They had some all-stars try to take batting practice with an actual Babe Ruth bat and they could barely get their swing around to hit the ball...the bat was so heavy.

So unless you can prove that Walter Johnson and the like were throwing so much slower back then, your assertion isn't really based on anything but assumption of time.

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Posted by lsufball19

Franklin, TN

Member since Sep 2008

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Posted on 8/15/16 at 2:43 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa

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So unless you can prove that Walter Johnson and the like were throwing so much slower back then, your assertion isn't really based on anything but assumption of time.

they were. there is actually a documentary on netflix called Fastball that goes through the history of different best fastball pitchers of their time. Walter Johnson is specifically documented. Johnson was actually the first pitcher to ever have his pitch speed measured
"In 1917, a Bridgeport, Connecticut munitions laboratory recorded Johnson's fastball at 134 feet per second, which is equal to 91.36 miles per hour (147.03 km/h), a velocity which was virtually unique in Johnson's day,"

While that number is probably not exact, one would at least surmise that pitchers of his day, on average, were considerably slower than today. If Johnson was the fastest throwing pitcher, clocking in at 91 MPH, imagine what an average pitcher was throwing

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Posted by shel311

McKinney, Texas

Member since Aug 2004

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Posted on 8/15/16 at 4:05 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa

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So unless you can prove that Walter Johnson and the like were throwing so much slower back then, your assertion isn't really based on anything but assumption of time.

I can't actually prove that, but we all know they were throwing slower.

And in fairness, you can't prove me wrong either.