IggyPride00
Posts: 6,482
Apr 18, 2010 4:38pm
Move over Bryce Harper, you've got nothing on this kid!
It is pretty amazing at 5 years old the skills he has.
It is pretty amazing at 5 years old the skills he has.
BRF
Posts: 8,748
Apr 18, 2010 5:31pm
The kid needs a smaller bat.
And..........I'm happy to help you out to keep this off the FFT bottom ten list!
And..........I'm happy to help you out to keep this off the FFT bottom ten list!
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steel_curtain
Posts: 165
Apr 18, 2010 5:32pm
Holy shit.
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jt_13
Posts: 48
Apr 18, 2010 5:35pm
I'm calling shenanigans that the ball in the cage is going 85, but if it's even going half of that...where's the kid's helmet??? My god!!!
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
Apr 18, 2010 5:45pm
Oh come on, he's in a freakin' cage he doesn't need a helmet.jt_13 wrote: I'm calling shenanigans that the ball in the cage is going 85, but if it's even going half of that...where's the kid's helmet??? My god!!!
And IMO, the ball in the video IS NOT going 85. Either way, it's still going pretty quick and his bat is too big for him so it's still very impressive for a 5 year old. Impressive in the field too.
tk421
Posts: 8,500
Apr 18, 2010 6:26pm
Yeah, no pressure here. This is why parents like this piss me off. Putting their entire hopes and dreams on a 5 year old kid growing up to play baseball. What are they going to do if at 10 or so he decides he wants to do something different?
BRF
Posts: 8,748
Apr 18, 2010 6:33pm
Also...in the video, it cracked me up on the guy talking and the caption below says "baseball player"!
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Apr 18, 2010 6:41pm
FWIW, after he swings he does end up basically standing on the plate because the bat is entirely too heavy for him and he spins himself across the plate after the swing. Good way to take a ball to the head.SQ_Crazies wrote:Oh come on, he's in a freakin' cage he doesn't need a helmet.jt_13 wrote: I'm calling shenanigans that the ball in the cage is going 85, but if it's even going half of that...where's the kid's helmet??? My god!!!
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
Apr 18, 2010 6:45pm
If the kid can hit an 85 MPH fastball maybe he got hit in the head in the first place. Rookie of the Year kinda shit.ts1227 wrote:FWIW, after he swings he does end up basically standing on the plate because the bat is entirely too heavy for him and he spins himself across the plate after the swing. Good way to take a ball to the head.SQ_Crazies wrote:Oh come on, he's in a freakin' cage he doesn't need a helmet.jt_13 wrote: I'm calling shenanigans that the ball in the cage is going 85, but if it's even going half of that...where's the kid's helmet??? My god!!!
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Apr 18, 2010 8:04pm
I was way more impressed by his fielding skills than I was with his hitting, but the hitting was also impressive.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Apr 18, 2010 8:12pm
I wasn't that impressed at all.
Unless you count being impressed at how stupid his parents are for letting him step into a batting cage without a helmet.
Unless you count being impressed at how stupid his parents are for letting him step into a batting cage without a helmet.
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
Apr 18, 2010 8:17pm
I've been to the cages hundreds of times in my life from the time I was his age and I have yet to ever see anyone get hit in the head...except for a tip going straight up into the net and coming down...might give you a bump but you're not going to be seriously disabled.
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balk14
Posts: 129
Apr 18, 2010 8:22pm
agree...pretty outrageous if its cage or notjt_13 wrote: I'm calling shenanigans that the ball in the cage is going 85, but if it's even going half of that...where's the kid's helmet??? My god!!!
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Apr 18, 2010 8:33pm
Have fun explaining that to the lawyers when the machine fucks up or the kid leans a little too far over the plate.SQ_Crazies wrote: I've been to the cages hundreds of times in my life from the time I was his age and I have yet to ever see anyone get hit in the head...except for a tip going straight up into the net and coming down...might give you a bump but you're not going to be seriously disabled.
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charliehustle14
Posts: 2,224
Apr 18, 2010 8:35pm
Really? I've been drilled twice in the ribs while in the cage and I know two kids that I've played with that have also been hit before. I figured it was kind of common.SQ_Crazies wrote: I've been to the cages hundreds of times in my life from the time I was his age and I have yet to ever see anyone get hit in the head...except for a tip going straight up into the net and coming down...might give you a bump but you're not going to be seriously disabled.
And yes, it was a batting cage. Not a JUGS machine. No, it wasn't all at the same facility. Happened between 3 different cages at 3 different locations. And no, I wasn't standing in the direct line of it.
Those things can run array at any time IMO. I wouldn't risk it by sending a 5 year old into a cage without a helmet...especially when he's swinging a heavy bat that carryies him over the heart of the plate on his follow through.
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
Apr 18, 2010 8:36pm
I won't have to talk to anyone.
Not saying it doesn't happen but accidents happen everywhere. He could be wearing a helmet and still get fucked up. Shit happens, but rarely will something go wrong in a batting cage...very rarely.
Not saying it doesn't happen but accidents happen everywhere. He could be wearing a helmet and still get fucked up. Shit happens, but rarely will something go wrong in a batting cage...very rarely.
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
Apr 18, 2010 8:37pm
Whatev, helmets in cages are for pussies! 
Sage
Posts: 2,070
Apr 18, 2010 9:40pm
Always kinda get sad when I see this. This kid will be exploited by everybody around him for the rest of his life.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Apr 18, 2010 9:42pm
Well until he's 16 and people realize that he isn't all that special anymore.Sage wrote: Always kinda get sad when I see this. This kid will be exploited by everybody around him for the rest of his life.