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I have never seen a cannonball, unless you account for and look at the pre-impact postures of players in MLB collisions at home plate. Nor have I seen a reverse backflip during live action on a baseball diamond, but I will admit the StL WIZ of OZ could have done it.

I have witnessed four players come out from the dugout, run toward second base and dive headfirst in unison into second base at the end of a ballgame in celebration of an important victory. It really looked good and I ranked it a 10 on the headfirst diving scale.

I think Charlie Hustle was captured on film, on more than one occasion, diving head first into third base. Pete Rose fell during each dive, but some people will deny that ROSE ever flew through the AIR WE BREATH. They will admit that he appeared to fall less than normal because of Magnus effects on flatter trajectories. We can all agree that the baseball writers grounded his bid for the Hall of Fame. I still think the gambling world ranks Mr. Rose at the top of the diving scale, a perfect 10.