The fastest baseball pitch ever recorded

[Riverrunsred]

Exactly what I was thinking. Wasn't he tossing a few 102's around?

Indeed he was...and did it for years.

 

[stratovani]

Eh...if your list was just movement and control,, I'd agree. Maddux will be first ballot although he pitched most of his career sub-90. Phil Niekro and Hoyt Wilhelm got in with tons of movement and not much velocity. I always had the impression that Mordecai Brown was a similar case, though I'm not totally sure.

If you were to remember Mordecai Brown, then that would make you the oldest TB member, by far!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordecai_Brown

 

[thesteve]

If you were to remember Mordecai Brown, then that would make you the oldest TB member, by far!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordecai_Brown

Ha, yeah. I wasn't there. I've just read stories about him and they all revolve around movement.

 

[burk48237]

Once Zumaya gets healthy, and stays healthy, he'll hit 105.1, thus bringing back the record to the Tigers where it belongs.

One can only hope. To me what's more impressive is Verlander throwing 104 in the ninth inning of a complete game! I still think he has not even begun to reach his potential. I suspect that Ryan, Bob Gibson and Gossage were in the same class with speed but their heyday was before radar gun tech had caught up to abilities.

 

[dangnewt]

Chapman's numbers are amazing. I thought Bard of the Red Sox could bring it. He wouldn't be up there if he didn't have enough control.

In high school, I remember facing two guys that were throwing high 80, maybe low 90's, both were drafted and made it as high as AA ball. One guy I struck out 4 times, I'm not sure I even managed a foul tip, ; the other guy I bounced a seeing-eye single through his legs and just out of reach of his SS and 2B. I had to start my swing pretty much as they let go of the ball and hoped that the ball found my bat.

High 90's-low 100's is off the charts. The only way you get me in that batters box would be like this -->

 

[thesteve]

I batted against Zumaya in high school. I had pegged their big hitter the inning before so the first pitch was under my chin. I hung in there for a couple more pitches before grounding out to shortstop.

Of course he was only throwing in the upper 80s back then.

I also played against Adam Jones (Orioles) in high school. He was a triple threat as a pitcher (90+mph), shortstop and outfielder. I want to say he hit around .550 his senior year.

 

[Craig630]

i always enjoy watching a knuckleballer pitch. just sayin'. later. ron

Wakefield FTW!

 

[Ground Pounder]

To me what's more impressive is Verlander throwing 104 in the ninth inning of a complete game!

True that - Justin's a beast. Did you see what he did in the 7th last night against the tribe? Amazing.