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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A 95mph fastball takes about 425ms to cross the plate. You need to be able to see what pitch is being thrown, anticipate the trajectory, and actually execute a proper swing.
Couple all that with the fact that you have a built-in lag time of about 250ms (average human reaction speed) and it’s almost impossible to do without a significant amount of experience and training.
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