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Announcers may no longer utter that statement if a concept baseball pitching machine comes to fruition. Full degree-of-freedom pitching machine featuring yaw and pitch-control frames. Stepper motor and gear belt rotate the pipe. Front view of the propulsion system consisting of an air tank, valve, release pin, control valves, and pressure gages. 5 to 15° from horizontal Maximum error in angle positions Maximum error in spin rate For many diehard baseball fans, the coming of spring heralds trips to the batting cages and a few sessions in front of a pitching machine. Since the first organized baseball game in 1846, the game has evolved into the moneymaking machine it is today. High-tech equipment is the name of the game from liquid-metal alloy bats that increase the
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