15 Jun 2022 9:49 am
This is weird GB. Last night I was watching the Reds and D-Backs game and one of the announcers (Chris Welch) told the story of Eddie Gaedel's great nephew who was 6 foot 3 and was drafted by the Padres. This was years ago and he never panned out as a Major Leaguer.GHETTOBLASTER » 14 Jun 2022, 6:15 pm » wrote: ↑ To be honest I was never any good at hitting the super high arc / slow pitch softball stuff...[embarrassed emoji]...
It's cool to see the players who can hit nothing but bombs off that high lob stuff....that's a grooved swing..!
If I was given the chance to bat in front of 50,000 fans and struck out... TRYING TO HIT THAT NICKLE DIME LOB BALL ****.... I might just start walking towards Mexico to start a new life.
OK..so picture yourself sitting in the stands at a MLB game and the House Announcer says over the PA System....
"HEY ZEETS ..!! THE REDS ARE OUT OF PLAYERS AND THE MANAGER NEEDS YOU TO PUT DOWN YOUR BEER AND GRAB A BAT..!!! YOU ARE DUE TO BAT 3RD THIS INNING....!! IT'S GAME 7 OF THE WORLD SERIES BUT DON'T BE NERVOUS...!!!
OK, with that thought in mind have you ever heard of.........
Eddie Gaedel Stats | Baseball-Reference.com
The Story Of Eddie Gaedel, Major League Baseball's Shortest Player (allthatsinteresting.com)
