Fastball

One example of the physics of baseball is when it comes into hitting the baseball. If you're trying to hit a fastball at 90 MPH your reaction time is going to be under .28 seconds. The sweet spot is the area on the bat that is right in the center of the barrel of the bat. Hitting the ball on the sweet spot of the bat will make that ball go farther. Velocity of the…

in strikeouts three times. At the pace he's on, he would need to average 225 strikeouts per year (roughly his average for a full season) for another 16 years until he was 46 years old in order to catch Ryan.” This was helped by the velocity of his fastball that was 108 MPH. Nolan was able to make people feel fear when they stepped into the batter's box, which led to people striking out because they were nervous. Nolan was also able to throw for long periods of time, which helped his stats. With…

Literature demonstrates that pitch types (fastball, curveball, change-up, slider) generally have similar kinematics with only minor differences in forearm and wrist action, and even less so in the elbow and shoulder(36-40). Fleisig et al demonstrated in a kinematic study involving 21 collegiate baseball pitchers that the change-up pitch is the least stressful, while the curveball and fastball have similar elbow and shoulder kinetics, with the curveball exhibiting increased forearm supination and…

Our team had just finished the second game of the day in Cooperstown NY. We had already lost a game and we had to win the next game to move on. I was pitching this next game. I was prepared and then went to warm up. “10 minutes to game time!” the umpire yelled. We were the visitors team which meant we hit first. Everybody on my team was ready to play when the game finally started. The top of our line up went up to bat. We scored two runs in the first inning and then it was time for me to start…

They had a fastball for sure and the next pitch was either a curveball or a changeup. They used to be good, but the best ones had three. According to Kwangmin Ryu “the batter decides to swing depending on the pitch thrown and it is harder to swing and hit it if the…

“Strike Three!” I was playing a baseball game in Hudsonville Michigan. It was fall. The time when you can see red, yellow, orange, brown, and pink leaves twirl as they fall gracefully to the ground. Bright beams of of sunlight shine on the damp grass. The air was fresh but chilly. fans came from near and far to watch us play. My team was doing very well and part of the reason why was because I was pitching. I did not Know it yet, but I would Throw a no hitter. I could remember when…

this afternoon” meaning that this is more than just a baseball game. It may be a symbol for war since the teams have different views on some topics making them be separated into two different “cliques” for example. Later in the game Reuven threw a fastball pitch to Danny and as he hit it, it went straight foward back to Reuven causing his left eye later to be injured. It is later revealed that Danny wanted to kill Reuven while playing baseball, he said the thoughts had nothing to do with the…

Life and a baseball game are immensely similar while the equipment for success is different, they teach lessons of independence, having confidence in life as well as in baseball, dealing with pressure and with failure. Life can be hard, just like the game of baseball. The game gets harder and more competitive as you get older. The pitching mound moves farther away from home plate, the bases move further away from each other, pitchers throw faster and you have to learn to become more…

thus made him a bitter man. With that said, Troy often thinks about life and death with baseball always in mind. As he describes death as "a fastball on the outside corner" (1.1.82). Troy feels that he could always hit a homerun off of a fastball back his prime during his baseball career. So, just as Troy feels that he could always get the best of a fastball, he feels that he can get the best of death and he dares it to come near…

His last pitch in the MLB was at age 49. His fastball ranged from 75-82 on a good day. He worked really slow from the windup and his ball was even slower and that messed with the batters mind. He recorded a 269-209. Unlike Greg Maddux, Jamie didn't pitch as much even though he was in the MLB longer…