Is it possible to knock the cover off of a baseball

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By Sheryl Ring, Esq. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Loading comments Page of 1. Filtered by:. Previous template Next. Knock the Cover Off , PM. I recently watched "The Sandlot" again with my boys.

My 8 year old wanted to know if Benny The Jet Rodriguez was a real player, and has anyone ever really knocked the cover off the ball?

Tags: None. Comment Post Cancel. There might of been one in the minors, but he defintely never played for the dodgers. One of the best scenes in what I consider the best baseball movie ever, The Natural , has Roy Hobbs knocking the cover off the ball, and the yarn continuing to unwind as the remains fly into the outfield, with the befuddled outfielder eventually standing holding a tangled mess of it while Hobbs circles the bases.