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Left-Handed Hitter Hits Grand Slam with New Bat
I probably saw one of
the top three best high school games last night. My
son's team was playing their rival and team ranked
second in the state for the first of a three game
series. The other team had their ace throwing…you
know the type….all world, everyone says he's the
best thing since sliced bread….yada yada yada.
Well, this pitcher
did have our number. Our pitcher, who has been great
the past three years, was throwing a great game too.
We were down 4 to nothing in the bottom of the 7th.
We do only play 7 in high school baseball.
Our team had our 7,
8, and 9 hitters coming up to bat in the bottom of
the 7th. It sure looked like the game was over. The
7th hitter gets a bloop single. The 8th hitter gets
hit. The ninth hitter gets a fisted hit over the
third baseman's head. Bases loaded…no outs.
Here's where the
story gets interesting. My good friend, Jerry, is
the marketing director at a major baseball bat maker
located near our academy, and was showing me this
new product a couple of weeks ago. The strangest
thing I've seen. A bat for left-handed hitters and a
bat for right-handed hitters. The bats are really
the same, but there is something very weird about
the handle or grip. I can't explain it very well. It
fits the hands very nicely. When you pick it up, it
feels like you were born with it in your hand. I'll
have a picture to put on the internet very soon for
you when they release the product. I have to wait
until it becomes public.
Anyway, I was given a
couple of bats for demo and I gave one of the
right-handed versions to my son, and the left-handed
version to his buddy on the team, Michael. Well,
Michael came up to bat with the bases loaded and was
quickly called for two strikes….marginal calls if
you ask me.
He proceeded to work
the count to full by taking some bad pitches and
fouling off a couple of others and then BAM….home
run to right to tie the game. The other team was
stunned.
Next batter gets out.
One out. Next batter gets a single and then he goes
to second on a ball in the dirt. An intentional walk
to our 4 hitter. Number 5 guy gets up and singles to
right and the throw to home to get our runner out is
off line, the pitcher catches the ball and it’s a
foot race to the plate. Our guy wins the foot race
to the plate and we win the game. An incredible
finish. We now play the same team on Wednesday and
Friday. It will be a lot of fun and I'm sure the
other team will be geared up for the game big time.
After the game, I
asked the Grand Slam kid what he thought about the
left-handed model of the bat, and of course, he
doesn't want to give it up. He said it felt awesome
in his hand, like a glove or an extension of his
arms. My problem is that I have to get the demo bats
back to Jerry by Wednesday.
I'll let Jerry know
today that their new models are a hit at least on
this team. I'm going to ask if they can use the bats
through the end of the three game series. I know I
will be getting a lot of calls from folks like you
about this new model and I shouldn't have even
mentioned it in this email. But the story is so
incredible, I had to or I would burst at the seams.
What should I do?
Well, what I have to
say is…
April Fools!
Left-handed bat? I
can't believe you fell for that one. The story about
the game last night. Very true. An incredible game.
One of the best I've seen…the best comebacks against
a great team.
What's not April
Fools is a sale we are having at BioForce Baseball
to celebrate this fun day. A very true special
event.
For a very short
time, we are having a sale. Anything you purchase on
our website during the April Fools sale, you'll
receive 20% off.
It's not advertised
on the site and is only available to the BioForce
Family.
What you need to do
is type in the word "Fools" in the coupon code box
at checkout, and it will automatically calculate the
discount for you.
That means you will
receive an additional discount from any package too,
which are already discounted.
This is no joke. A
20% discount and anything you purchase on the site.
It won't last very long.
So, don't be looking
for any left-handed bats on the BioForce Baseball
site any time soon though!
Have a great day!
Train like a champion
today!
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