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Mar 9, 2017 12:34:00   #
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Mar 9, 2017 12:14:19   #
2wheeljunkie wrote:
No problem, it's headed your way


Oh yea, I get it.
1. The check's in the mail.
2. I won't cum in you mouth.
3. It's only a cold sore.
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Mar 9, 2017 12:10:59   #
Here ya go,
ThunderBolt


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Mar 9, 2017 11:35:44   #
Looking forward to your captions...
A toast: "Always have, always will."
ThunderBolt


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Mar 9, 2017 11:12:55   #
2wheeljunkie wrote:
I'm in, gonna take $1000 bucks out of the safe and go piss it away on something I never wanted, that'll show'em-right?


You want to piss away $1,000 on something you never wanted?
You never wanted me as a friend SO send the grand to me.
That'll show'em!
ThunderBolt


old saying: "You don't ask, you don't get."
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Mar 9, 2017 10:55:19   #
Worried for our children wrote:
That's good stuff, Thunder Bolt. Here's the video of Chapman's pitch, must say, rather impressive. https://youtu.be/ngubly4hpHw

Here's another tid bit of information on my favorite pitcher of all time, though there's no video to see it...

"Just got done watching a documentary called Fastball where they where lots of baseball players were talking about the hardest throwers and who they considered to be the hardest thrower. Ran through the history of what was used to measure the speed of the fastball and everything. Back in the 30s a guy was considered to be the fastest thrower and using their methods it came out to 122ft/s. 83mph fastball. Then again I believe in the 50s or 60s a guy was measured with a 98.6mph Fastball. Then again Nolan Ryan with the 100.8mph fastball.

They were comparing this to the fastball of Chapman measured at 105.3mph which is the fastest ever recorded.

BUT.

The measuring methods were different. The 83mph fastball was measured about 7ft. Behind the plate The 98.6mph fastball was measured on the plate The 100.8mph fastball from Nolan was measured 10ft. In front of home plate

Why does this matter? As the physicists explained due to drag and other factors a ball slows down quite a bit from the point it is thrown to when it reaches the plate. The Chapman fastball uses today's method of measuring which measures just 20ft. In front of the mound. Basically a few feet in front of where the ball leaves the hand of the pitcher which is at its fastest point in flight.

Using calculations they began to figure out how fast the other fastballs would be if measured in todays method.

The result? Nolan Ryans 100.8 fastball would have been rung up as 108mph in todays game.

108mph from a starting pitcher. And amazingly that 108mph was his 154th pitch in the 9th inning.

Legendary"


https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/4sckj3/nolan_ryans_108mph_fastball/

Here's a list of the fastest pitches recorded...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/671695-aroldis-chapman-and-the-15-fastest-pitches-ever-recorded
That's good stuff, Thunder Bolt. Here's the video ... (show quote)



Speaking of Nolan Ryan, I was a big fan.
When he was pitching that day, walk-up ticket sales always went up over 5,000. I saw him when he was with the CA Angels.
A friend sent me a pack of Nolan Ryan hot dogs from his cattle ranch business, along with an "autographed" Nolan Ryan Cookbook.
My friend said there are certain restuarants in Texas that serve Nolan Ryan steaks. Yep, he was the man.
Again great add-on to this post,
ThunderBolt
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Mar 8, 2017 16:02:06   #
Look, I have tried to tell you people...
ThunderBolt


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Mar 8, 2017 15:43:19   #
eagleye13 wrote:
Fun and informative reading TB.
Underhanded fast pitch is a trip also.


WOW, can't believe you brought that subject up!
My barber growing up was Bob Dillman. He was a legend in
fast pitch softball. When he delivered the pitch, he would graze his hip,
you could hear the "POP", changing the direction of the ball.
In fact, i saw his hip....Total Black & Blue...
He would show it off at the barber shop.
I lived 1,000 yards from the ball field. Saw every game he pitched.
I would race the other kids to get a foul ball (return) for 10 cents.
ThunderBolt
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Mar 8, 2017 13:43:05   #
Thank you...
NOW that is some serious feedback.
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Mar 8, 2017 13:03:37   #
Here ya go,
ThunderBolt


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Mar 8, 2017 12:58:15   #
I pitched in Little League,Pony League, High School, American Legion Baseball & a brief try-out with the Baltimore Orioles.(1964)
Attached: a Jpeg for the story on a "FastBall"!
ThunderBolt


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Mar 8, 2017 11:53:37   #
Here is my take,
ThunderBolt

I have to keep telling myself...

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Mar 8, 2017 11:21:03   #
THANX
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Mar 8, 2017 10:44:09   #
Check out a wall with some meaning.
NO, I mean real meaning...
Land mines...Damn,
ThunderBolt


The Moroccan Wall of Western Sahara is an approximately 2,700 km (1,700 mi) long structure, mostly a sand wall (or "berm"), running through Western Sahara and the southeastern portion of Morocco. It separates[1] the Moroccan occupied, and controlled, areas (Southern Provinces) and the Polisario-controlled areas (Free Zone)

Physical structure:
The fortifications lie in uninhabited or very sparsely inhabited territory. They consist of sand and stone walls or berms about 3 m (10 ft) in height, with bunkers, fences and landmines throughout. The barrier minebelt that runs along the structure is thought to be the longest continuous minefield in the world. Military bases, artillery posts and airfields dot the Moroccan-controlled side of the wall at regular intervals, and radar masts and other electronic surveillance equipment scan the areas in front of it.
The following is one observer's description of the Berm:
Physically, the berm is a 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high wall (with a backing trench), which rides along a topographical high point/ridge/hill throughout the territory. Spaced out over every 5 km (3.1 mi) are a big, small and medium base, with approximately 35–40 troops at each observation post and groups of 10 soldiers spaced out over the distance as well. About 4 km (2 1⁄2 mi) behind each major post there is a rapid reaction post, which includes backing mobile forces.

World of walls: How 65 countries have erected fences on their borders – four times as many as when the Berlin Wall was toppled – as governments try to hold back the tide of migrants
Security fears and a widespread refusal to help refugees have fuelled a new spate of wall-building around the world
A third of the world's countries have completed or are building barriers – compared to 16 at the fall of the Berlin Wall
They include Israel's 'apartheid wall', India's 2,500-mile fence around Bangladesh and Morocco's huge sand 'berm'

Click for maps of the world of walls.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3205724/How-65-countries-erected-security-walls-borders.html


OK, I have an idea for border security.

Step 1: If they run, shoot them with a paintball gun with "SPECIAL INK" that takes 3 months to wash off.

Step 2: If they are caught: The punishment is a "Beat & Release" program. Kinda like those fishing tournaments (catch & release) ONLY now, the Border Patrol pulls out the nightsticks and puts some welts on their ass making it HARD to sit down for weeks. Then, forces them back across the border! Hence, Beat & Release.

I'm just sayin'
ThunderBolt
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Mar 8, 2017 01:49:48   #
Link? no worky.........
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