why do they put tape on the end of a fungo bat?
82165
Gives you a true feel of the bat.
481041
Bats have a distinctive system of tendons in their legs and when they hang upside down, the tendons pulls the claws together, which gives the bat grip. The heavier the bat is, the harder the tendons will pull on the claws, and the better the grip will be. So by hanging upside down, a bat can hold onto a branch, the side of a wall, or the ceiling of a cave without having to remember to grip. Therefore it sleeps or hangs upside down(just like an umbrella hanging from a peg).
938197
It's just a way of showing off the size(s) of one's catch.  It's like hanging trophy buck heads on the wall.
268617
It doesn't help to tape it.I have a few mos old fractured rib  and if I boxed I would break it again.Not a good idea to box just yet.(Unless he wants to call attention to it so that the other boxer would go easier on him)
994442
a lot of comedians and writers carry a mini-tape recorder with them..in case inspiration strikes...it also helps to capture the tone and inflection of the idea...whether it's a joke or a practical concept..also helps for elaboration...Jerry Seinfeld spoke of keeping a pen and paper beside his bed for capturing the "essence" of a joke, but for verbatim...recording is hard to beat...
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A long time ago someone invented a new kind of glue, which was supposed to hold things together for eternity. However, when he walked in the next day, the objects he suspended had fallen. He threw it away, and then another inventor saw some lying around and decided it made a great temporary fastener, and patented the first sticky note.\n\nThey're not meant to last forever; if you want them to last longer, apply some rubber cement to the back.
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The first answer to this question is hysterical. Talk about not having a clue!\n\nAs stated by others already, the stuff you call tree sap is actually pine tar. It is sticky and used to give players a better grip on the bat. Players put it on their helmits so that they can easily re-apply whenever they feel like it just by touching the top of their helmit.
297401
Is this to send signals to the pitcher?  (safe to assume since this was posted in Baseball)  Never heard of such a device and what's the matter with the catcher and third base coach's hand girations?
269013
Because they dont need to. Its more important to put it away in a safe place...ask my husband ..he is the ultimate collector.
576722
they do it to show support for their players. its a sign of defending them, sticking up for them. also if it was a bad call then it puts pressure on the umpire to pay better attention
814083
it's purpose it to mark the end of the play and where the ball should be placed for the next play.  That location then becomes the line of scrimmage.
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Perhaps because it's easier to stick a pin in a blow up doll.  It's like the other day, I was having a bruski on the deck and this old broad came over and asked me for some duct tape and so she could place her feet on the ceiling and hang upside down. while watching the Honeymooners.  Can you beat that.
1068796
Same reason they rack the pool balls; to try and get things more orderly and into position. I guess it can be torture, and that's probably why a torture chamber has a rack. As for why guys talk about a woman having a nice rack...? orderly and in position?!
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it supposedly helps make a ball go farther with its spring-iness. however, studies have shown that that effect doesn't really exist. it would also make the bat lighter and easier to swing fater. however, there are no restrictions on bat weight, so corking merely gives a slightly larger bat with less weight. and if too much of the middle were taken out, the bat would break easily anyway, so there doesn't seem to be a point.
1100898
it's called a baton. basically just a stick.
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Those are probably the fungo circles.  When teams are taking their fielding practice, coaches hit fly balls to outfielders using a fungo bat.  By dedicating a dirt patch for that, it helps prevent wear and tear on the grass.
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It's a personal preference thing.  How much where, and if you put a knot on it.\n\nPersonally, I've never taped a knot where my top hand goes.  Just enough tape so my hand grips tape and not stick, and doesn't slip off, which is the point of tape in the first place.\n\nSome people tape their stick midway down the shaft, just enough, again, to keep grip.\n\nA lot of the kids around here tape these *huge* knots... I'm not sure they could drop their stick if they wanted to!  :D\n\nThere's a good how-to here:\nhttp://www.rivertownsports.com/hockey_101/taping_butt_end.htm\n\nFor me, I'm using a senior stick right now even though my hands are small, and the last thing I want is more bulk.  Plus I don't play rough enough hockey most of the time that my stick getting out of my hands is really an issue.  Maybe as I get better and center more, who knows.\n\nI wasn't sure if you were asking about taping the blade or not.  Again, it's a personal preference thing.  Most of us use black tape to hide the puck, and we use special sticky blade tape, which helps settle the puck and keep your stick on it more.  The tape protects the blade - important especially for those of us who use wood, which splits and then the moisture gets into the split and your blade then cracks open and becomes unusable - but it also helps you hang onto the puck.\n\nGenerally, on your blade, you do one thickness of tape at a slight angle, just where you tend to want to keep the puck on your blade.\n\nAnd when you play hockey, it's just "hockey."  ;)  We all know it's ice you're talking about.\n\n***\n\nGimaakwe, you do sometimes put tape on the shaft.  A lot of players do a crisscross or spiral tape pattern where their bottom hand goes, again for grip reasons.