Sidney Crosby Goes Yard!

• rock_knutne

  Sid The Kid took batting practice today at PNC Park with the "Succos" and went deep:
  
  http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=0&id=75020
  
  The Pirates should sign him but he's too expensive for the Nutting's taste.
• rock_knutne

  BTW, can a mod please edit the header to Cr"o"sby.......thanks in advance.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  I also heard he takes it in the dutt..so that means something is up
• BR1986FB

  He crushed that thing with a fairly effortless swing.
• hoops23

  

  Braylon Edwards hit a homerun once during Indians batting practice, so.....
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Crosby has terrific eye hand coordination and powerful forearms, why is this HR a surprise?
• Ironman92

  

  this is why I get mad everytime the Reds announcers talk about how far one of our younger players was hitting home runs in BP
  
  There is a reason Wily Mo Pena isn't in the HOF.....or baseball altogether
• justincredible

  

  I could hit a home run in batting practice.
• Ironman92

  

  from 2nd base?
• Ironman92

  

  ...or with a 7 iron and a titleist
• Ironman92

  

  ...inside the park with no fielders...just a crappy pitcher
• Laley23

  

  I hit 3 HRs with a wood bat in Fifth Third field here in Toledo. 2 just cleared the fence, but one was a pretty good shot to right center (oppo field!).
  
  Crosby smoked that thing, but he is a much stronger human being than me, so I am not all that surprised. If you have hand-eye you can connect with a pitcher throwing BP fastballs.
• justincredible

  

  Ironman92;476882 wrote:from 2nd base?

  Ironman92;476883 wrote:...or with a 7 iron and a titleist

  Ironman92;476885 wrote:...inside the park with no fielders...just a crappy pitcher

  
  har har.
• CinciX12

  

  Thats pretty impressive to do that with barely more than a flick of your wrists.
• Art Modell

  

  An amazing athlete. ESPN had video on this morning of him hitting pucks through the goal posts at Heinz Field from 60 yards.
• Ironman92

  

  c'mon justin.....at least the last of the 3 was creative.
• justincredible

  

  Ironman92;477164 wrote:c'mon justin.....at least the last of the 3 was creative.

  
  That's why I laughed.