African or European?

On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 1:48 PM, William Marino <[email protected]>wrote:

>  Does the pigeon go up?
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> From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thu May 20 13:43:08 2010
> Subject: Re: Ortiz HR
>
> Ball hits a wall, goes up, strikes a pigeon flying over the bleachers,
> lands in the glove of Hanley Ramirez, who drops it, boots, then lollygags
> after it.
>
> Home Run? Ground Rule Double?
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> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]>
> wrote:
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>         Ray and I work in the same office, Dan.  Just FYI.  J
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>         ________________________________
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>                 From: [email protected] [
> mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>]
> On Behalf Of Dan DiBiase
>         Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 1:31 PM
>
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>         To: [email protected]
>         Subject: Re: Ortiz HR
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>         Dang, now I am going to have to get my copy of Flatland out.....
>
>
>
>         Dan D
>         Central NJ USA
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>         ________________________________
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>                 From: "Beaudoin, John" <[email protected]>
>         To: [email protected]
>         Sent: Thu, May 20, 2010 11:36:01 AM
>         Subject: RE: Ortiz HR
>
>          Okay, why do we have to do this?
>
>         You approach it as if you’re right and there is no other
> possibility than you being right.
>
>
>
>         Let’s look at ideal conditions, Mr. Physics.
>
>
>
>         There is an edge.  It is a line in space.  It defines the border
> between the face of the wall and the top of the wall.  It is not the top of
> the wall.
>
>         There is a ball assumed to be a perfect sphere with an even
> distribution of mass throughout.
>
>         Now, if the ball is traveling at a given velocity, v, and at an
> angle of 0 degrees (straight), and the point of contact is below the center
> of gravity, but less than 45 degrees below the center of gravity, then what
> direction will the ball travel, HAVING NEVER HIT THE TOP OF THE WALL?
> Upward, I will bet.  And, being less than 45 degrees, it will come back onto
> the field.  Being more than 45 degrees, it will continue over the wall.
>
>
>
>         That is from what I derive my opinion and my interpretation of the
> rules.  Not just, well I said so; so I’m right.
>
>
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>         ________________________________
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>                 From: [email protected] [
> mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>]
> On Behalf Of Ray Salemi
>         Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 11:21 AM
>         To: [email protected]
>         Subject: Re: Ortiz HR
>
>
>
>         Sorry John.  Geometry is not a matter of opinion.
>
>         A ball that goes up touched the top of the wall.
>
>         Home run.
>
>         On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Beaudoin, John <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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>         No.  It is your opinion that it is a home run.  It is your
> interpretation of the rules.  It does not make you right just because you
> say you are right.
>
>         The last time you provided the prose from the rule book, we went
> through the same thing.
>
>
>
>         If a ball hits the edge of the wall that defines the border between
> what is the top and what is the face of the wall, then we are in no-mans
> land in debate.  And my opinion is that if the ball hits the edge and goes
> forward, then it is still in play.
>
>
>
>         ________________________________
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>                 From: [email protected] [
> mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>]
> On Behalf Of Ray Salemi
>         Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 11:15 AM
>         To: [email protected]
>         Subject: Re: Ortiz HR
>
>
>
>         Again, there is no "edge".  If the ball touches the top, it is
> out.  When it touches the top it goes up.
>
>         Your "up ten feet and then fall one inch straight down onto the
> field" is a home run.
>
>         On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Beaudoin, John <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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>         Because a ball can hit the edge and go up. The question should be
> whether or not the ball hit the edge and went forward or backward. Thus, a
> ball can hit the edge, then go up ten feet, and then fall one inch straight
> down onto the field and still be in play.
>
>         I did not see this specific HOUR. I am guessing that it was past
> the edge and hit something behind the wall plane and came back onto the
> field.
>
>
>
>         ________________________________
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>                 From: [email protected] <
> [email protected]>
>         To: [email protected] <
> [email protected]>
>         Sent: Thu May 20 04:09:47 2010
>         Subject: Ortiz HR
>
>         Thank goodness they took the HR call away from the umps.  They seem
> to consistently miss that call.
>
>
>
>         Why is it so hard to understand that a ball that bounces straight
> up hit the top of the wall?
>
>
>
>         Ray
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