Pitchers use jai-alai cestas to hurl insanely fast fastballs and wicked curves. The rest is self explainatory..
-- Mr Burns, Sep 29 2002

What is Jai-Alai? http://www.orlandojaialai.com/whatis.htm
He uses a what?.. [Mr Burns, Sep 29 2002]

Ow! That's not funny! Ouch!
-- reensure, Sep 29 2002


"Hit the batter, he can walk"
Batter: "No, I can't!"
-- nick_n_uit, Sep 29 2002


I could go for a tall ice-cold pitcher of jai-alai.
-- waugsqueke, Sep 29 2002


Given that Jai-Alai originated from a game played by Incan priests who held †cats by their tails and swung at leather balls... I wonder how long it'll take 7/8 to start a "new" retro Jai-Alai fad.
†The cats would instinctively grab at the ball with their claws, thus enabling players to catch them.
-- thumbwax, Sep 29 2002


Er, thumb, they had Incas in Basque country?
-- DrCurry, Sep 30 2002


Uhh... I think this idea is incomplete without some consideration for the catcher...
-- lurch, Sep 30 2002


Incans had the early version - damned Basques stole idea, as usual.
-- thumbwax, Sep 30 2002


<snigger>
-- DrBob, Sep 30 2002


//it's a little offtopic// Not for the halfbakery it's not..
-- Mr Burns, Sep 30 2002



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