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83 year old Bats
Topic Started: Jul 13 2006, 11:30 AM (197 Views)
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Sioux Falls, SD (AHN) - Julio Franco has got nothing on this elderly gentleman. Franco, who will turn 48 in August, may be the oldest player to ever hit a home run in the MLB, but he's no where close to the oldest player in professional baseball.
The 83-year-old, Chicago native, became the oldest player to record an at-bat in professional baseball history. Eriotes struck out swinging in his only at-bat on Tuesday in the Sioux Fall Canaries home game against the St. Joe Blacksnakes.
Eriotes wasn't denied his cuts at the plate, and wasn't up there to walk. The senior citizen swung all four times, even fouling one ball off, before striking out. The opposing pitcher topped-out at 83 mph against Eriotes, a speed that he told the AP he is more than capable of hitting.
Eriotes says, "He wasn't throwing that hard. I fouled one off. You can be the best hitter in the world and you might not get a hit if you only get one chance. But it was a great opportunity. It was cool."
Eriotes claimed on NBC's Today show a while back that he had gotten a hit off of a 100-mph hour pitch. He admitted that the pitch was fired out of a pitching machine, though.
Eriotes also tells reporters he doesn't want to compete against people his own age because he doesn't believe its enough of a challenge.
The player explains, "Guys my age, it's no challenge! They're throwing like, what, 40, 50 mph? I'd rather hit pitches that are 90 mph and feel good about myself. If I could just get four at-bats in the majors, I could get a hit."
After the game, the former minor leaguer told the AP he wasn't interested in setting the record, but is still interested in logging an official hit.
Eriotes believes, "I don't give a damn about that stuff. If I got a couple more at-bats, I'd get a hit. Easy."
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“At that pace the pitcher would have thrown around 500 pitches in four innings,” Kawamoto’s coach was quoted as saying. “There was a danger he could get injured.”

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"You know what's amazing?" Piniella asked. "Umpires make mistakes sometimes, and when you question them, you end up paying the consequences."
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wow thats interesting

hope he can do something
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Swell article
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haha i saw it on sportscentre...i'd like to see him go up against b.j. ryan or doc halladay. :P
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BlueJaysfan,Jul 13 2006
01:49 PM
haha i saw it on sportscentre...i'd like to see him go up against b.j. ryan or doc halladay. :P

And then see him hit a grand slam off Mariano Rivera's cutter.
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Wow, what if he stole home.
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Sean Connery: Moo.
Alex Trebek: No.
Sean Connery: Well, that's the sound your mother made last night!

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I wonder if he also played in the field!!! :lol:

Seriously, it would be great if he had gone yard!!
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kyyankgrrl,Jul 13 2006
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I wonder if he also played in the field!!! :lol:

Seriously, it would be great if he had gone yard!!

hahaha and then started jumping like Sammy :P
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I think everyone will believe him if he pulls off a Manny Ramirez if he is selected to play in the league's Al Star Game. " But my baseball teeth haven't arrived in the mail! I can't play because that's an upper body injury. "
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I think I'm more worried that the pitcher might hit him...and old dude might charge the mound!!! *ROFL*
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hahaha i could see him putting the finger in their face and spanking them :lol:
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BlueJaysfan,Jul 13 2006
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kyyankgrrl,Jul 13 2006
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I wonder if he also played in the field!!! :lol:

Seriously, it would be great if he had gone yard!!

hahaha and then started jumping like Sammy :P

lol and then pulled a hamstring
[align=right]Alex Trebek: Mr. Connery.
Sean Connery: Moo.
Alex Trebek: No.
Sean Connery: Well, that's the sound your mother made last night!

Oct. 21 Bears @ Eagles, Bears will own the Eagles.
Blindsided, I told you penal cancer makes you gay.
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PAUL KONERKO 14,Jul 13 2006
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BlueJaysfan,Jul 13 2006
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kyyankgrrl,Jul 13 2006
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I wonder if he also played in the field!!! :lol:

Seriously, it would be great if he had gone yard!!

hahaha and then started jumping like Sammy :P

lol and then pulled a hamstring

haha yea, and then starts rounding the bases with a cane
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and then breaks down and has a coughing fit and asks for his pills.
[align=right]Alex Trebek: Mr. Connery.
Sean Connery: Moo.
Alex Trebek: No.
Sean Connery: Well, that's the sound your mother made last night!

Oct. 21 Bears @ Eagles, Bears will own the Eagles.
Blindsided, I told you penal cancer makes you gay.
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PAUL KONERKO 14,Jul 13 2006
08:03 PM
and then breaks down and has a coughing fit and asks for his pills.

Lol, black lung!
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ahhh when I first read this topic I thought it was about a bunch of 83 year old Posted Image

but then it was in the MLB section so I thought is was about a bunch of old bats that Babe Ruth used... that were 83 years old Posted Image

but now that I read it I understand what it means ;)
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You gotta lay off the booze, BCB!!! *ROFL*
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none of you should be comedians
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GonetoSleep21,Jul 13 2006
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none of you should be comedians

lol, I know, but I really did think that it was that....
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I still can't believe he struck out, what a loser. He fouled one off though lol
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“At that pace the pitcher would have thrown around 500 pitches in four innings,” Kawamoto’s coach was quoted as saying. “There was a danger he could get injured.”

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"You know what's amazing?" Piniella asked. "Umpires make mistakes sometimes, and when you question them, you end up paying the consequences."
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