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re: 100 mph fastball isn’t what it used to be.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:47 am to HotRock
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:47 am to HotRock
Maybe I should have added some comments.
A kid throwing 100 today is nothing like a Nolan Ryan 100 fast ball.
Why?
Measuring points. A ball slows as it travels and the old radar guns measured the ball closer to the plate.
Nolan Throwing 100mph on the old radar guns would be more like 110 or even faster.
How the gun works is a big part of the speed difference.
A kid throwing 100 today is nothing like a Nolan Ryan 100 fast ball.
Why?
Measuring points. A ball slows as it travels and the old radar guns measured the ball closer to the plate.
Nolan Throwing 100mph on the old radar guns would be more like 110 or even faster.
How the gun works is a big part of the speed difference.
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Posted on 6/21/22 at 10:10 am to HotRock
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Nolan Throwing 100mph on the old radar guns would be more like 110 or even faster.
bullshite.
quote:
How the gun works is a big part of the speed difference.
I’m going to need to see some proof to this.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 10:39 am to HotRock
I came here to write this exact thing - back in Ryan’s day, they measured the speed of the pitch at the plate. Today they measure closer to where it leaves the pitcher’s hand. The 105 mph guys today aren’t coming close to Ryan in his heyday.
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