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 grew up playing sandlot baseball. We played a LOT, this was before video games. I hit high school, got interested in other things, but still played an occasional sandlot game. No formal coaching. So I’d classify myself as a normal, athletic guy who was very familiar with how to swing a bat. I’d say I was above the average human, maybe in the 65% range. Not as good as a true baseball player, but could have easily made the HS team if I wanted.
Went to college, was friends with most of the baseball team. One day I went out with the pitchers to see if I could hit a few.
No way. And the curve balls were damn frightening with how much they broke. I cannot imagine hitting a professional pitch. I guess statistically one would eventually hit a ball. But I would get too exhausted swinging the bat before one college pitcher got tired of throwing.
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