Re: [Phys-l] Baseball

[Jerry Lisantti <lisantti@centenary.edu>]

They are rolling the ball around in their hand so as to get the correct 
grib they want to match the pitch they are going to throw.  Also this 
hides from the batter what the grib is, since by knowing the grib the 
batter will know what kind of pitch is coming.  Golf is a great game.

JMGreen wrote:

> At 07:39 AM 10/20/2006, you wrote:
>  
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> > Squinting can make the image sharper (clearer).  For a near sighted
> > person it helps because it increases the depth of field(in focus
> > distances)
> >    
>
> OK, squinting seems reasonable, but why do some pitchers bend over 
> with the ball behind their back/butt  --  This seems so goofy -- Of 
> course the whole game seems goofy to me -- Which is worse, baseball or golf?
>
> Jim
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