Just some new stuff. It’s been a bit since the last update. I went to Rhode Island this past weekend and had a nice time. Within about 16 hours, I managed to take a ride in almost all possible forms of transportation. I rode in a truck, car, bus, train, and boat. With a little bit of walking, I almost covered the gammot. If only I found myself riding my bicycle through the ailes of a plane in flight, I would have completed the cycle. I’ve got a few links to check out, and will add them to the ever-lasting list of links on the sidebar.

Rat Person
Duck Hunt
Animal Rights

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I just read an article regarding the introduction of a new pitch technique. It is found on robneyer.com and I credit the submission to the Enforcer, who holds his own with sports knowledge.

Quick snippet:

The gyroball is simply another variation of breaking ball. The same could be said for the slider, the cutter, and even the screwball. Unlike the other pitches, the gyroball does not have a multiplanar path. As the ball leaves the hand of the pitcher throwing a gyro — or as the Japanese call it, the “shooto” — the ball comes off the middle finger with what appears to the batter as a pure counterclockwise spin. There is no snap of the wrist; it is a true “set it and forget it” pitch. The spin is an apparent rifle-like spin that keeps the ball true until it takes a severe, late left turn from a right-handed pitcher.

Let me say that again: the ball comes at the hitter looking like a hanging curve and then takes a hard, flat turn away from a right-handed batter.

The Ghost Pitch

Check it out!

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I’ve added a new contact page on the sidebar. This link won’t open up your email program but instead will allow you to send email straight from the site. Please try it out and send me something quick. Let me know what you think.

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