Close to Home by John McPherson for June 22, 2013

  1. Picture 22
    jack fairbanks  over 11 years ago

    it’s not what it seams

     •  Reply
  2. Missing large
    tuna1  over 11 years ago

    It would the make the game more interesting…Guess which one is the real baseball!

     •  Reply
  3. Missing large
    bkybl Premium Member over 11 years ago

    Get to shelter! Baseball-size hail is deadly.

     •  Reply
  4. Hacking dog original
    J Short  over 11 years ago

    From National Geographic site:The previous longstanding record was believed to be a hailstone which fell at Potter, Nebraska on July 6, 1928. It measured around 7 inches (17.8 centimeters) in diameter and weighed about 1.5 pounds (680 grams).

     •  Reply
  5. Hacking dog original
    J Short  over 11 years ago

    In a more recent storm.National Geographic NewsAugust 4, 2003

    It’s official. The thunderstorm that pounded south-central Nebraska in June ended up leaving something for the record books: The largest hailstone ever recovered in the United States, a seven-inch (17.8-centimeter) wide chunk of ice almost as large as a soccer ball.

     •  Reply
  6. Hacking dog original
    J Short  over 11 years ago

    My father lived through one of the biggest size hail storms ever recorded.It was in Nebraska. The hail was the size of grapefruit. It killed cattle, destroyed crops and automobiles. He was living with his grandparents. The noise as it hit the house was deafening. He said they thought it was the end of the world, and knelt down and prayed till the weather passed

     •  Reply
  7. Missing large
    getondownnow  over 11 years ago

    clearly this guy is a football fan, as baseball players don’t have their number on their sleeves

     •  Reply
  8. Chai
    Perkycat  over 11 years ago

    I agree that this would make the game more interesting. I’m of the ‘seen one, seen them all’ theory

     •  Reply
  9. Slogo3avatar
    scyphi26  over 11 years ago

    It’d be that much easier to get the batter out, though…

     •  Reply
  10. Lightning over knoxville1ipad 635x250 1406605626.gif
    Mike H  over 11 years ago

    Everyone in the stands will be out soon.

     •  Reply
Sign in to comment

More From Close to Home