Whiskers 680 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 It's not nonsense. You can't literally watch the ball hit your bat, because the human eye can't track things at that speed once they get to within a certain distance, like 8-10 ft, of you. So against most fastballs and hard breaking pitches, you are literally blind for the last few milliseconds. Having the same release point, like Mo does, definitely helps, but it's not so much that players can't see the ball; it's because lesser pitchers have different arm speeds/angles/release points for different pitches. Check out some random brooks baseball PitchFX charts. I think fangraphs has it too. But they have release points in chart form, so you can see where the ball is coming out of the hand. Professional hitters can notice slight differences, so being able to repeat your delivery every time, no matter what pitch or what speed you're throwing, is very important. But if you watch some slo-mo at-bats of Manny or other good hitters, you'll see their head track the ball right down to the last second that's humanly possible, and that's where they'll swing. Link to post Share on other sites
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Hockey Guy 4 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I just had another random thought... I read somewhere that the whole "keep your eye on the ball" thing is nonsense. Well, at least at the major league level. Major league hitters are swinging based on the pitcher's arm movement; they're not tracking the ball as it comes to them. This is a good part of why Mariano Rivera is so unhittable. He has the same arm motion every single time, but his ball ends up basically in every single space of the strike zone. The hitters are just guessing. This is retarded. Hope you don't actually believe this BS. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ShakeZuma 585 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 wow, whiskers really got mexicoed on this page huh? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskers 680 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Well, this could've been a lot worse for him: Link to post Share on other sites
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Tiltinagain 973 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Those are some gallon jugs right there. Holy hell. Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Just because I feel like I haven't posted anything in a while. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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Whiskers 680 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Just because I feel like I haven't posted anything in a while. I'm liking this partly because I've seen the topless version. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JubilantLankyLad 1,957 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 the whatnow? Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskers 680 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 As if you don't know. Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Ummm, helloooooo? Link to post Share on other sites
JubilantLankyLad 1,957 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 As if you don't know. me knowing is no excuse for you not reminding. Link to post Share on other sites
ajs510 122 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I was all set to post the topless version right up until the point it became the topless version. I didn't want to get banhammered. Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I was all set to post the topless version right up until the point it became the topless version. I didn't want to get banhammered. aaaayup. Link to post Share on other sites
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Whiskers 680 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I can't see Bob's. These dogs do not abide cat fights. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ajs510 122 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Hey, hey, hey...they're friends! They're friends! Let them work it out themselves! Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 not a Gif but figured this was as good a spot as any to post this. Crash of a 747 in Afghanistan. The cargo probably shifted causing the crash. All 7 crew on board were killed. http://youtu.be/icfVsql38oc Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskers 680 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Shifting cargo can do that? Link to post Share on other sites
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