why do they put the tape on the barrel of a fungo bat?
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Do a web search on it.
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It is an iconic representation of Mick's mouth.\nI also wanted to say that the first answer is a total load of misinformation.
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first answer was correct, the bat handles are so thin today, it's hard to believe that the bats don't break every time a hitter makes contact with the ball...\n\nThe batters want as light a bat as possible, but rather than sacrifice wood in the sweet spot area, they take it out of the handle area.
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An artist may have their own interpretation but that is simply their imagination, not the truth. \n\nIn that day and age, it makes no sense to use a wooden box. The earlierst known version of the legend says it was a storage jar, which would resemble a large urn and be made of clay or similar material.
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it supposedly helps make a ball go farther with its spring-iness. however, studies have shown that that effect doesn't really exist. it would also make the bat lighter and easier to swing fater. however, there are no restrictions on bat weight, so corking merely gives a slightly larger bat with less weight. and if too much of the middle were taken out, the bat would break easily anyway, so there doesn't seem to be a point.
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The previous answer is not correct. Here is a link to the actual story. It involved a setup by one gang to put a hit on another. Staged as a bootleg alcohol buy.
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I guess they are using it as a kind of 'foot note'!!\n\nThey are showing the "sole" of the person.\n\nIt is "heeling" to the mind.\n\nOr it could just be that they have a few seconds of film to use up and can't think of anything witty to put in the script!!
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Those are probably the fungo circles.  When teams are taking their fielding practice, coaches hit fly balls to outfielders using a fungo bat.  By dedicating a dirt patch for that, it helps prevent wear and tear on the grass.
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A wadded up ball of tape
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Actually, it apparently DOES, but I'll have to find the info.  The guy who "discovered" it believes that it works by starving the skin of oxygen, if I remember correctly, and that's why it's important to use at least 2 layers and leave the tape in place (putting fresh over the old if it starts to peel up) for quite some time.  If I can find a link, I'll edit to add it.\n\nEdited to add:  Got It!  Check this out:
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home made silencer, 2 liter pop bottle full of wet newspaper tape on end of barrel ,tada
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it is due to the fact that speakers have large magnets in them. tapes are a magnetically wrighten storage device.  the magnet in the speaker is changing the polarity on tape and thus changing the recording.
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Duct tape. A whole roll.
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they do its called drop third strike. its just that in the mlb the catchers are smart enough to tag the batter after the thrid strike just in case
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When I played baseball in high school, we (my team) found an ld aluminum bat down in the basement of the school.  We used it for batting practice and then decided it would be cool for everyone to use it in the game.  Like I said, it was old and slightly cracked in some places.  We were playing against Carbon High and I came up with the bases loaded, got the perfect pitch, and unloaded a line drive to third, but all that was in my hand was the handle of the bat and the barrel was behind the pitcher.  Everything happend so fast, nobody really knoew what had just happened.  Unfortunatley, the third baseman caught the ball and ended the inning.  But I did break an aluminum bat, and it was pretty damn cool.  I don't recall the sound though, sorry that doesn't answer your question, but it's a cool story.
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i dont know if he's using it as a whip or not but heres a comic strip:\nhttp://news.yahoo.com/comics/060215/cx_peanuts_umedia/20061502
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It is so the batter can see the ball off the pitcher's hand.  Notice that that area is usually painted a dark color to make it easier to see the ball.