Because baseball games are no longer used to settle damages from horse collisions, they’ve become the battleground for deciding which U.S. city will be the first to move to the moon. Prepare your swing to change the nation with today's Groupon: for $20, you get an hour of batting-cage rental at Rocky Mountain Batting Cages and Activity Center (a $40 value).

Rocky Mountain Batting Cages' batting cages have semi-automatic baseball and softball (fast and slow pitch) machines that can simulate the live throwing arm and emotional fragility of a human pitcher. Or opt for real live batting practice by having a real live person throw to you from a pitching mound behind a safety screen. During the one-hour session, your squad can open up the retractable netting and use the space to practice scooping up ground balls and making balloon animals. When the hour-long session is finished, lounge in Rocky Mountain Batting Cages' cozy team room for post-practice snacks and celebratory chocolate cigars. For a list of rules, click here. Call ahead to schedule your batting-cage time.

Reviews

Though Rocky Mountain Batting Cages does not have many reviews, customers highly recommend it:

• The facilities are excellent, the management is friendly and the location is centrally located. – Greg Looney
• On a personal level, having a dedicated 45 minute to 1 hour time slot with my boys a few times a week without cell phones, tv and a multitude of other distractions, are some of the times that I cherish the most throughout the year. – Mike Schicktanz