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  1. goofy2485 goofy2485 is offline This thread sucks.

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    Aug 3rd, 2012 (8/3/2012 10:33pm) in reply to XquiziVex

    This is ot so 107 mph with a softball lefthanded.
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    Aug 3rd, 2012 (8/3/2012 10:35pm) in reply to goofy2485

    350 mph
  3. xxbossmanxx xxbossmanxx is offline The Boss

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    Aug 3rd, 2012 (8/3/2012 10:55pm) in reply to Hughes4

     
    Originally Posted by Hughes4 View Post

    350 mph

    lochness monster throws tree fiddy all day
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    Aug 3rd, 2012 (8/3/2012 11:01pm) in reply to xxbossmanxx

    I can throw high 70s maybe low 80s.
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    Aug 3rd, 2012 (8/3/2012 11:03pm) in reply to sportguy91

    When I was 21 mid 80's, now 57 mid 40's
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    Aug 3rd, 2012 (8/3/2012 11:43pm) in reply to tford42

    How many hits would the best athletes in OT get off Jamie Moyer in 100 AB (assuming average MLB fielders)?

    I'd say the best OT hitters would still only get 15-20 hits off him in 100 AB.
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    Aug 3rd, 2012 (8/3/2012 11:44pm) in reply to kellykip

     
    Originally Posted by kellykip View Post

    How many hits would the best athletes in OT get off Jamie Moyer in 100 AB (assuming average MLB fielders)?

    I'd say the best OT hitters would still only get 15-20 hits off him in 100 AB.

    I'd get 25 minimum.
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    Aug 3rd, 2012 (8/3/2012 11:55pm) in reply to kellykip

     
    Originally Posted by saxman View Post

    messed up my shoulder throwing the ball around with the kids a couple weeks ago. shoulda stuck with the knuckle ball instead of throwing the heater.

    Sax Dont kid yourself you know you ALWAYS give em' the heater
     
    Originally Posted by TMLMS13 View Post

    Bout 35.0

    REPOST

     
    Originally Posted by kellykip View Post

    How many hits would the best athletes in OT get off Jamie Moyer in 100 AB (assuming average MLB fielders)?

    I'd say the best OT hitters would still only get 15-20 hits off him in 100 AB.

    maybe a half dozen tops if u are counting balls in play
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 12:35am) in reply to Popperhead

    I was at the carnival in Edmonton the other week and threw one that clocked at 84mph
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 12:47am) in reply to zspokerpink

    Righthanded Juggs gun around 78, stalker about 76, lefthanded about 60 both.
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 12:47am) in reply to zspokerpink

     
    Originally Posted by zspokerpink View Post

    I was at the carnival in Edmonton the other week and threw one that clocked at 84mph

    That's a great brag; too bad it's overshadowed by one of the sickest anti brags in the history of the Internet.
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 12:54am) in reply to DaVols

     
    Originally Posted by DaVols View Post

    The Phillies used to have a fast pitch in their stadium before they turned into a chickie and petes

    S1nnr and I would go there, throw about 74-75 then bitch about how the machine is obviously broken and there is "no way we're slower than Moyer" as we walked around the rest of the game holding our sore ass shoulders

    lol I was gonna bring this up. I think when i did this with you guys I was lucky to hit around 65. And I basically blew my arm out doing it.
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 12:58am) in reply to DaVols

     
    Originally Posted by DaVols View Post

    The Phillies used to have a fast pitch in their stadium before they turned into a chickie and petes

    S1nnr and I would go there, throw about 74-75 then bitch about how the machine is obviously broken and there is "no way we're slower than Moyer" as we walked around the rest of the game holding our sore ass shoulders

    bar were usually at least 15 beers deep by then
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 1:23am) in reply to s1nnr

    OP, in real life

     
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 1:26am) in reply to silkhandlez

    I can do a pretty mean long toss.

    Speaking of tossing...where's nasty been?
     
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 3:40am) in reply to DaVols

     
    Originally Posted by DaVols View Post

    its a lot of very specific muscles that run from your legs to your hips to your shoulders and forearm. Also a lot of it depends on how flexible you are, the idea is to create a slingshot with your body in a fluid motion.

    The most effective approach to creating a person who throws hard is to start doing long toss with them beginning at about the age of 5 and stretch the distance out over time. I have one kid who I coach who has been clocked at about 88 (absolute max) he cruises in games around 81-82 and thats all his dad ever did with him growing up, only recently did he start lifting weights just for stamina.

    Tons and tons of it comes from very quick hips...quick clearing hips and a long stride will definitely outweigh height every day of the week. Look at Billy Wagner for quick hips.

    I can't throw a ball worth a shit any more...tore my labrum my sophomore year in college. I got clocked at 88 a few times my freshman year in college...normally sat at 85ish. I know the summer before I came to college I was easily throwing the hardest of my life. We were playing traveling baseball tourneys every weekend, and since I was playing bball at the same time, I wasn't always there. So instead of having me be a starter, they converted me to closer for the summer...I had a blast. I'd have such an adrenaline rush when coming into the game that I know I was throwing harder than I ever have before. I would bet a lot of money that I was breaking 90 in our last summer tourney in Florida to end the summer...it was some World Series, and I closed out the championship game...it was like 98 degrees and humid as hell; my arm was SUPER loose, and I had the most adrenaline going that I've ever had while on the mound. It was awesome.
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 3:42am) in reply to JRoth15

    When I was playing in the 90's, now having probably lost most my arm strength, mid 80's or high 80's and I would probably blow my arm out and get tommy johns without a long time warming up
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 3:48am) in reply to darkpoker12

    classic thread for fake internet boasting and exaggerating
     
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 3:52am) in reply to darkpoker12

     
    Originally Posted by darkpoker12 View Post

    When I was playing in the 90's, now having probably lost most my arm strength, mid 80's or high 80's and I would probably blow my arm out and get tommy johns without a long time warming up

    if you can just come out and throw mid to high 80s with presumably having over a yr or 2 off without throwing then why arent you playing at least in the minor leagues? I call BS

    I can prolly top out at 80 right now, but ill bet a mill Ill rock any of you that think you can get it by me
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 4:21am) in reply to Bawsten

    I would be shocked if I hit 50 mph.
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 4:32am) in reply to Neeek

    everyone "use to" to throw 88-90 mph. lol
    Edited By: md7156 Aug 4th, 2012 at 04:33 AM
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 5:47am) in reply to md7156

    right now probably 75, was topping out at 88-90 my senior year of high school when i made all state, sick brag i know.
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 6:23am) in reply to md7156

     
    Originally Posted by md7156 View Post

    you have an absolute cannon if you hit 90mph. i recently went to a MLB scouts open tryout in rockford, Ill. I took my brother and his friend who both play D1 baseball. There were over 350 guys at this open tryout and 1 kid hit 90mph on the guns they had there. Both my brother(outfielder) and his buddy(LHP) hit 86. They invited the kid who threw 91 to an individual workout later in the week.

    whats weird is you often hear about position players in mlb who actually throw in the 90s but don't end up pitching. or ones that eventually do convert. jays prospect anthony gose clocks in the mid 90s apparently but wants to play center field so he can 'be a star'. sergio santos used to play short stop before washing out and converting to a reliever with a 95+ fastball. jeff mathis (bluejays catcher) has had to pitch twice this year in blowout games, and was throwing 85mph. is it just that baseball players who have well conditioned arms, and are generally good athletes can often throw 80+?
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 6:25am) in reply to downbylaw11

    i remember throwing at one of those carnival style machines at some fun center, and the reading was so low i thought the machine was broken. i can't remember what it said, but it was probably lower than 70
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 6:30am) in reply to downbylaw11

    By the looks of it teams like the Rockies and Blue Jays should be scouting OTers when looking for pitching.
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 6:39am) in reply to whoMikeB

    Messing around in high school, I threw 87. Went to a fair when I was 25... hadn't thrown a baseball in probably 5 years, but I stretched and loosened up a bit before throwing at one of those fast pitch things, and I threw 79. Felt like I threw my arm out, because I wasn't used to it anymore.

    Edit: Pretty sure I could throw 70 or so right now. I'll probably never throw any higher than that again though, considering I'm not getting any younger. Fuck aging.
    Edited By: OneM24 Aug 4th, 2012 at 06:41 AM
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 7:54am) in reply to Mr Galt

    I'm 40 now, but still play regularly in an 18+ league. I probably still throw in the Low to Mid 80's, however I am an outfielder and not a pitcher. But having a strong arm has always been a plus for me and also allowed me to play professionally for 7 years in the 90's.
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 8:14am) in reply to Britton24

    I have no idea. My dad was a minor league baseball player and he always had a real strong arm though and growing up I always clearly threw harder than other kids. If I tried to throw a baseball right now I would probably throw my arm out
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 8:39am) in reply to XXEDPXX

    Was a pitcher growing up until high school then a catcher/1st baseman and the most i ever hit on the gun was 84...played against jarrod parker in high school (pitcher for A's) and he hit 97 against us... fastest ive ever seen thrown in person/faced
     
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    Aug 4th, 2012 (8/4/2012 8:45am) in reply to charbarj41

    Think I topped out @88 in my senior year but avg around 83 and curve was like 72 or something. My arm is jello now and id be shocked if I could hit 75 with 5 tries

    age : none of ur fkn business
     
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