Monday, March 26, 2012

DUGOUT LINGO: "Cage-Killer"



Sometimes, you just can't get out of the cage. We've all been there - you hit ball after ball after ball up into the netting above you. You try to comfort yourself - How far up is this thing today? - as though the cage's location on the field was robbing you of no-doubt homers. You do your best to play it cool, but with each pop-up, a little panic sets in and finding your way out of the turtle seems more and more impossible. 


You can't get on top of the ball for the life of you - you're calling for the Driver but somehow the Sand Wedge keeps finding its way into your hands. It's a horrible feeling, and you know it's bad when comfort comes in the form of a dribbling ground ball. I got out! But hey, it happens.


Everyone's been guilty of testing the strength of the cage's netting at some point. There's a little cage-killer in all of us, and even the greats aren't immune - just ask Brickma. 





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3 comments:

  1. Hot,ICE! I heat up... the ice cubes!

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  2. "Stay on top now big boy..."

    "Come on now, bear down..."

    "Concentrate baby, top half now..."

    "Alright just get the hell outta the cage."

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  3. How about your boy, Willie Mays Hayes? - http://youtu.be/RH3I-IE0Xhw?hd=1&t=1m16s

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