Umpire photo
Usually when I blink, both eyes open and close at the same time. Perhaps this umpire image has some scientific explanation.
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It looks like an inside pitch. His nose was in the way of his dominant right eye seeing the pitch in close so he closed it and gave the left eye full pathway to the brain. Not sure if I'm being sarcastic or not. As I write it it's starting to make sense.
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A blink out of fear of the ball grilling you can flutter a little, and with a shutter speed of 1/1500th of a second or faster, it might have the one eye closing as quickly as a thousandth of a second sooner than the other, and the camera will still freeze it.
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Totally bailing out on these pitches is a whole 'nuther story!:D |
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As a former catcher, I NEVER bail, but still blink on occasion. It even happens with very good catchers when a pitch is high and inside coming right at my face. I catch myself doing it maybe once a game.
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I find it pretty easy to not blink on pitches that are not swung at. It gets harder when the batter swings, especially if the bat is at eye level. ML catchers blink frequently when the batter swings.
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That's exactly when I blink: bat at eye level swing.
It's probably a leading reason why some checked swings don't get called. I know that it's the reason on a few of mine. |
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I'm sure I have done it, but I don't think I have ever seen myself blink on a pitch.
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I think he was winking at the pitcher. ;)
JJ |
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Or maybe U2...:eek: |
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