Fun IT Baseball Gadgets

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Fun IT Baseball Gadgets

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• The following slides will show you some of the
  latest high tech baseball products, equipment,
  and games. All of these gadgets use state of the
  art Information Technology to operate.

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The Score Keeper 6.0 From Turbo Stats

• Used at the 2002 World Series
• Simple, easy to use.
• When used with TurboStats on your PC, provides a
  full featured computer scorekeeping system.
• Score games on your PalmPilot using ScoreKeeper.
• Game data is automatically HotSynced with
  TurboStats on your PC to provide complete running
  statistics for each team and player
• All information obtained from
  http//www.turbostats.com/scorekeeper/

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Here is an example






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The Abner Pitching Simulator by Fastball
Development Corp.

• Fastball Development Corporation produces the
  AbnerTM pitching simulator, designed to throw any
  pitch that a major league baseball pitcher can
  throw, at any speed, to any location from 60'6". 
  AbnerTM throws real baseballs from a 3D animated
  video pitcher to provide game-quality batting
  practice.
• All information obtained from http//www.fastball
  inc.com/index.htm

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The simulated pitcher throwing batting practice
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Midways MLB Slugfest 2004

• A major player this season will be Midways
  MLB Slugfest 20-04, a release for the Xbox,
  PlayStation2 and GameCube. The game sports a host
  of new features, which bring depth to the title,
  and graphically, this game is amazing.

FOR the uninitiated, MLB Slugfest is a little
different than most baseball games, and may tend
to distance the baseball purist. For you see,
what would result in a bench-clearing brawl in
real-life is merely commonplace in the Midway
title. For example, a batter knocks out a double
to the game in right-center field and races the
basepaths, sliding into second just before the
throw arrives. The shortstop, covering the bag,
receives the throw near the bag. Just as he is
about to toss the ball to the pitcher, the
baserunner pops up and elbows him, dislodged the
ball and staggering the fielder. The ball is
dropped and the runner easily advances to third.
(All information obtained from
http//xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r21407.htm
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Slugfest Pictures
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Jugs Cordless Radar Gun

• Cordless gun is lightweight, accurate and
  reliable. Records speeds within 1/2 mph from 20 -
  125 mph. Records continuous or trigger-operated
  speeds. Operates for 10 hours on rechargeable
  Black Decker Versapack batteries. Includes gun,
  batteries, charger, tuning fork soft case.
  Warranty 2 years.
• Only 789
• All information obtained fromhttp//www.tomark.c
  om/BaseballStore/detail.cfm?Product149cfid49291
  71cftoken56630529

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An example
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• As you can see, Information Technology is all
  over the world of baseball.
• Everywhere you turn, the sport is affected by IT