# What is the proper name for this baseball training device?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-name-for-this-baseball-training-device/404241>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 15, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-name-for-this-baseball-training-device/404241 "2007-05-15T22:18:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-name-for-this-baseball-training-device/404241/1 "2007-05-15T22:18:29Z")

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It’s a cannon sort of thing that fires balls at a practicing batter. Anybody know the name?

Nerd the Rhymer.

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**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-name-for-this-baseball-training-device/404241/2 "2007-05-15T22:21:44Z")

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Never mind. I found it. I changed search terms and found it. Unless “pitchng machine” is wrong.

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**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-name-for-this-baseball-training-device/404241/3 "2007-05-15T23:28:22Z")

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[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer]  
Never mind. I found it. I changed search terms and found it. Unless “pitchng machine” is wrong.  
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The type with an arm used to be known as an “Iron Mike”. Never heard the wheel type called that.

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-name-for-this-baseball-training-device/404241/4 "2007-05-16T01:37:22Z")

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[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer]  
Never mind. I found it. I changed search terms and found it. Unless “pitchng machine” is wrong.  
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Nope, that’s right.