Shocks vs Alcorn State 2

[Schmakey]

[quote=Shocker85][quote=That masse' shot by Micah Green was one of the most amazing things I have EVER SEEN IN BASEBALL. I would love to see a replay of it. From my vantage point, the ball was maybe 2 1/2 or 3 feet foul and came back fair just ahead of the base. An additional oddity was that the previous hitter (Arens, I think) similarly cued one along the 1B that was trying to curve back but didn't. I don't think you'll ever see a batted ball move that much on the ground, EVER.
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The reason the ball did that is because the game is being played on a carpet. Real grass wouldn't grab and make the ball jump like that. That is the changes to expect with turf, don't give up on anything because the carpet can make it go fair.

[shox1989]

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[WstateU]

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[Shocker85]

The reason the ball did that is because the game is being played on a carpet. Real grass wouldn't grab and make the ball jump like that. That is the changes to expect with turf, don't give up on anything because the carpet can make it go fair.

I don't doubt that for a minute, but the Shox have been playing on carpet for 25 years and I'll wager the old AstroTurf would be worse in that regard because it had no "pile". At least the new carpet has some "shag".

Anyway, I have watched literally several thousand baseball games and have never seen a ball turn that much.

--'85.

[1972Shocker]

I wonder if it may have caught an anomaly in a seam or perhaps even it may have been effected by some of the "rubber" filler that may have been kicked up and had not totally re-settled.

In any case that baby must have been spinning like a top.