Comments on: HITf/x Contrast of HR and non-HR Hitters

By: neuter_your_dogma

neuter_your_dogma — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:57:06 +0000

Don’t you need to account for top spin, side spin and under spin?

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:05:32 +0000

Hit tracker has that hr on 4/6 at 32 degrees, 107 mph. The highest speed off the bat is pujols at 119. I think you’d need a metal bat to get 128.

By: Brian Cartwright

Brian Cartwright — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:20:51 +0000

Back in the 1970′s it was said that Pedro Borbon, a relief pitcher for Cincinnatti, had thrown a ball from home plate over the centerfield fence, about 400 feet.

Playing right field in a college summer league, once an inning I would like to throw a liner over to the left fielder.

Playing outfield, one of the amazing things our brain does is being able to know what angle to throw the ball, at the maximum velocity, to hit the target up to 300 feet away.

By: Kendall

Kendall — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:07:07 +0000

Whoa, it was automatically formatted into HTML. Never mind then.

By: Poseidon's Fist

Poseidon's Fist — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:04:26 +0000

“I’m not sure how feasible it is to harness that power while trying to throw up.”

I’m sure that it is quite difficult to throw a HR while vomiting.

Sorry. Couldn’t resist.

By: gnome

gnome — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:27:28 +0000

Robert Fick threw a ball a few years back from relatively deep in right field into the backstop in Spring Training.

By: Kendall

Kendall — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:06:12 +0000

Here’s Vladimir throwing a home run before a game at Yankee Stadium (sorry for the lack of HTML):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujOu1tEr-7U

By: Richie Abernathy

Richie Abernathy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:26:41 +0000

I was about to say that myself, colbyjack. I was a lowly d2 outfielder in my playing days, but was always blessed with an above average arm. I threw “homers” down the right field foul line every now and then, so I know MLB outfielders with famous arm strength could do it to bigger parts of the field.

By: FairweatherFan

FairweatherFan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:59:57 +0000

As an engineer I can say w/ confidence that a ball travelling at a given angle and speed will go the same distance, regardless if it came off the bat or out of someone’s hand.

I think the real challenge would be throwing with that kind of velocity at the appropriate angle. Most of a pitchers velocity is tied up in their lower body/delivery. I’m not sure how feasible it is to harness that power while trying to throw up.

By: Dave Allen

Dave Allen — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:40:07 +0000

That was the double that Adam Dunn hit off of Ricky Nolasco on April 6th, 128mph. He also hit a home run that day that left the bat at 106mph at 31°. It is so much higher than the others I am not sure if it correct or a mistake with the system.