Hit By Pitch

[The Prowler]

I am 6 hits for 7 at bats, with three walks and a hit-by-pitch so far in the playoffs. That is a 0.857 Batting Average and a .909 On Base Percentage.

So a number of people sent me a PM after reading the post above, concerned for my well-being after being Hit By A Pitch.

So I was facing a guy who throws pretty hard...he is probably the second fastest pitcher in my league. I had two strikes, so I moved up in the box and a little closer to the plate so I could cover the plate well and make contact with anything near a strike. I do not like to leave it up to the umpire to call a close pitch a third strike - I swing to make contact at anything close once I have two strikes on me.

So the pitch comes in up and in. I need to stay set and wait to make sure it is not a breaking ball that might curve and drop into the strike zone (or anywhere close to it as the umpire was calling a pretty big strike zone). Instead, it tails in and does not dip much if at all. I lean back and almost avoid the pitch, but it gets my right forearm (which is my back arm...I swing right handed).

I trotted to first, then asked for a runner so I could go put ice on it right away....which I did.

Anyways, I am fine. Thank you all for your concern.

Here are a few pictures of the mark it left. There is some swelling and I expect that it will bruise over the next few days...

It is weird how it left a circle pattern like that.

It is painful to touch. I have been icing it on and off all day today.

I am hoping it does not affect me at all for the Championship Game.

 

[Breakfall]

So a number of people sent me a PM after reading the post above, concerned for my well-being after being Hit By A Pitch.

So I was facing a guy who throws pretty hard...he is probably the second fastest pitcher in my league. I had two strikes, so I moved up in the box and a little closer to the plate so I could cover the plate well and make contact with anything near a strike. I do not like to leave it up to the umpire to call a close pitch a third strike - I swing to make contact at anything close once I have two strikes on me.

So the pitch comes in up and in. I need to stay set and wait to make sure it is not a breaking ball that might curve and drop into the strike zone (or anywhere close to it as the umpire was calling a pretty big strike zone). Instead, it tails in and does not dip much if at all. I lean back and almost avoid the pitch, but it gets my right forearm (which is my back arm...I swing right handed).

I trotted to first, then asked for a runner so I could go put ice on it right away....which I did.

Anyways, I am fine. Thank you all for your concern.

Here are a few pictures of the mark it left. There is some swelling and I expect that it will bruise over the next few days...

It is weird how it left a circle pattern like that.

It is painful to touch. I have been icing it on and off all day today.

I am hoping it does not affect me at all for the Championship Game.

It’s simply displacement. In slo-mo you would see the ball sinking into the muscle via the flesh and displacing its energy or the inertia of the ball around the perimeter. The centre will probably bruise up nicely.
I get similar patterns from paint-balling!

Mate…honestly, most of these leftards here don’t even leave the house!

Well done with the game scores.

 

[Lily]

It’s simply displacement. In slo-mo you would see the ball sinking into the muscle via the flesh and displacing its energy or the inertia of the ball around the perimeter. The centre will probably bruise up nicely.
I get similar patterns from paint-balling!

Mate…honestly, most of these leftards here don’t even leave the house!

Well done with the game scores.

 

[Larry Loungelizard]

So exactly when am I supposed to give a rat's ass?

 

[Lily]

So exactly when am I supposed to give a rat's ass?

It's just so weird.

 

[Admin.]

I trimmed a couple doug fir limbs away from my deck and I got some pitch on my hands and pants, it was very sticky...I appreciate all the DM's with hand washing and laundry tips, I will update as things develop.

 

[Lily]

I trimmed a couple doug fir limbs away from my deck and I got some pitch on my hands and pants, it was very sticky...I appreciate all the DM's with hand washing and laundry tips, I will update as things develop.

Ay, este pendejo.

 

[Admin.]

@The Prowler This was found behind home plate, the t-ball team you were playing accidentally stuffed it in their equipment bag.

 

[The Prowler]

My arm looks significantly better today. I am hoping that it does not bruise badly.

I refereed a Championship Hockey game last night. I did not get hit by a puck.

 

[AnnaConda]

My arm looks significantly better today. I am hoping that it does not bruise badly.

I refereed a Championship Hockey game last night. I did not get hit by a puck.

 

[The Prowler]

Yeah, it was a fast hockey.

The game really blew by.....

 

[Admin.]

Yeah, it was a fast hockey.

The game really blew by.....

Did you cry a little bit, did your eyes tear up when you got hit by that pitcher?

 

[The Prowler]

Hahaha!!!!

Poor guy does not know the difference between baseball and hockey.

 

[Breakfall]

So exactly when am I supposed to give a rat's ass?

I guess that’s better than @Admin.’s arse for a change.A change is as good as @The New Holliday …or so they say. Fagwits!!!

 

[Larry Loungelizard]

I guess that’s better than @Admin.’s arse for a change.A change is as good as @The New Holliday …or so they say. Fagwits!!!

Idiocy much?

 

[Lily]

Idiocy much?

He's the Emperor of Ennui, The Sultan of Stupid and the Imam of Idiocy...

 

[Larry Loungelizard]

He's the Emperor of Ennui, The Sultan of Stupid and the Imam of Idiocy...

And the Grand Poobah of Pathetic.