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Monday - April 14, 2008
Off-topic: broken bat
I mentioned that I was gonna take in the Express game on Sunday, right? One of the Express batters broke 2 bats on back-to-back pitches. I'm sure I'd never seen that happen at a game.
The first broken bat was a bit scary! The head of the bat was whirling through the air with quite a bit of speed...and headed right at the pitcher. It stopped very suddenly when it pierced the ground...much like a javelin...about 10 feet or so in front of the mound. Sadly, I didn't whip my camera up in time to get a clear shot of the bat in the ground. But, I think you can get a feel from these photos on just how far it went into the ground. Yikes!
![[Broken bat #1]](http://www.joanna.org/hook-em/pics/broken_bat_1.jpeg)
![[Broken bat #2]](http://www.joanna.org/hook-em/pics/broken_bat_2.jpeg)
![[Broken bat #3]](http://www.joanna.org/hook-em/pics/broken_bat_3.jpeg)
That's the pitcher, by the way, retrieving the bat. The ball went foul. So, the batter got a new bat and a new chance. He broke that second bat as well but grounded out on the play. The bat head went about two-thirds of the way down the 3b line before settling flat on the dirt.
Posted by Joanna at 11:26 PM