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Newspaper, Web & Magazine Articles - 2008

dotBroadcast Engineering - The latest happenings from around the world
   of sports - Pittsburgh Pirates train with pitching simulator - April 2008

dotAnn Arbor News- From therapy to sports training - April 2008
dotCleveland Indians - MLB.com - Behind the Scenes:ProBatter - Hitting
   application is the ultimate video game - April 2008

dotHuntsville Times - Braves' Schafer invests in himself - April 2008
dotOfficial Site of Pittsburgh Pirates - New pitching simulator remarkably
    real - March 2008

dotMSNBC.COM - Pittsburgh Pirates Become Fifth Major
    League Club to Acquire ProBatter Pitching Simulator - March 2008

dotMorning Star - Pittsburgh Pirates Become Fifth Major
    League Club to Acquire ProBatter Pitching Simulator - March 2008

dotInternational Business Times - Pittsburgh Pirates Become Fifth Major
    League Club to Acquire ProBatter Pitching Simulator - March 2008

dotFEEDILLA - Pirates Join the Family; Bucs Become Fifth Major
   League Club to Acquire ProBatter Pitching Simulator - March 2008

dotAOL Money & Finance - Pirates Join the Family; Bucs Become Fifth Major
   League Club to Acquire ProBatter Pitching Simulator - March 2008

dotYahoo!Finance - Video/Computer Pitching System Is Must-Have Training
   Tool for Winning-Minded Teams - March 2008

dotCNet News - What if Babe Ruth had high-tech training tools? - March 2008
dotThe Ledger - Schafer Showing What He Can Do in Braves' Camp - March 2008
dotThe Earth Times - Pittsburgh Pirates Join the Family; Bucs Become
    Fifth Major League Club to Acquire ProBatter - March 2008

dotMy Fox Kansas City - Pitching Simulator Offers Great Training
   Opportunity in KC- Feb. 2008

dotPirates Spring Training Video: The ProBatter- Feb. 2008
Baseball training facility swings into West Chester Twp. - Feb. 2008
Braves Spring Training - Pitching machine helping Schafer at plate - Feb. 2008
Business offers high-tech system for better batters - Feb 2008
Alpha Omega Sports Academy to Have Grand Opening - Feb. 2008
SWOBAT: Baseball training facility swings into West Chester - Feb. 2008

Newspaper & Magazine Articles - 2007

Youth get invitation to practice with major leaguers, coaches - December 2007
Maine Baseball to Hold Prospect Camp and Clinic - September 2007
LAFAYETTE’S SANDLOT BASEBALL & SOFTBALL ACADEMY Delivers Perfect
   Pitch With ProBatter - September 2007

The Daily Advertiser- New baseball and softball academy offers private lessons,    video pitching simulator - September 2007
Sports Illustrated - Latino - September 2007 (Click here for translation)
Star-Telegram.com - In Sports, Technicals Aren't Always Foul - August 2007
MLB.com - Yanks Sign Two With Approval From CBA - July 2007
McKinney Courier-Gazette - Softball, Baseball Players Hit Line Drives
   With Frozen Ropes - July 2007

New York Post - Yankees Introduce China Duo - July 2007
MSNBC - Yanks Hope Chinese Players to Start a Trend - July 2007
USA Today - Yankees' Chinese Players Are Meant to be
   Start of Something Bigger - July 2007

Dallas Morning News- 100-mph Pitching Machines Pop Up - June 2007
The Columbus Dispatch - Major leaguers are getting real-time
   feedback thanks to modern hitting technology - June 2007

Market Wire News - New York Yankees Close Latest Blockbuster Deal -
   The ProBatter Pitching Simulator - April 2007

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pirates/MLB  Baseball Tech:
   A whole new ballgame, or is it? - April 2007

Daily Campus - Huskies Use State-of-Art Device - April 2007
Foster's Online - This indoor diamond is a gem USA Training
   facility goes state-of-the-art - March 2007

Denver Post - High Tech for Hitting - February 2007
ESPN Magazine - Hitter's Tool - February 2007
Baseball players using $45,000 pitching machine to lift production at plate    February 2007
Inside Denver Magazine - Hit Streak - Own the Zone - January 2007

Newspaper & Magazine Articles - 2006

Pitching machine serves up a perfect simulation - September 2006
ProBatter revolutionizes hitters' preparation - August 2006
Cyber 9: Virtual Pitcher Enhances Batting Practice - April 2006
The Sporting News - ProBatter Brings the Heat and Everything Else -
    April 2006 (Page 1)
  (Page 2)
Business Wire - Cleveland Indians Complete Deal for New Pitcher:
    The ProBatter Pitching Simulator - March 2006

Toronto Star - Baker: Hit and Run - March 2006
New Haven Business Times - Yankees to Use
    Milford's ProBatter System - March 2006

New York Yankees' Newest Off-Season Acquisition:
    The ProBatter Pitching Simulator - February 2006

Sports Video - Yanks Expand Staff With New Pitching Simulator - Feb 2006
TMCnet - New York Yankees' Newest Off-Season Acquisition:
    The ProBatter Pitching Simulator - Feb 2006

Baseball America - ProBatter's Pitching Simulators Offer
    Ultimate Training Challenge

New York Post - Spring Training 2006 - Feb 2006
Toronto Star - Griffin: Johnson Always Striving For More - Feb 2006
Connecticut Post - ProBatter Up! Milford-based Company's
    Pitching Systems Are a Big Hit - Feb 2006

Windsor Locks Journal - Baseball Season Never Ends For
    Local Players - January 2006

(BW) Texas Theme Park Takes Baseball to the Extreme with ProBatter
    Pitching Simulator; Visitors Can Now Bat Against The Pros - April 2006

Newspaper & Magazine Articles - 2005

Connecticut Post  - Milford based company's pitching systems are a big hit - December 2005
Sports Illustrated - June 2005
Maximonline - Fielder Choice - June 2005
Kansas City Star - Sweeney Remains Sidelined - June 2005
The Connecticut Law Tribune - Swinging For the Fence - April 2005
St. Cloud Times - New simulator makes players feel right
    at home
- March 2005

Eagle Herald - ProBatter Sharpens Hitting Skills - Feb 2005
Free Press - Krista Latham/Macomb Sports: Hit Off a Pro With
    ProBatter - Feb 2005

Detroit Free Press - Batters get feel for real thing  -  February 2005
Toronto Sun - Hinske looking good at first - February 2005
Macomb Daily - Baseball Practice Goes High-Tech - Feb 2005
Associated Press ROSEVILLE Mich. -  Virtual pitchers helping batters
    sharpen skills - February 2005

Newspaper & Magazine Articles - 2004

Bristol Press - Youths to learn about baseball, teamwork at clinic - July 2004
York Daily News - Malehorn Powered Bobcats To Crown - July 2004
Better Batting Cages - The Chicago Bulls/White Sox Training Academy
    in Lisle, Ill. - May 2004

MSNBC - Lawyer in Norwalk invents virtual reality pitching
    simulator - May 2004

NY Daily News - Play: See if you can hack it in the big leagues - May 2004
Stamford Advocate - Westport man wins patent for pitching
    simulator - April 2004

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    pitching) - April 2004

Connpost.com - Video pitching a huge hit - February 2004

Newspaper & Magazine Articles - 2003

And the Pitch - Conntact.com - Aug 2003  
Design Fax and Industrial Product Bulletin - The Ideal Training Partner
    for Professional Baseball Players - November 2003 (pdf file)

Home Design Article - Summer 2003 (pdf file)
CT Post: Video pitching system improves major leaguers',
    amateurs' swings - August 2003

For Him Magazine - May 2003
The Hartford Courant - Nixon's Perfect Pitcher - March 2003

Newspaper & Magazine Articles - 2000 though 2002

Mechanical Engineering, "Technology Focus" 2002
Game Time Intl - ProBatter Sports Receives Patent For Pitching
    Simulator - Nov 2002

Sporting News - Mets Are Thinking Long Term When It Comes
    To Franco - March 2002

Chicago Tribune - Video Hurler Almost-Real Deal; New System a Hit
    in Lisle Academy - Jan 2002

Designfax - RevisionX Urethane helps pitching machine throw a
    curve - Aug 2001

Newsday - Iron Mike It Ain't - July 2001
The Sporting News - Mediocrity On Field Leads To No Action At
    Trade Table - July 2001

Connecticut Post - Computers Meet Batters in High-Tech Trainer- June 2001
Chicago - Payton, Back From an Injury, Tries to Hit a Winning
    Note - June 2001

TechTV News - The Robotic Cy Young - April 2001
The Advocate - Batter Up! Inventors Make a Pitch For the
    Big Leagues - April 2001

The Hartford Courant - A Baseball Nut's Screwball Idea Tosses Curves
    and Sliders, Too - March 2001

Business Wire - Scan-Optics, Inc. Receives Order From ProBatter
    Sports - Nov 2000

Frozen Ropes New York City Introduces Manhattan's First and
    Only Year Round
    Baseball and Softball Full Service Training Center - October 2000

Associated Press - Computers Advance Major-League Action - Aug 2000
Athletic Business - Pitcher Perfect - March 2000

TV/Radio Coverage

ProBatter Sports
ProBatter The Lab 2005
JT the Brick - Bobby Valentine
Sporting News Radio - Bobby Valentine
KFRQ FM
Channel 30 Feature on ProBatter
Channel 8 Feature on ProBatter
Feature on York YMCA with ProBatter
Fox - Cleveland Indians on ProBatter
Fox Sports
Fox & Friends in NYC
Newscast of Jack Cust Academy with ProBatter
TechTV Feature on ProBatter
WB News Feature on Baseball Academy with ProBatter

 

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