What is This Contraption?

The rental property across the street has this odd contraption near the end of the driveway/street that has been sitting there for several weeks. Let's face it, it is an eyesore. Even the garbage collectors have left it sitting there for some reason. Today, upon closer inspection, I figured it out. It is a home made batters tether for baseball. That pole is a PVC pipe and the yellow thing sticking out is the bat. There is also a long tether with a beat up ball tied to the end of it. I have no clue who used it, and more importantly, why hasn't it been disposed of by now. Maybe it will sit there all summer!

BSoleille!

Terri