For the Love Of Sumos!
Years ago there was a baseball player named Eddue Gaedek who gained immortal fame as the smallest player in the history of the major leagues.
Donning the number 1/8 on his back and Weighing in at 65 pounds, standing 3 feet 7 inches, Gaedel was one the toughest player to strike out in the majors.
His unique strike zone measured around 1 1/2 inches, so unless the pitcher threw the ball like a laser, Gaedel was pretty much guaranteed to get on base.
Some called this a mockery, others called in genius.
In any event, Gaedel was an unstoppable weapon.
Bringing little people back into baseball could be good for the sport if the sport was willing to change and adapt.
Sure, some might argue that we could end up with a team entirely composed of little people with no strikes zones, where every player walks and no-one gets struck out.
However, maybe the strike zone should be marked on a standard space as opposed to a space based on the size and stance of the player.
This would certainly bring more consistency to an umpires calls making the game a little better.
Let's face it, in sports, Size Does Matter.
I have always liked the smaller faster players, be it Barry Sanders, or Martin St.
Louis.
Today however I am going to advocate the opposite.
Cheering for the biggest of them all.
Today, I am supporting the often overlooked "Sumo" Hockey - Imagine if you will getting smashed in the corner by Scott Stevens.
Okay that's scary, maybe even scary enough to make forwards fearful of entering the opposing teams zone.
But now imagine a 400 pound sumo wrestler on skates smashing you into the corner! Scarier.
I think most of the forwards would be taking slap shots from the blue line.
Not to mention that if you could find a Sumo big enough to cover the entire net, no one would ever be able to score a goal! He would instantly be the greatest goalie to ever play the game! Next time your team is on a losing streak ask yourself "Could a Sumo Help Us?" More than likely, the answer is either "Yes" or very funny image of "No.
" Looking for more whacky articles?Visit the Daft Gadgets Blog today!
Donning the number 1/8 on his back and Weighing in at 65 pounds, standing 3 feet 7 inches, Gaedel was one the toughest player to strike out in the majors.
His unique strike zone measured around 1 1/2 inches, so unless the pitcher threw the ball like a laser, Gaedel was pretty much guaranteed to get on base.
Some called this a mockery, others called in genius.
In any event, Gaedel was an unstoppable weapon.
Bringing little people back into baseball could be good for the sport if the sport was willing to change and adapt.
Sure, some might argue that we could end up with a team entirely composed of little people with no strikes zones, where every player walks and no-one gets struck out.
However, maybe the strike zone should be marked on a standard space as opposed to a space based on the size and stance of the player.
This would certainly bring more consistency to an umpires calls making the game a little better.
Let's face it, in sports, Size Does Matter.
I have always liked the smaller faster players, be it Barry Sanders, or Martin St.
Louis.
Today however I am going to advocate the opposite.
Cheering for the biggest of them all.
Today, I am supporting the often overlooked "Sumo" Hockey - Imagine if you will getting smashed in the corner by Scott Stevens.
Okay that's scary, maybe even scary enough to make forwards fearful of entering the opposing teams zone.
But now imagine a 400 pound sumo wrestler on skates smashing you into the corner! Scarier.
I think most of the forwards would be taking slap shots from the blue line.
Not to mention that if you could find a Sumo big enough to cover the entire net, no one would ever be able to score a goal! He would instantly be the greatest goalie to ever play the game! Next time your team is on a losing streak ask yourself "Could a Sumo Help Us?" More than likely, the answer is either "Yes" or very funny image of "No.
" Looking for more whacky articles?Visit the Daft Gadgets Blog today!
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