Batter gives up Guinness record chase
Mike Filippone of North Babylon makes a second attempt to set a Guinness world record for longest time batting. In 2009 he stopped after 15 hours with bloody hands, a sore neck and back, and temporary nerve damage. Videojournalists: Jessica Rotkiewicz and Chris Ware (Sept, 16, 2012) (September 17, 2012 1:12 PM)
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At age 52, Mike Filippone of North Babylon says he has retired from attempting to set world baseball batting records.
"I'm done," he said Sunday after spending 19 straight hours knocking balls around Phelps Lane Park in North Babylon.
The effort, which started at 8 a.m. Saturday, fell five hours short of the Guinness World Records 24-hour threshold for setting a record for marathon baseball...
