Recent Comments by jandr

Why can't anyone throw a baseball faster than 100 mph?

Excuse me, but last year, Barry Bonds did connect with an Eric Gagne 102mph pitch. To the moon it went (foul of course). Gagne and the likes of Nolan Ryan and probably a couple of more legendary pitchers are the elite few who can (or could) consistently pitch on a whim, over 100mph. As far as "one time peak pitches" go, I bet we will see a measured 104/105mph pitch, but nothing faster, at least in our lifetimes.

posted by jandr at 05:37 AM on April 14, 2005