The Cincinnati Reds Team Up To Give Away A Free Tundra... Sort of

The Cincinnati Reds are hosting a promotion this year that will award one lucky fan with a brand new truck if any particular Red happens to hit the truck with a home run.

The truck is perched in center field, 500 feet away. It's a neat promotion. Except that it's physically impossible for anyone to hit the truck.

Cue the math:

I marked it at 502 feet horizontally and 65 feet above field level. On a calm, 70 degree day, a player would have to hit the ball at 134.5 mph off the bat, which is beyond the realm of possibility using MLB baseballs and MLB bats.



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bigmotov - 3/28/2008 10:08:28 AM

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I bet a fresh roid injected Bonds could do it.

Htay7500 - 3/28/2008 10:10:09 AM

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and I'll sell it back and get me a silverado or f150.

EL34 - 3/28/2008 10:17:02 AM

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Toyota will do anything to sell that ugly lookin' truck.

tundrahq - 3/28/2008 12:23:24 PM

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Obviously not. Sounds like they're not trying to sell it at all...

r15mohd - 3/28/2008 10:23:02 AM

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wait til Ryan Howard comes to town...it's all his.

Agent009 - 3/28/2008 10:32:01 AM

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Well this is a give away...kinda

EL34 - 3/28/2008 11:05:28 AM

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Dude, it's a paid advertisement by Toyota.

carguy68 - 3/28/2008 10:43:22 AM

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I'll take it and drive it to a ford dealer and give it as a down payment for a F150

r15mohd - 3/28/2008 11:12:56 AM

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and the same sales mgr who sold you that f150, will eagerly await for you to drive away and SUCKER!!! lol...

it's a competitive truck, and very popular. I live near ranch estates and there are just as many new tundras around as there are silverado's and f150's.

can't accept the fact that toyota built a vehicle that was competitive, can we?

tundrahq - 3/28/2008 12:24:31 PM

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I agree. Toyota threatens people. Not sure why.

lexusrox123 - 3/29/2008 11:24:03 AM

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jealousy is never a good thing.

EL34 - 3/28/2008 11:30:29 AM

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I tried to sit in the Toyota Tundra and for some reason I didn't fit very good.

I'd get the Ford, Chevy or Dodge built for Americans.

Git'r done :-/

tundrahq - 3/28/2008 12:25:32 PM

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The Dodge Ram 1500 has fewer domestic parts than the Tundra. Doesn't that mean the Ram is more foreign?

bigmotov - 3/28/2008 12:28:20 PM

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EL34, try a booster seat. It's required for young kids and you'll fit better.

EL34 - 3/28/2008 5:29:47 PM

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The interior of the Tundra was too damn small.

My head almost touched the ceiling.

Give me a truck made for Americans, thank you very much ;-)

t_bone - 3/28/2008 1:33:17 PM

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If it really did get hit, would they repair the dent first?

M35MT - 3/28/2008 7:24:50 PM

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I'd fall asleep from the boredom of baseball before I tire of waiting for someone to hit the truck.

Carboy - 3/29/2008 10:48:49 AM

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Was that Tundra supposed to be destroyed in the picture?

lexusrox123 - 3/29/2008 11:22:34 AM

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the f150 is a pile of foreign crap. its a piece of junk. OVER-RATED. have any of u taken a look at the engine specs, performance, etc? the tundra whups all of them in towing and acceleration.