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Old Thu May 11, 2006, 12:15pm
Kaliix Kaliix is offline
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SAump,
Your fanciful workings of lift and physics aside, don't you realize that if a pitcher actually threw a rising pitch, that it would likely be uncatchable by F2 and probably over the batters head?

A pitcher releases the ball at a height of 6 feet or more (in relation to ground on which the batter stands). It wouldn't be a very effective pitch if it actually rose!
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