espn.go.com— Great story about the world series of bleepball, baseball for the blind. 10 different videos giving the full breakdown.
Sep 28, 2006View in Crawl 4
It 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:<a class="user" href="http://www.nbba.org/about_game.htm">http://www.nbba.org/about_game.htm</a>
This 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.
I 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.
linkage155Sep 29, 2006
Very awesome to see well "technology" give people with disavantages a way to enjoy a great sport.A+ for who ever made this up
crawfishsoulSep 29, 2006
It 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:<a class="user" href="http://www.nbba.org/about_game.htm">http://www.nbba.org/about_game.htm</a>
Closed AccountSep 30, 2006
I swear I read this as "How to blind people?, Play Baseball!" and thought WTF!? Must be the alcohol
Closed AccountSep 30, 2006
VTFA!You have to have a blindfold on, so I doubt you would do any better and would probably lose horribly.
cblalockSep 30, 2006
This 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.
nofxjunkeeSep 30, 2006
I 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.