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 mean your average Joe just isn’t going to have the bat speed to catch up to a big league fastball. Tunneling is another huge aspect that gets lost when watching baseball vs playing it. Tunneling means that a pitchers fastball and curve ball will both look the same leaving the pitchers hand but after a few feet the spin on the ball will make it seem like the ball disappeared. (Leaving you swinging at a pitch in the dirt) While you might be able to get a hit out of 100 pitches your average Joe would not be able to hit a home run without plenty of training and practice.
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