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jupiter Member Since: April 2006 Contributions: 288 Gold Stars: 411 View User Posts	A 70s memory of Pitchback Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:53 pm Central Time Anybody have a Pitchback in their backyard? My brother wasn't much of a sports fan, so if I wanted to play catch, I had to resort to a Pitchback. It wasn't quite the same as a human, but it was enough to keep me occupied during long summer breaks. btw, I found the above picture on a blog that relates a very humorous memory of Pitchback. You can read it here: Disappointing Childhood Toy: The Pitchback
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jpkansas Member Since: December 2005 Contributions: 2215 Gold Stars: 4 View User Posts	Re: A 70s memory of Pitchback Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:53 pm Central Time Yeah, I had one. Worked pretty well as I recall.
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sweetsgrl Member Since: February 2006 Contributions: 2916 Gold Stars: 124 View User Posts	Re: A 70s memory of Pitchback Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:36 pm Central Time I grew up with 4 brothers who all played baseball...with a father who coached High School baseball along with Little League it was somewhat inevitable! Needless to say, we went through several Pitchbacks over the years.
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CairnTerrier Member Since: November 2005 Contributions: 1438 Gold Stars: 148 View User Posts	Re: A 70s memory of Pitchback Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:47 pm Central Time We had one of those. A friend of mine in his infinite wisdom tried to see if it could stop him on his BMX bike when he hit it riding full tilt. It took us several hours to untangle the thing from the wheels, chain, and handlebars of his bicycle. _________________
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jupiter Member Since: April 2006 Contributions: 288 Gold Stars: 411 View User Posts	Re: A 70s memory of Pitchback Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:20 pm Central Time CairnTerrier wrote: We had one of those. A friend of mine in his infinite wisdom tried to see if it could stop him on his BMX bike when he hit it riding full tilt. It took us several hours to untangle the thing from the wheels, chain, and handlebars of his bicycle. view Ha!
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