[Sportsandrec] Beep baseball question and Joe's lunch

[Joe Shaw]

Sweet with the Big Balls Jennifer, you have potential!
"You get your balls to the wall" "Balls to the wall Man" Balls to the Wall 
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JSNM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer Boylan" <jaboylan at gmail.com>
To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Beep baseball question and Joe's lunch


> Kelly,
> Although the emphasis is on keeping beep baseball a blind sport, teams are
> allowed to have up to two sighted players on their roster.  As you 
> suggest,
> this can help bolster the number of bodies on the bench!  These sighted
> players are restricted in that they may not enter a game unless there is 
> no
> blind player available to fill that spot.  The NBBA requires vision
> verification letters to be on file for each player presenting themselves 
> as
> at least legally blind.  Last summer in Houston we covered ourselves by
> listing our pitcher and manager as players in case our numbers fell below 
> 6
> and we were in a forfeiture position by falling under 5.  This never
> happened, so these sighted players did not enter the game for us.  Thank 
> you
> for reminding me of this possibility and avenue of introduction to the
> sport!  I know sighted teams that come out and play us often catch the bug
> and want to come out again.  One or two are semi-serious and practice up
> before a game, bringing their own pitcher instead of relying on our 
> trained
> one and refusing to put the blinders up to bat near the end of the game 
> when
> we offer them that option so we'll actually get some balls out there to
> field!  Not too many hits by the sighted batters, as can be expected,
> although our pitcher does his best to find their swing and timing.  It's
> funny how the eyes override the ears, as does habit; the sighted players
> often run to first base even though third is the one buzzing.  We have fun
> and make it fun--hopefully someone consistent will rise out of those 
> groups
> and come on board!
> "My balls are always bouncing, to the left and to the right--it's my 
> belief
> that my big balls should be held every night!  We've got big balls..."
> "Big Balls" AC/DC
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