A silly but serious question ? prop bet.

[ArcticKnight]

Here is the bet. Frank Thomas of the Jays and Jose Reyes of the Mets are going to have a race. Jose starts off from home plate, but Thomas gets a 10 foot head start down the 1st baseline.

Before the race your friend bets you that Reyes can't get home before Thomas gets to third. Do you take the action for $1000? There are no tricks, it's just a straight up race around the basepaths. A gun will start the race, and as noted, Thomas has a 10 foot lead.

[Jack of Arcades]

so.. is Jose Reyes 39% faster than Frank Thomas? Yes, yes he is.

[anatta]

Yeah, but if Frank can get in his way enough around first base so that Frank can somehow touch first base first, then maybe Frank can win?

[Assani Fisher]

Its 90 ft between bases right?

So Thomas has to run 260 ft before Reyes runs 360?

I have to think Thomas would win that one.

[vhawk01]

There's at least a 35% chance that Thomas blows a hamstring, take this into account.

[Benholio]

Plus the players are running more than 90ft between bases.

[I_AM_EVIL]

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Its 90 ft between bases right?

So Thomas has to run 260 ft before Reyes runs 360?

I have to think Thomas would win that one.

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Have you ever seen Frank run?

[Assani Fisher]

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Plus the players are running more than 90ft between bases.

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how much is it then? I'm not a baseball fan, as you can tell.

[Kos13]

Obviously, Reyes can run through home, but does Frank have to "stop" at third (like you would in a game)? If he has to slow up and stay on the bag, Reyes has to have the advantage. Even if Thomas just has to run through third, it's close.

[anatta]

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Plus the players are running more than 90ft between bases.

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how much is it then? I'm not a baseball fan, as you can tell.

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Yr right its 90 but you have to run at an arc to circle the bases.