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Video: 97 mph fastball from umpire's POV

Posted on 8/30/13 at 10:23 pm
Posted by quail man
New York, NY
Member since May 2010
40932 posts
Posted on 8/30/13 at 10:23 pm
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i don't even get how you can decide whether to swing.

but the pace of the pitching is so great. i wish all professional baseball games were this fast.
This post was edited on 8/30/13 at 10:24 pm
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
27351 posts
Posted on 8/30/13 at 10:26 pm to
It seems really difficult, but it's not as hard as it seems to decide to swing in time.

You pretty much decide right when you see it leave the hands. You can tell where it's going.

This post was edited on 8/30/13 at 10:27 pm
Posted by 504Voodoo
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2012
13547 posts
Posted on 8/30/13 at 10:27 pm to
Yeah this just reassured me that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports.
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
117769 posts
Posted on 8/30/13 at 10:28 pm to
I caught for some guys in high school that threw 89, 90.

It slows down after you've seen it a few times.
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
27351 posts
Posted on 8/30/13 at 10:30 pm to
I love that view by the way. When watching the video, my brain was telling me to swing or lay off.

The pitch that the batter swung at was the one that right when I saw it leave his hands I was like "money".

It just looks right immediately.
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 8/30/13 at 10:31 pm to
From what my friends that are baseball fans say, I was expecting it to look faster.
Posted by Tiger1242
Member since Jul 2011
32026 posts
Posted on 8/30/13 at 10:43 pm to
At the risk of sounding like a douche Internet badass...
I saw all of those pretty clearly, I guess when you play baseball your whole life that's just a skill you develop
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
66523 posts
Posted on 8/31/13 at 12:06 am to
very cool, quail
Posted by The_Joker
Winter Park, Fl
Member since Jan 2013
16328 posts
Posted on 8/31/13 at 1:11 am to
quote:

i don't even get how you can decide whether to swing.



Its really not that hard once you get the timing down (which can be after 2-3 consistent pitches)
This post was edited on 8/31/13 at 1:12 am
Posted by Thy Ghost
Shreveport
Member since Jul 2013
94 posts
Posted on 8/31/13 at 7:09 am to
That's pretty insane. I want to see an ump cam of Verlander would be like.
Posted by DriveByBBQ
Willard's Garage
Member since Jan 2011
4608 posts
Posted on 9/1/13 at 10:04 pm to
quote:

i don't even get how you can decide whether to swing.



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