you see Tony Gwynn hit that 95 mph fastball? Neither did his coach!
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! - ProAm, on 04/12/2009, -2/+6Cue blind Hellen Keller jokes...
- vqtran9, on 04/12/2009, -1/+4Buried for no video of something I'd much rather see than read about.
- Sublex, on 04/12/2009, -0/+3...Daredevil?
- Bchiz, on 04/12/2009, -0/+3The hardest thing to do in professional sports... and a blind guy can teach you how... weird
- palehorse864, on 04/12/2009, -0/+2Zatoichi!
- Bondheli, on 04/13/2009, -0/+1Diggbar fail
- keegangrayson, on 04/12/2009, -1/+2Too bad I can't read it, because I'm blind.
- Itaintrite, on 04/12/2009, -0/+1I didn't have to register or do anything to read the article, but boring article anyway. I too would like to see (no pun intended) actual footage of the guy hitting a 95mph ball.
- papadopus, on 04/12/2009, -0/+1but nevertheless annoying
- papadopus, on 04/12/2009, -0/+1I hope that didn't have anything to do with this, because I didn't really bother to check, and I down-voted you anyway.
- ManyAsOne, on 04/12/2009, -0/+1Blindness is legally defined as having visual acuity of 20/200 or worse after correction or a field of vision of less than 20 degrees. Very few blind people are totally 100% blind; most have some degree of sight, just not enough to be able to go about their daily life in the same ways as a sighted person would. The techniques and technology that are of use to a completely blind person are also of value to a blind person with some residual vision.
- inactive, on 04/12/2009, -1/+2I don't get what I am doing wrong. whenever there is a NY Times article, someone complains about their registration and someone else posts bugmenot or whatever.
Meanwhile, I have never once regsitered from the NY Times. and I can always read the article. And I just got a new computer recently, so it is not like I forgot that I registered a long time ago and it is in my cookies. - HubrisDeadPan, on 04/12/2009, -0/+1Why are you getting dugg down? Did people not read the article? He can see out of his peripheral vision and his center vision works but is just very blurry... Is that really blind?
- RutgerB, on 04/12/2009, -0/+1Yeah I dont like their font either
- Bchiz, on 04/12/2009, -1/+2just register, its free
- TIMJNNY, on 10/11/2009, -0/+0Mark is my son's hitting coach and yes he is legally bling. Mark has increased my son's hitting average beyond our expectations in just 6 months. This guy is for real.
- inactive, on 04/12/2009, -1/+1too far above your comprehension level?
- rheaume, on 04/12/2009, -1/+1Start swinging as he starts throwing.
Pray. - SreyaNotfilc, on 04/14/2009, -1/+1Actually, it's easier than you think. I've noticed that a lot of batters swing way too hard at pitches with very high velocities. The basic rule of thumb is if you can see it, you can hit it. All you need is hand-eye coordination as well as a sense of rhythm. For me, it's all about rotating properly and timing. With a proper batting stance and swing, one is able to produce enough batspeed to hit any pitch. A nice, smooth, balanced, compact, and relaxed swing is actually rather quick. Sure, one can load up and swing as hard as they can and produce results, but a balanced and relax swing is much more consistent.
Now, MLB batters can hit the ball along way. They have more bat speed as well as the strength to do so. It doesn't hurt that a 95 mph fastball is much easier to hit farther than a 65 mph changeup due to the laws of physics. This batspeed can be built over time once one becomes more efficient with their rotation.
I haven't played ball in a while, but I do go the cages every now and then. It's amazing how easy it is to forget to not swing as hard when you're hitting against the fastest pitch at the cages (88 or so mph). It usually takes me a couple of rounds to realise that I don't have to swing as hard. I try to make sure I'm swinging slightly down on the ball, and to make contact when the ball is around my front knee area (give or take a foot). Try it! Once you get that basic timing down, you'll be amazed with how easy it is to hit it.
That's about it, it's really is that easy to hit a 95mph fastball. The movement, location, and changing of speeds of every unique pitch is what makes a 95mph fastball up and in following a changeup low and away very tough to hit. - sportsguru23, on 04/24/2009, -0/+0Wow... well I want to learn how and then go to a najor league team and say give me a contract
- inactive, on 04/12/2009, -2/+1I don't want to hit a ball from a blind guy. Certainly not one going 95 MPH. He may hit me with it.
- neiph, on 04/12/2009, -1/+0He can't see John Cena
- moskaumauses, on 04/12/2009, -3/+2this guy isn't really ***** blind
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