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100 mph fastball isn’t what it used to be.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 7:46 am
Posted on 6/21/22 at 7:46 am
Kids can hit the heater. 100 used to be considered un hittable, even in MLB. Arky threw everything they had at ole miss and they stoned it.
Ole miss threw a kid that might hit 93 on a good day but held at about 89-90. An effective slider that you can back door is now the beat pitch in College baseball.
Ole miss threw a kid that might hit 93 on a good day but held at about 89-90. An effective slider that you can back door is now the beat pitch in College baseball.
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Posted on 6/21/22 at 7:49 am to XenScott
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Ole miss threw a kid that might hit 93 on a good day but held at about 89-90. An effective slider that you can back door is now the beat pitch in College baseball.
This isnt a new thought. It was that way when Michael Roth and Blake Cooper ran Omaha in 2010. Both never hit above 93. They located pitches well.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 7:49 am to XenScott
That Wiggins dude touched 100 a few times but about 1 of every 4 was in the zone 
Side note: The commentating for the CWS is so good every year. KP did a great job of breaking down the pitching last night. And I know I'm probably the only one, but I really like Eduardo Perez. Every guy they have in the booth for these games brings a good perspective on a part of the game.
Side note: The commentating for the CWS is so good every year. KP did a great job of breaking down the pitching last night. And I know I'm probably the only one, but I really like Eduardo Perez. Every guy they have in the booth for these games brings a good perspective on a part of the game.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 7:51 am to XenScott
Heat is great. Good change up or slider combined with that heat… devastating.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 7:55 am to sweetwaterbilly
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Every guy they have in the booth for these games brings a good perspective on a part of the game.
Maybe, except for this a-hole.
(I kid, I kid.)
Posted on 6/21/22 at 8:02 am to XenScott
Wrong throwing flat heat is ineffective. With a little bit of movement 95 can be dominant.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 8:04 am to Tridentds
quote:Also, heat with a little movement is best.
Heat is great. Good change up or slider combined with that heat… devastating.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 8:16 am to coachcrisp
JR Richard heat. Rising fastball. OMG when he was on.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 8:18 am to XenScott
Been that way for a few years now.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 8:20 am to XenScott
Movement and location are and always have been the key to pitching success. If you can locate your pitch exactly where you want it, and your pitch has movement, especially side to side, you will have much more success than some flame thrower that lives in triple digits but who’s pitch is flat and never moves.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 8:22 am to XenScott
It's always been about movement and location. Gas is great but if its flat and and only moves an inch you're going to get rocked
Posted on 6/21/22 at 8:31 am to XenScott
can you state your qualifications sir?
Posted on 6/21/22 at 8:35 am to XenScott
Posted on 6/21/22 at 8:50 am to XenScott
Nevermind, wrong place
This post was edited on 6/21/22 at 8:51 am
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:00 am to XenScott
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Arky threw everything they had at ole miss
If by everything you mean number of pitchers, then yeah. If you mean pitches, we threw some balls towards the plate... but only a few crossed it.
Congrats to OM, no doubt, but after 6 pitchers, it was obvious none of them were able to pitch strikes.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:05 am to mattchewbocca
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Wrong throwing flat heat is ineffective. With a little bit of movement 95 can be dominant.
Couldn't agree more. Our Friday guy, Delucia, will touch 94 on occasion but has alot of movement. He is really tough to hit when he is on.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:25 am to BroomfieldReb
Here's where Greg maddux tells everybody to suck his dick. He never broke 88. And was unhittable.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:27 am to Hook Em Horns
Maddox is one of the greatest of all time. But he was the king of the 2” off the plate strike. Robo ump would have killed him
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:30 am to XenScott
There's a difference between a thrower and a pitcher. Gotta be able to throw multiple pitches with movement that they can also locate
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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