The sweet spot is the location along the length of the bat where when you, the ball hits there, there's essentially no vibration. You don't feel it in your hands. And nowadays with high speed, Jeff, by the way, Jeff Jefferson studio, shaking his head like we're nodding my head and shaking his hand like you have no idea. We call it a handful of bees, a handful of Bees. I wouldn't have tried to say it any better myself. All right, guess what? Here's the deal. I quit. I'm going off to become a scientist. That's the end of the day. Will you want to take my class? I would love to
Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice learn why it’s so hard to hit one out of the park, Guests: Geoff Blum, the Chicago White Sox legend and announcer for the Houston Astros, and Alan M. Nathan, Professor Emeritus of Physics.
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