Radrook
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Actually if the bat is moving away, they won't collide at all because it will be going in a different direction than the ball and the only noise will come from a different direction and it will sound like "STRIKE"
True, but the hypothetical analogy is to compare it with the Earth moving away from the direction of a comet or asteroid that is approaching it from the opposite direction and will definitely hit the Earth due to its greater velocity augmented by the pull of Earth's gravity.
In short, the analogy requires that we imagine that the ball has the necessary velocity to close the distance and strike the bat before the full swing is made Just as an asteroid would catch up to the Earth due to its greater velocity even if the Earth were moving in the opposite direction.
It isn't meant to be taken as a literal description of what can actually occur during an actual baseball game.
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