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How are these guys throwing it 100 plus?
Posted on 5/24/25 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 5/24/25 at 3:29 pm
5 years ago it was 1 guy maybe now it's just another guy throwing 100
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Posted on 5/24/25 at 3:30 pm to DeafVallyBatnR
And LSU could probably field a decent basketball team. How many 6’5”+ guys we got?
Posted on 5/24/25 at 3:30 pm to DeafVallyBatnR
Nolan Ryan threw 104 on his last ever pitch. He was 48.
Posted on 5/24/25 at 3:31 pm to DeafVallyBatnR
They were saying earlier in the game that there have been advancement or more focus on velocity training in recent history.
Posted on 5/24/25 at 3:31 pm to DeafVallyBatnR
Posted on 5/24/25 at 3:32 pm to DeafVallyBatnR
With the old jugs gun the velocity was measured closer to the plate. The current version measures it closer to the pitcher when the ball is moving faster.
Posted on 5/24/25 at 3:33 pm to DeafVallyBatnR
Daxton’s been working with his pitching coach since age 4, son…
Posted on 5/24/25 at 3:34 pm to DeafVallyBatnR
Chase Shores has the bionic ligament in his throwing arm.
Posted on 5/24/25 at 3:45 pm to Lester Earl
100% BS lol Ryan fastest pitch ever thrown was 100.8. Lester alot people on TD don't like you and to be honest I think some of your comments are interesting. Ryan never hit 104 and that's not my opinion its a fact.
Posted on 5/24/25 at 3:46 pm to DeafVallyBatnR
The mound in Hoover is higher than normal (not sure why). But that will add a MPH or two.
Posted on 5/24/25 at 4:19 pm to LsuSaintsCub57
quote:
100% BS lol Ryan fastest pitch ever thrown was 100.8.
not sure if serious
the guns were different back then they were more accurate
Posted on 5/24/25 at 4:26 pm to DeafVallyBatnR
Part of it are the different radar guns used now and where are the pitch speed is “tracked” (pitcher’s release point vs when crossing the plate)
Posted on 5/24/25 at 5:14 pm to PoBoy1
That is the biggest thing. Ben McDonald has discussed this also. Pitchers didn’t magically start throwing 3-5 mph faster a few year ago. The guns tracking have changed along with other adjustments. A guy like Shores would still be 97-98 with the old guns, but probably not quite touching 100.
Posted on 5/24/25 at 5:17 pm to LsuSaintsCub57
Just to stir the pot…. Below is per ChatGPT
Nolan Ryan is widely believed to have thrown the fastest pitch in MLB history. His most famous fastball was recorded at:
100.9 mph (162.4 km/h) — measured by radar in 1974.
However, this pitch was clocked 10 feet in front of home plate, not at the point of release like modern radar guns do. When adjusted for modern standards (release point velocity), it’s estimated his pitch would have been around:
108.1 mph (174.0 km/h)
This would make it arguably the fastest pitch ever recorded in professional baseball. For comparison, the fastest modern MLB pitch (as of 2024) is:
• 105.8 mph by Aroldis Chapman in 2010, measured at release
Nolan Ryan is widely believed to have thrown the fastest pitch in MLB history. His most famous fastball was recorded at:
100.9 mph (162.4 km/h) — measured by radar in 1974.
However, this pitch was clocked 10 feet in front of home plate, not at the point of release like modern radar guns do. When adjusted for modern standards (release point velocity), it’s estimated his pitch would have been around:
108.1 mph (174.0 km/h)
This would make it arguably the fastest pitch ever recorded in professional baseball. For comparison, the fastest modern MLB pitch (as of 2024) is:
• 105.8 mph by Aroldis Chapman in 2010, measured at release
Posted on 5/24/25 at 6:34 pm to DeafVallyBatnR
Kids are now lab rats chasing velocity from 10U or sooner.
Throwing that hard year round with an elbow that can’t handle those forces is fueling the TJ growth in younger and younger arms.
Throwing that hard year round with an elbow that can’t handle those forces is fueling the TJ growth in younger and younger arms.
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