Mr. Sinister Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Out of all the terrifying things that can happens to you in the realm of sports, I think seeing a hundred mph pitch coming at you live has to be up there. I don't even know how cats see that, let alone be like "I'm gonna crush this **** into orbit" Utterly terrifying 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 18 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said: Out of all the terrifying things that can happens to you in the realm of sports, I think seeing a hundred mph pitch coming at you live has to be up there. I don't even know how cats see that, let alone be like "I'm gonna crush this **** into orbit" Utterly terrifying 100 mph coming at you from Rick Ankiel immediately after his brain broke and he lost the ability to control it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVCChairman Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 42 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said: Out of all the terrifying things that can happens to you in the realm of sports, I think seeing a hundred mph pitch coming at you live has to be up there. I don't even know how cats see that, let alone be like "I'm gonna crush this **** into orbit" Utterly terrifying Growing up I played, and I can remember just how it felt the first time I stepped into a cage that had an option of 80mph. That's a lollipop at this level and it took me a good while to feel comfortable even getting in the box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 10 minutes ago, OVCChairman said: Growing up I played, and I can remember just how it felt the first time I stepped into a cage that had an option of 80mph. That's a lollipop at this level and it took me a good while to feel comfortable even getting in the box. Yeah, I also recall similar stuff when I was younger... The stuff that seems so mundane on tv. I remember going to see one of the then Expo's minor league games (they were called the Cape Fear Crocs) and seeing a dude foul off a ball. You don't think anything of it watching on tv, but this cat fouled off a pitch and I swear that mf'er looked like it launched from Cape Canaveral 😂 Went rocketing behind him, past the crowd, and landed somewhere outside the concourse. The sound was unreal too. Sounded like a thunderclap. I've never been at any non hs/college baseball game and been close enough to hear the bat crack like that. Spooky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Mr. Sinister said: Out of all the terrifying things that can happens to you in the realm of sports, I think seeing a hundred mph pitch coming at you live has to be up there. I don't even know how cats see that, let alone be like "I'm gonna crush this **** into orbit" Utterly terrifying This is why baseball is ****ing amazing and Rob Manfred is a ****ing moron. From the MLBTR chat: Ronald Acuna 4:17 I've seen you say you're shocked how wide of a margin I beat Soto by multiple times. Your bias is showing. Acuna is clearly the all-around better baseball player. Defense and base running actually matter. Steve Adams 4:17 What bias do you think I have, first off? Ha. 4:19 Secondly -- Soto's OBP was 40 points higher. He struck out 5% less often and walked 6% more often. On-base percentage also matters, and the two weren't really different baserunners unless in terms of overall value contributed unless you're looking only at raw SB totals. Acuna was a better defender with more power (a bit), but Soto did everything he did at a younger age and was an overall better hitter by both OPS+ and wRC+ (albeit by only a slight margin) I think one of the two of us is showing more bias, particularly since all I said was, "It should've been closer," ha. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Yea, I remember going from Little League (age 9-12, which I dominated) to what we called Senior League (age 13-16). I didn't play on my older brother's team, and he could throw 75 when he was 16 and I was 13, and there was always that voice in my head telling me he was going to bean me just to be a dick. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mr. Sinister said: Out of all the terrifying things that can happens to you in the realm of sports, I think seeing a hundred mph pitch coming at you live has to be up there. I don't even know how cats see that, let alone be like "I'm gonna crush this **** into orbit" Utterly terrifying In HS, we went to a camp down in Lynchburg that had a pitching machine that could hit 103. After taking normal BP, our coach upped it to 90; then 95, then 100, then 103. You hear the ball at 100, it literally hisses. The first pitch, you time it. The second pitch you start to process. The third pitch you think about swinging. I made contact on pitch 5 (a foul tip with my bat barely reaching the back of the plate at contact). I made solid contact on pitch 6 (would have been a grounder to 2B). After about 20 pitches it seems almost normal. But that is with a machine hitting the same softball sized spot with the same speed and pitch. Once coach started mixing in sliders and curves, screwed myself into the ground. It was at that point I realized HS was going to be the end of my baseball days. Fielding and baserunning? I could have played in college. Batting? Mendoza line would have been a good season. 😂 Edited February 26, 2019 by Popeman38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 26 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: Yea, I remember going from Little League (age 9-12, which I dominated) to what we called Senior League (age 13-16). I didn't play on my older brother's team, and he could throw 75 when he was 16 and I was 13, and there was always that voice in my head telling me he was going to bean me just to be a dick. 👀 PB=Bryce Harper confirmed!!!!! Come back Bryce! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 1 minute ago, bearrock said: 👀 PB=Bryce Harper confirmed!!!!! Come back Bryce! Thats right! I am BOTH Ted Lerner AND Bryce Harper. I'm just making yall sweat it out. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Ignoring the score part. Our #5 starter and our 789 guys threw a 5 inning no hitter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 1 hour ago, PleaseBlitz said: Thats right! I am BOTH Ted Lerner AND Bryce Harper. I'm just making yall sweat it out. Actually Slateman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Mr. Sinister said: Out of all the terrifying things that can happens to you in the realm of sports, I think seeing a hundred mph pitch coming at you live has to be up there. I don't even know how cats see that, let alone be like "I'm gonna crush this **** into orbit" Utterly terrifying remember what Randy Johnson did to that bird? 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Mr. Sinister said: Out of all the terrifying things that can happens to you in the realm of sports, I think seeing a hundred mph pitch coming at you live has to be up there. I don't even know how cats see that, let alone be like "I'm gonna crush this **** into orbit" Utterly terrifying Last game of high school baseball, faced a kid that was probably around 80/low 80s mph. Best I could do was foul it down 1st base line stands. Could barely see it. MLB players basically have super human eyesight. But I still can't even imagine upper 90s/100 mph. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: remember what Randy Johnson did to that bird? Yeah I bet he'd be a hit on hunting trips. Instead of spending all day skinning the animal, just let Randy Johnson throw a fastball at it. 😑 Edited February 27, 2019 by Mr. Sinister 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 What makes this crazy is that this isn't just 95-100, it's 95-100 with movement. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Yeah, a 100 mph fastball that you sit might as well be a meatball for a lot of upper echelon hitters I don't know how (as a mortal that probably cant touch an avg high level little league pitcher) you deal with something low 90's-mid 80's that just moves like a waterfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 **** the bird, remember what he did to John Kruk??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 For some reason that video led me to think about the 97 Mariners. Griffey, Arod, Johnson, Martinez, all on the same team and they still get knocked by the O's in ALDS. Crazy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Got my tix for Opening Day! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 17 hours ago, PleaseBlitz said: **** the bird, remember what he did to John Kruk??? I want to laugh, but if I'm being honest, if I was in Kruk's shoes I'd have visibly **** myself 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 It IS Steve Phillips. But.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Phillies fans dreams being crushed? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Not gonna lie, I would probably decline $300 million to live in Philadelphia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Giants back in the lead of the Harper sweepstakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, CRobi21 said: Giants back in the lead of the Harper sweepstakes? I would wear my Harper jersey with pride if he trolls the Phillies one last time before leaving 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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