1. santa cruz, ca.
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    hit a fastball
    make a 3 pointer
    kick an extra point

    you get 10 tries in each
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    14 Jul '20 20:54
    I'm thinking most would go zero for thirty
    what say you rusty?
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    @lemondrop said
    hit a fastball
    make a 3 pointer
    kick an extra point

    you get 10 tries in each
    Just before I went to see my one and only MLB game there was a batting cage, having never played baseball before but the odd game of cricket and rounders I thought I'd give it a go. Are 10 pitches normal? I can't remember how many, hit one and clipped another behind, wasn't wearing gloves and the one I hit stung, didn't mind missing the others after that.

    Much more likely to make the 3 pointer though, doubt I'd need the 10 attempts, should get it in 3.
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    @trev33 said
    Just before I went to see my one and only MLB game there was a batting cage, having never played baseball before but the odd game of cricket and rounders I thought I'd give it a go. Are 10 pitches normal? I can't remember how many, hit one and clipped another behind, wasn't wearing gloves and the one I hit stung, didn't mind missing the others after that.

    Much more likely to make the 3 pointer though, doubt I'd need the 10 attempts, should get it in 3.
    hitting a major league fastball is considered one of the hardest things in sports, most would bail on every pitch, at 95+ or swing late

    I think the 3 pointer would be doable but if you had the leg strength, kicking an extra point would be the best chance to score in this poll
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    @lemondrop said
    hitting a major league fastball is considered one of the hardest things in sports, most would bail on every pitch, at 95+ or swing late

    I think the 3 pointer would be doable but if you had the leg strength, kicking an extra point would be the best chance to score in this poll
    You should try catching a puck in the net going over 100 miles per hour! 😉

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    @lemondrop said
    hitting a major league fastball is considered one of the hardest things in sports, most would bail on every pitch, at 95+ or swing late

    I think the 3 pointer would be doable but if you had the leg strength, kicking an extra point would be the best chance to score in this poll
    Wonder what the batting cage machine pitches at, I think if you kept swinging late you'd adjust and swing early and just guess where the ball was going to be. I'd rather have a shot at a fastball than save a hockey puck.

    3 pointer would be easier imo but it depends on what you're used to I guess.
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    @trev33 said
    I'd rather have a shot at a fastball than save a hockey puck.
    If you've never played hockey, you wouldn't even want to attempt it. 😉

    -VR
  8. santa cruz, ca.
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    @trev33 said
    Wonder what the batting cage machine pitches at, I think if you kept swinging late you'd adjust and swing early and just guess where the ball was going to be. I'd rather have a shot at a fastball than save a hockey puck.

    3 pointer would be easier imo but it depends on what you're used to I guess.
    batting machine pitches around 70 mph i've heard
    so swinging late is not much of a problem

    and on 3-pointers
    if you can reach the basket one will eventually fall in

    any 400 pounder could save a hockey puck
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    @lemondrop said
    batting machine pitches around 70 mph i've heard
    so swinging late is not much of a problem

    and on 3-pointers
    if you can reach the basket one will eventually fall in

    any 400 pounder could save a hockey puck
    Being less than half of 400 pounds I'd take my chance with the fastball thanks.

    Scoring a drop goal in rugby would be harder than all 3 though.
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    @trev33 said
    Being less than half of 400 pounds I'd take my chance with the fastball thanks.

    Scoring a drop goal in rugby would be harder than all 3 though.
    That rugby does look hard!! Jeeze I wouldn't want to be the goalie, he doesn't have much of a chance in that game. Do they even have a goalie in that game? You would right to say I don't know that game.

    -VR
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    scoring on a penalty kick in soccer would be a challenge
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    @very-rusty said
    You should try catching a puck in the net going over 100 miles per hour! 😉

    -VR
    there was a commercial that had a walrus as the goalie
    covered the entire net
  13. santa cruz, ca.
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    a sumo wrestler would make a good goalie
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    @lemondrop said
    scoring on a penalty kick in soccer would be a challenge
    All day long! A beautiful left foot curler in the corner.

    As for the others....erm pass. And when I say pass I mean fail.
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    @lemondrop said
    a sumo wrestler would make a good goalie
    A sumo wrestler would make a good opponent for rusty.
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