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Putting that in perspective, it takes a human being longer to blink.
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At 100 mph, the batter has 0.396 seconds to process the pitch and make his decision to swing. By the time a pitch thrown at 100 mph crosses home, a pitch thrown at 92 mph would still have 4.5 feet of travel left if thrown at the same time.
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One of the most striking comparisons made is the difference between a 92 mph fastball and 100 mph fastball. The science of the fastball has been well studied, and Fastball does a wonderful job of putting it all together. It tests the very limits of what’s humanly possible. There’s nothing more primal in baseball than the predator-prey aspect of facing a hard fastball. The struggle between hitter and pitcher is one of the ultimate showdowns in sports, especially in those many instances where the hitters know what’s coming, and the pitcher knows exactly what he’s throwing. It’s the element of confrontation that the fastball brings to the game. Why we love the fastball Bob Feller showcasing his iconic high leg kick. Thanks to the scientific and mathematical analysis done in the documentary Fastball, we know it’s not correct. The distinction of fastest fastball belongs to Nolan Ryan‘s record 108 mph fastball. When Chapman blistered the radar gun at 105 mph a few years back, many were calling him the fastest thrower of all time.īut this isn’t correct. At this snapshot in time, Aroldis Chapman is the game’s preeminent fireballer. One of the burning questions at any one snapshot in baseball history is the question of who throws the hardest. There’s no doubt that for many who’ve played baseball, the pitchers that stand out the most are the ones who threw the hardest. Baseball fans have long had an infatuation with the game’s signature pitch, the fastball. Big league pitchers have heard the phrase “Throw him the heat!” perhaps more than any other phrase.