With a torpedo bat, the barrel—or the widest part of the bat—sits closer to the hitter’s hands.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
The torpedo bat is tapered at the end and has more mass in the barrel than a traditional model, allowing some hitters a better chance to turn on an inside pitch.
The work includes relining sewer pipes, major improvements at the treatment plant, repairing and replacing old lift stations and installing a northside interceptor to handle wastewater from the city’s north side.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase messed up Orton's chance to win the title, and then DiBiase hit Orton with a pipe in a match.
The similarities suggest the mechanism may be a common trigger for tuns and other forms of hardy dormancy, a phenomenon that scientists call cryptobiosis.
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