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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Even major league hitters, who have a higher batspeed than the average person, start their step and turning their body before the ball is thrown. The combination of reaction time and muscle memory required to make contact is high enough if you know where the ball is coming. But combine that with a pitcher varying speeds and location, and the average person has no chance.
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