Nubbers and come-backers

In My Humble Opinion
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or, how do you do at the batting cages?

I went last night as an alternative form of therapy. 16 pitches per token, 9 tokens for $10. Took me about half an hour. I allowed myself some slack in that I have only been once before and that was 3 years ago, so I took the 45-50 mph cage (I tried the breaking ball cage and sacrificed two tokens before slinking back in shame :)).

I also amused the hell out of the guy running the place when I explained to him that sure, if he had a size 8 batting helmet I’d be happy to wear one. He gave me the biggest he had and sat upon my head like a crown. He suggested that I just “don’t get hit in the head.” I concurred.

Overall, I did pretty good. I made contact with most of the balls and hit a good many of them into what would have been right-center field. I smacked a great many high choppers that in my youth I might have turned into base hits, too, but then I found the switch that lowers the pitches. Damn, the guy in there before me must have been tall. My two favorite hits were the sweet-spot smash I got in on about my third round that I feel certain would have been a triple if not a home run, and the one I hit straight back to the pitching machine. Take that, Schilling!

So, how do you do? And when can I expect these blisters to heal?

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Ha! That brings back memories, thanks. I played baseball all through h.s. but messed my shoulder up (weightlifting) so bad that I couldn’t throw anymore. I used to play shortstop and a strong arm is a must. I usually do decent at the batting cages in the 60 or 70mph ranges. Mostly line drives though, I’m a small guy. I can’t even hit a home runs in my dreams. I haven’t been in a few years though. I’m too outta shape. The blisters would, IIRC, bother me for a few days. If you plan do do this regularly or even semi regularly, try wearing a batting glove or weight training gloves. They’re cheap and really cut down on that sorta thing.