Why It's Almost Impossible to Throw a 110 MPH Fastball
Jun 30, 2022 15:20:38 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
...A "no-hitter" should be exactly that. No batter hits the ball.
That would be called a "perfect game" - 27 strikeouts. Impossible these days.
Jun 30, 2022 15:47:43 #
josquin1
Loc: Massachusetts
GeneinChi wrote:
Many years ago Rocky Colavito was in right field f... (show quote)
I remember watching Roberto Clemente throw a strike to home plate from deep right field in old Forbes field. He was one complete ball player.
Jun 30, 2022 16:27:16 #
Jun 30, 2022 16:34:20 #
BrianFlaherty
Loc: Wilseyville, CA
How about this game:
HIPPO VAUGHN
Chicago Cubs (NL)
Wednesday, May 2, 1917
Cincinnati Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 0 (10 innings)
Weeghman Park (Chicago)
This remains the only time in Major League history that both pitchers had no-hitters through nine innings. Vaughn gave up a single with one out in 10th and allowed one more hit in a losing effort. The Reds’ Fred Toney is credited with a no hitter, completing the accomplishment in 10 innings.
HIPPO VAUGHN
Chicago Cubs (NL)
Wednesday, May 2, 1917
Cincinnati Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 0 (10 innings)
Weeghman Park (Chicago)
This remains the only time in Major League history that both pitchers had no-hitters through nine innings. Vaughn gave up a single with one out in 10th and allowed one more hit in a losing effort. The Reds’ Fred Toney is credited with a no hitter, completing the accomplishment in 10 innings.
Jun 30, 2022 18:48:08 #
A pitcher for the Tennessee Vols threw a pitch clocked at 105.5 mph this year.
Don
Don
Jun 30, 2022 18:55:39 #
Michael Kopech of the Chicago White Sox threw 106 mph fastballs in AAA. His fastball now, post Tommy John surgery, is rarely over 100.
Jun 30, 2022 20:54:25 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
jerryc41 wrote:
He was the fastest! There are several ways of measuring the speed of a fastball, but a documentary on TV did an investigation, and Bob Feller was the fastest. We all know that there are ways to mislead people with numbers, but no one has thrown faster than Bob Feller.
You may have heard of NASCAR racer Fireball Roberts. He didn't get than name because of his fast car but his fast baseball.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireball_Roberts
You may have heard of NASCAR racer Fireball Roberts. He didn't get than name because of his fast car but his fast baseball.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireball_Roberts
I believe Fireball Roberts became a fireball in 1964 at Charlotte, N.C. in a NASCAR race. I had no idea he was a great baseball player.
Jul 1, 2022 06:31:49 #
This was a very interesting YouTube. No wonder pitchers have arm
Issues! Thanks for sharing
Issues! Thanks for sharing
Jul 1, 2022 08:53:46 #
Dalek wrote:
ever heard of fireball feller
Bob Feller was nicknamed “Rapid Robert”and “Bullet Bob.”
Jul 1, 2022 10:29:43 #
Jul 1, 2022 10:43:06 #
finnmap wrote:
Mets' phenom Hayden "Sidd" Finch threw well over 110mph.
Yes, it's hard to argue with facts.
"Sidd Finch is a fictional baseball player, the subject of the notorious April Fools' Day hoax article "The Curious Case of Sidd Finch" written by George Plimpton and first published in the April 1, 1985, issue of Sports Illustrated. According to Plimpton, Finch was raised in an English orphanage, learned yoga in Tibet, and could throw a fastball as fast as 168 miles per hour (270 km/h)."
Jul 1, 2022 16:28:29 #
bobbyjohn wrote:
It's all explained in the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8udNOTFiqUs
Now that arm just hangs like linguini. How many Cy Young awards
Jul 1, 2022 18:53:22 #
Saw Rocky “Roco Socco Colavito at Yankee Stadium many years ago playing right field throw out aYankee runner on the fly trying to advance to third on a sac fly. What an arm
Jul 1, 2022 20:52:03 #
thekid17 wrote:
Saw Rocky “Roco Socco Colavito at Yankee Stadium many years ago playing right field throw out a Yankee runner on the fly trying to advance to third on a sac fly. What an arm
Ichiro Suzuki repeatedly did the same thing for the Seattle Mariners ... and hit a career average of ~.325.
Jul 2, 2022 10:08:30 #
Loved how he would put the bat behind his back to stretch and then point the huge barrel of the bat toward the pitcher and hold it there. Ahh the good old days!!!!
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