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the torpedo bat represents a change in the design of a piece of equipment that’s been part of the game from the start: the baseball bat itself.
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“The swings were hitting the thickness of the torpedo as opposed to the end of the bat.”
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The Yankees all having torpedo bats is giving that time Malfoy’s dad bought the whole Slytherin quidditch team Nimbus 2001s.'
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