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re: Farthest ball hit in old Alex Box was by a non-tiger?

Posted on 4/16/14 at 12:05 pm to
Posted by doc24
franklinton
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 4/16/14 at 12:05 pm to
Bill Bright, 1971 using a wooden bat, hit Nicholson Drive in the air. Bounced in the T.S parking lot.
Posted by LasVegasTiger
Idaho
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:23 pm to
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Using Google Earth: from the old home plate to Tiger Stadium is 1,002’ +/-, to the Admin Building is 625’.


Haha, thanks for looking this up. Yet people were hitting Tiger Stadium on the bounce.
Posted by Schmelly
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:40 pm to
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Haha, thanks for looking this up. Yet Right Handed hitters were hitting Tiger Stadium on the bounce.

FIFY
Posted by TigaGoo4TBlew
Baton Rouge, La.
Member since Oct 2009
310 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:44 pm to
People aren't still calling them dorms!!!! They've always called them dorms since the I can remember....Who has ever said "hey, He hit that ball to the married couple housing!" friggin nobody has
Posted by TigaGoo4TBlew
Baton Rouge, La.
Member since Oct 2009
310 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:45 pm to
sorry...@ carRamrod
Posted by Schmelly
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:59 pm to
need a beer?
Posted by Jobu1
destin
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Posted on 4/16/14 at 3:09 pm to
Not sure if mentioned but Frank Thomas hit the appartments and killed 3 foreign exchange students from Taiwan
Posted by lsu2006
BR
Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 4/16/14 at 3:12 pm to
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Not sure if mentioned but Frank Thomas hit the appartments and killed 3 foreign exchange students from Taiwan


That was Bruce Sprowl.
Posted by Cold Cous Cous
Bucktown, La.
Member since Oct 2003
15045 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 4:32 pm to
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That was Bruce Sprowl.
Swear to God I came here specifically to make a Bruce Sprowl joke
Posted by lsusa
Doing Missionary work for LSU
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Posted on 4/16/14 at 6:14 pm to
Del Unser
Posted by ffishstik
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
4128 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 6:37 pm to
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People aren't still calling them dorms!!!! They've always called them dorms since the I can remember....Who has ever said "hey, He hit that ball to the married couple housing!" friggin nobody has



Not sure if serious. That's all that I ever heard them called. And in the 90's there were a LOT of balls at the old Box that made it to Married Student Housing. Nate Dunn hit a few that I remember.

The longest ball that I ever saw was actually a foul ball that Brad Wilkerson hit at the old Box that went just outside the right field foul pole and cleared Nicholson.
Posted by FightingTigers7
Metairie
Member since Jan 2012
1251 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 6:50 pm to
Matt Clark hit a line drive off the intimidator that was still rising...would have been on Nicholson.
Posted by TigerDM
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 4/16/14 at 6:50 pm to
The longest I saw Belle hit was in a regional against Jackson St. It landed on Nicholson in straight away center field
Posted by LayupKing
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2011
266 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:21 pm to
How about Mel Ott of the New York Giants when the Giants trained at ole Alex Box before it was named Alex Box?

Ott took lots of batting practice. Ole timers said he hit numerous balls into Nicholson Drive.
Posted by lsu2006
BR
Member since Feb 2004
39980 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:23 pm to
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Swear to God I came here specifically to make a Bruce Sprowl joke

Posted by choupiquesushi
yaton rouge
Member since Jun 2006
30538 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 10:41 pm to
According to the official scorer....Bo nor anyone else hit any dorms
Posted by LasVegasTiger
Idaho
Member since Apr 2008
8064 posts
Posted on 4/17/14 at 10:17 am to
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Haha, thanks for looking this up. Yet Right Handed hitters were hitting Tiger Stadium on the bounce.


Haha. Ungodly oppo power.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57438 posts
Posted on 4/17/14 at 11:46 am to
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No one is mentioning that blast Katz ripped into CF during the regional?


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Farthest ball hit in old Alex Box




hell it doesnt even compare to the HRs hit in the New Box.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57438 posts
Posted on 4/17/14 at 11:47 am to
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People aren't still calling them dorms!!!! They've always called them dorms since the I can remember....Who has ever said "hey, He hit that ball to the married couple housing!" friggin nobody has
but their not dorms.
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sorry...@ carRamrod

Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57438 posts
Posted on 4/17/14 at 11:49 am to
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According to the official scorer....Bo nor anyone else hit any dorms

yea well he also gives hits when balls hit players gloves that should have been caught.
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