I want to start this by saying, I am not so idiotic as to think I actually would be able to hit a major league pitcher.
But when presented with the “do you think you’d be able to even make contact on 1 out of 100 pitches by a pitcher”, I’d like to understand why.
Like if they did nothing but pitch breaking stuff, couldn’t I just overcorrect? Same deal with fastballs? I’m sure they would mix it up, but out of 100 straight pitches, if you were a major-league pitcher, what would you do to make sure that they never made contact?
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I went to a batting cage once, and selected the “fast pitch” one. I’m standing there, ready to swing, and BAM the ball hit the backstop before I even saw it coming.
that being said, with a human pitcher you’re going to be able to clearly see his windup and throw, you could swing randomly and have a non-zero chance of making some contact with the ball.
1 out of 100 to make any contact? I’d take that bet.
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