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Throwing 98MPH+ and making contact
Posted on 3/3/23 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 3/3/23 at 7:26 pm
Is anyone else overly impressed with the amount of people that can make contact with Skenes 98-100MPH
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Posted on 3/3/23 at 7:32 pm to 225Tyga
Well when that’s all he is throwing tonight, you just gotta be short to the ball and time it uo
Posted on 3/3/23 at 8:00 pm to Tigerbait8
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Well when that’s all he is throwing tonight, you just gotta be short to the ball and time it uo
You get out there and do it then pops
Posted on 3/3/23 at 8:03 pm to 225Tyga
I am but I’ve also wondered why he hasn’t been mixing in more sliders or change ups. Clearly they are just sitting fastball.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 8:07 pm to steve123
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am but I’ve also wondered why he hasn’t been mixing in more sliders or change ups. Clearly they are just sitting fastball.
Am I missing something? He’s been dominating all night long.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 8:15 pm to CottonWasKing
You aren’t missing anything. I didn’t mean to imply that he hasn’t looked good. But as the original poster implied, they were able to at least foul off a lot of Skenes’ 98 and 99 mph offerings. Seemed like he could have pulled the string at 0-2 and sat them down rather than throw 3-4 extra pitches per batter.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 8:20 pm to 225Tyga
Hall on the Yankees throws a 99mph 2-seamer with 20" of run and dudes still hit it. Baseball has come very far since the 90s
Posted on 3/3/23 at 8:30 pm to 225Tyga
He's a machine. That's the only explanation I have for Paul Skenes.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 8:39 pm to 225Tyga
I used to think the same when Aroldis Chapman pitched for the Reds. He had 105 velocity and an unhittable slider at around 83-85 that he threw for strikes. Problem was he never mixed in that slider (probably threw it 5% of pitches) enough to worry hitters so they sat on fastball. Even 105 is hittable if that’s all you’re seeing. Hopefully Skenes uses his other pitches more effectively because he’ll need them against better competition.
This post was edited on 3/3/23 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 3/3/23 at 8:50 pm to 225Tyga
It’s all about being short, compact and twitchy with your wrist and hips. Had to learn quick when I got to college
Posted on 3/3/23 at 8:58 pm to 225Tyga
From 13-17 little league I struck out twice. Not saying I was great but I was a good contact hitter. I had a knack for timing. Thousands more can do the same. Doesn't shock me
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:00 pm to steve123
He won't throw many sliders unless necessary.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:02 pm to Tigers4Lyfe
Great movement on two seamer
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:08 pm to 4x4tiger
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From 13-17 little league I struck out twice.
Yeah, well I never struck out in 5 year old t-ball.
This post was edited on 3/6/23 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:15 pm to 225Tyga
I imagine he’ll mix it up more in conference play.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:19 pm to BhamTigah
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Yeah, we’ll I never struck out in 5 year old t-ball
Congrats
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:39 pm to steve123
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But as the original poster implied, they were able to at least foul off a lot of Skenes’ 98 and 99 mph offerings
Yeah dude, they are college hitters.
Posted on 3/4/23 at 1:39 am to 4x4tiger
Hard to strike out while on the bench.
If you’re playing little league at 17 you’re not very good and neither is the pitching.
If you’re playing little league at 17 you’re not very good and neither is the pitching.
This post was edited on 3/4/23 at 1:41 am
Posted on 3/4/23 at 3:24 am to 4x4tiger
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Congrats
Congrats to you on your illustrious little league career for the bawcomville special needs little league. I’m sure Skip Bertman was bending over backwards to sign you. I played with many future professional baseball players in high school and all of them struck out regularly, you’re either full of shite or you were playing against people who were terrible
Posted on 3/4/23 at 5:07 am to Forever
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You get out there and do it then pops
The discussion is whether it’s surprising that the Butler players can make contact so often. What a poster could do in that situation is irrelavent.
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