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It's probably time to start pointing out how freaking awesome Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner has been this year. Hey, there's no time like the middle of August!
If you're into that type of stuff, the Mensas at Baseball Prospectus say he's the best hitter in baseball this year. But if you're not convinced by math, let the fine folks at Cleveland blog Mistake By The Lake Sporting Times break it down for you.
Using Google Earth, MBTLST — an acronym we just gave them — figures out which geographic points outside of Jacobs Field are in fair territory, and which are in foul.
For example:
Port Burwell, Ontario? 91 miles outside Section 109 of the Jake. Fair ball. The Dawg Pound at Cleveland Browns Stadium? Barely fair: "The fair/foul line almost perfectly bisects Browns Stadium."
But it gets better:
So, Alaska is in fair territory, as is part of Scotland. But Maine is foul. Of course, as the site points out, it is possible the whole planet is in fair territory: Hafner would just have to orbit Earth once. Accounting for wind, that is.
Fair Territory [Mistake By The Lake Sporting Times]
Respect Pronk [Sportszilla]
Comments
Yes, but what about the three newly designated plutons in the solar system? Is UB313, nee Xena, also fair territory?
And why am I channeling TMQ?
Didn't we establish in the last post that Baltimore is foul?
Well, I guess we know who's launching the MLB spy satellites this year.
"...or do you wanna see me sock a few dingers?"
I have no idea what I just read, I need to go lie down..
Females and non-traditional males alike would appreciate a beefcake picture of Pronk.
Is Pronk trying out for the Rock Chalk Dance Team?
I sit regularly in the Mezzanine- Pronkville.
Of course Maine is foul. That's why David Ortiz has never been there. When Hafner goes deep, he swings from his Pradonk-a-donk-donk.
Somebody please adapt this google Earth technology to every ballpark in MLB.
OK. Every non-dome park. Sorry, Twins fans.
NERDS!!!!
Plus, unlike Ortiz, Pronk is not on steroids.
Uh, no, it's okay, Rob.
Baltimore is foul. Hah no shit.
Damn it's bash the place I was born day. And I vote that UB313 be changed to UB40....thank you.
My comment would appear significantly less gay had it shown up immediately after BDD's. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
Little Known Fact: Those extended Jacobs Field foul lines were actually created by Pope Alexander VI to divide the new world claims of Portugal and Spain.
And thanks to Ozzie "I fricking love all my White Sox so I'm going to screw everyone else by picking my players for the All-Star team" Guillen, he wasn't an all-star.
"the Mensas at Baseball Prospectus say he's the best hitter in baseball this year."
Whiny Red Sox fans (you know, all of you) start your Ortiz-related indignation!
Travis Hafner...
He has six grand slams. This year. He had the GWRBI in both games of the double-header on Saturday. He doesn't have the Pesky Pole or another power guy hitting around him.
Shall I continue?
I got your Tordesillas right here!
Hafter Big... Hafner Smash... no throw baseball, hit baseball.
I hope that Berman bookmarks page this for the next time Jacobs hosts the All-Star game...
THAT ONE'S GOING TO SUDBURY ONTARIO!!!!!!!!!!
With those dimensions, Josh Beckett could severely decrease his home runs given up.
Beckett would still find a way. Inside the NAFTA homerun.
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