The average speed of an MLB fastball is right around 92.

Jun 5, 2017
1:24:20pm

StantonMac All-American

If I could stand outside the batters box for 10 pitches to get a little accustomed to the ball travelling that fast and gain confidence that he wouldn't hit me, I bet I could foul tip at least one.

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POLL: Could you hit an MLB pitcher? Lets say you facing a Righty MLB starter, and he said he'd throw you 3 pitches

johnnycarson

6/5/17 1:10pm

Live in look at CBers against MLB pitching

DodgerMike

6/5/17 1:13pm

How fast? There's a big difference between 90 mph and 100 mph. I've tried to hit

mncougar

6/5/17 1:13pm

lets say 95

johnnycarson

6/5/17 1:13pm

Chances are I wouldn't connect on any of the 3 at 95. 90 is pretty much my

mncougar

6/5/17 1:21pm

keep in mind a pitching sim is quite a bit different than a human being

smokymountainrain

6/5/17 1:15pm

Well of course, but I'm assuming from his question that the pitch would be

mncougar

6/5/17 1:24pm

The average speed of an MLB fastball is right around 92.

StantonMac

6/5/17 1:24pm

there's the thing....i don't think 10 pitches is enough to get the scared

johnnycarson

6/5/17 1:32pm

Maybe he could hit my still bat bunted over the plate.

Shore10

6/5/17 1:14pm

I've swung at balls from pitching machines that threw at MLB speeds before

ayfan

6/5/17 1:16pm

No chance....

Baseball77

6/5/17 1:21pm

exactly. 1 out of 3 think they could make contact. we could line up all 500

johnnycarson

6/5/17 1:23pm

My guess is that outside of former college players, the only CBers that would go

mncougar

6/5/17 1:31pm

Thats not what OP said, he said Fastball straight down the middle every time

ayfan

6/5/17 1:28pm

It wouldn't be that hard to make contact once. You just are sticking the bat out

Baron

6/5/17 1:37pm

but to actually swing....you'd be late, your eyes would be closed...

johnnycarson

6/5/17 1:48pm

Maybe Jered Weaver's fastball

donnerstag

6/5/17 1:22pm

that's a pretty mean tweet

johnnycarson

6/5/17 1:24pm

Here's an update

donnerstag

6/5/17 1:25pm

Right, especially when Law probably throws 55 on a good day.

mncougar

6/5/17 1:27pm

He should just tell everyone he throws 90% change ups

JohnnyComeLately

6/5/17 1:25pm

I could hit it if I bunted

Evil Empire

6/5/17 1:25pm

I faced a recently graduated BYU closer in rec league while in college

CaliWG

6/5/17 1:29pm

I'd go yard on all three pitches.

BE-WHY-YOU

6/5/17 1:30pm

That's the confidence we like to see.

jaredm

6/5/17 1:50pm

Take a look at some numbers for average MLB player

JohnnyComeLately

6/5/17 1:30pm

A MLB player would hit all 3 if they knew they were going right down the middle

Baron

6/5/17 1:35pm

Sure but noone on here is making 10 million a year to hit baseballs all day.

JohnnyComeLately

6/5/17 1:41pm

so, what was the point of your comparison?

smokymountainrain

6/5/17 1:44pm

Baseball players who see fastballs all day long dont hit 1 out of 3 fastballs they see in a game situation.

JohnnyComeLately

6/5/17 1:49pm

This isn't a game situation, in a game situation you don't know what pitch to

ayfan

6/5/17 2:06pm

Fair enough. I don't care to argue maybe you guys could crush a 95 mph fastball

JohnnyComeLately

6/5/17 2:15pm

In high school our cross town rival had a kid who got drafted in the first round

ferris euler

6/5/17 1:43pm

I went to the Cubs Giants game 1 of the playoffs last year in Wrigley field

GRCoug

6/5/17 1:48pm

if you've got 4 mins, watch this

johnnycarson

6/5/17 1:55pm

I love this. "The sound guy has got a pretty good curve ball." Ha ha

Game Changer

6/5/17 3:32pm

Maybe back in the day but I doubt it. I was decent vs HS pitchers, never great.

EpicAccountant

6/5/17 1:58pm

Here's the thing though.. an MLB pitcher is going to be able to put the ball in

StantonMac

6/5/17 2:10pm

This

kotacoug

6/5/17 2:14pm

Fear, plus the ability to actually see the ball when it's moving that fast,

mncougar

6/5/17 3:49pm

I totally could. My Freshman year I batted 1000 so I'm pretty sure that

Malathion

6/5/17 2:23pm

3? No way. 10? Probably make contact/foul off on 10 if it's same speed.

SlippinJimmie

6/5/17 2:34pm

If I get 3 flat fastballs right down the pipe, I might could foul one off.

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

6/5/17 3:18pm

Even fastballs from MLB pitchers have movement. Unless it's Francisco Rodriguez.

russkiejedi

6/5/17 6:01pm

The difference between a MLB pitcher and 99% of HS pitchers that can throw 90+

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