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    Baseball Players Would Never Use the Performance-Enhancing Reebok Vector O Bat

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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/09/09

    In reply to Baseball Players Would Never Use the Performance-Enhancing Reebok Vector O Bat
    homer has no respect for your silly holes


    homer

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    06/09/09

    In reply to Baseball Players Would Never Use the Performance-Enhancing Reebok Vector O Bat
    I can't remember what it was called, but someone brought a bat to school PE period one day that had water or some kind of liquid inside that would flow to the end when you swing it. Worked pretty well!
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    06/09/09

    @relawson: cheating. it's called cheating.
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    06/09/09

    In reply to Baseball Players Would Never Use the Performance-Enhancing Reebok Vector O Bat
    How about a wing shaped bat?
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    06/09/09

    @wingbatwu: the bat rotates as you swing it so it needs to be round to deliver an uniform hitting surface to the ball. any other shape would require much more than steroid use to perfect.
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    06/09/09

    In reply to Baseball Players Would Never Use the Performance-Enhancing Reebok Vector O Bat
    it's an a-bomb . . . from a-rod
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/09/09

    In reply to Baseball Players Would Never Use the Performance-Enhancing Reebok Vector O Bat
    I actually think this might work, though it would be mostly due to weight distribution. Imagine trying to hit a golf ball with a baseball bat. It will not work so well, since the mass is not concentrated at the head, as it is in a golf club. Displacing the mass to the tip of the baseball bat would increase head speed and might impact (pun!) how far you can hit the baseball.


    I'm not so sure about the aerodynamics, given that the baseball bat is well... a stick.

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    06/09/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus:

    I don't know about you but I can blast a golf ball pretty damn far with a bat. Take that shit to the driving range.
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    06/09/09

    @Heitz: well, i hit my seven like john daly hits his three
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    06/09/09

    @Heitz: Then you must be even better with a golf club.
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    Image of The Real 31 The Real 31
    06/09/09

    In reply to Baseball Players Would Never Use the Performance-Enhancing Reebok Vector O Bat
    They used the same design to make a lacrosse stick, everyone just laughed. Nobody is using that crap.
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    06/09/09

    @The Real 31: so are you saying nobody plays lacrosse?
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    Image of Lokno Lokno
    06/09/09

    In reply to Baseball Players Would Never Use the Performance-Enhancing Reebok Vector O Bat
    Yeah, I agree. That's for the truck of your town car.
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    06/09/09

    @Lokno: Your towncar has it's own truck?


    Me, I just keep my "safety machete" in my trunk. It has orange stripes on it to ensure it's safe. Don't believe me? I'll post picts if necessary.

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    06/09/09

    @World'sFastest_GitEmSteveDave: I just want an excuse to see the 'SafetyMachete_GitEm' tag.


    You must travel into Newark quite often. Post away good sir.

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    06/09/09

    @enos pays the apple tax cuz he's a cool kid: Give me a minute to go down to my trunk.
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    06/09/09

    @World'sFastest_GitEmSteveDave: Holy mother...
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    06/09/09

    @SewerShark: Panga machete from Cold Steel. [www.coldsteel.com]


    It's in case I have to cut some branches down or cut something. Also, waving a machete around WILL attract attention if I ever need it. :D

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