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Baseballs fattest man is a thought that caught me in a moment of relaxation late one evening and it struck me as an interesting thing, what with baseball so filled with statistics. Not to dwell completely on the fattest man theme but other quizzical possible obscure facts. We all have heard of Bill Veeck and his putting the ringer of a midget in uniform for a baseball game.

In the days of Noah there were many men on earth who were giants. Even little David was called upon the field of battle to defend his countrymen from the dreaded giant. The Giant which David put down, was one of many men of the land who towered above the average sized man.

David and the Giant and then Samson taking on the Lion and finally given enough power to bring down the whole coliseum. The little giant killer and the man who destroyed a coliseum by brute strength were not fatty fatty 2x4 can not get thru the kitchen door.

Size by girth nor power of muscle can never best the act of divine guidance and a determined will. If it were not steroids it must have been the water. Then again it might have been the fresh fruit and good green veggies what with so much mutton at hand.

Forget what David and his crew had for supper. We need to accumulate more facts to figure the real girth of this fattest man of baseball. Once we nail down and document for all of posterity to know the round about length of belt required by our roly poly round man of baseball then to more pressing matters.

Folks you see life does not need to be filled with abstract facts and figures we all need to lighten up relax be a little jovial now and again. Be like "Mikey" try it you might like it.

Once we know the fattest then surely someone can determine a mathematical formula to figure just about everything about this rotund pot of blubber. If I am tuned in properly on what I read in the gazette our entire country has this fat disease something, about fast food slowing all these fatties down to a waddle.

Just trying to get you folks to lighten up some. No real message, just a little frivolity.

Batter Up----Let's Play Ball....
 
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Major Wiley B. Channell USMC (ret) born Argo, Alabama schooled Argo grammar school until family moved to Trussville, Alabama. Graduated Hewitt-Trusville High School 1954. Auburn University  Bachelor of Science 1959. Commissioned 2nd Lt. USMC upon completion Officer Candidate Course Quantico, Virginia 1959.
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» left by rachel stevens from williamsburg (1 year 139 days ago.)
where does the baseball have to be on the strike zone

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» left by Wiley B. Channell from Pelham, Alabama (1 year 138 days ago.)
The strike zone is a split second twik of the eye of the umpire. The umpire trys to be absolutely correct in his decision /call on every pitch but that is humanly impossible. There is only one absolute for the strike zone and that is the 17 inch width of the home plate. A strike call should have the baseball or some fraction of that ball come across homeplate within or touching the imaginary line of this 17 inch wide space. The bottom line and the top line for the pitch strike zone is a function of the hitters body, height or length, for the limiting factors of the strike zone. The knees and the arm pits or (top of the uniform letters). For the sake of argument I have described a theoritical window or opening which approximates a window of 17 inches wide by about 34 inches top to bottom. Give or take + or - knees to armpits? Considering the speed for which the action takes place for the umpire to make his judgment some huge percentage of all the calls are a snap best judgment call with the call being correct no matter what the call. Slow action camera work can prove or disprove the validity of a call but the truth of the matter is only in the habitual call by the ump as for as the game is concerned. A umpire calling low thrown balls at the margin of the low part of the strike zone if he calls them strikes consistently then it is up to hittters to know this and adjust accordingly. Hope this is suffficient data for your answer.

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