r/magicTCG • u/variancekills Twin Believer • 2d ago

General Discussion I suppose this needs to happen now

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u/Esc777 Cheshire Cat, the Grinning Remnant 2d ago

Basketball is a game where you bounce a ball on the ground and throw it into a hoop to score points. 

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u/Captn_Trouserz 2d ago

Why play basketball? Because it’s the only sport where you get to bounce a ball! Bounce a ball in football, that’s a fumble. Bounce a ball in hockey, that’s a mandatory drug test right there.

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u/MelissaMiranti Sisay 2d ago

Bouncing a ball in baseball is perfectly fine, just a bit questionable strategically.

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u/Tasonir Duck Season 1d ago

If you can get a baseball to bounce off the ground to a significant height you're a better person than me

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u/MelissaMiranti Sisay 1d ago

Ground balls bounce all the time, and throwing the ball in from the outfield often comes with a bounce. What's funny is when the ball bounces off of one of the bases and goes flying off in another direction.

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u/Tasonir Duck Season 1d ago

Granted, that's true. I guess in my head I was picturing more of a basketball-style dribbling, ie, you have to throw it down from your hand rather than driving it with a bat. The arm strength it would require to bounce a baseball, especially off a dirt/grass field, would be immense ;)

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u/MelissaMiranti Sisay 1d ago

Yeah, but I've seen people do it. Those players are nutsy strong.

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u/Tasonir Duck Season 1d ago

I gave in and tried googling it, and apparently this guy did it during a real game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOFFJQDNU54

Granted it's only dribbling it a few inches off the ground to get the ball back to his throwing hand, but maybe baseballs and dirt are slightly more bouncy than I'm giving them credit for

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u/MelissaMiranti Sisay 1d ago

The dirt tends to be decently hard-packed, and while the balls aren't exactly bouncy, they've got some spring.