Not only are you guys wrong about a rising fastball, but I still remember some DUMB comment on a late breaking curve ball, not really breaking late at all. Just as incorrect, oh DIMWIT. But that argument was a NO-brainer, no matter what your white coat guys think or SAY to the contrary. YOU would never believe me, so I can only quote the RIGHT answer from:
http://whyfiles.org/152baseball/3.html.
"That's amazing, but does a curve actually "break" (curve faster) near the plate? Yes. Every second it's in the air, the ball deflects sideways at about the same rate. As a result, it moves on a circular trajectory when seen from above. And that means that most of that curving seems to happen at the end of the pitch -- perfect for confusing batters."
"One last thing before we swerve away from curve balls. Because the drag force SUBSIDES above 70 miles per hour, fast balls make lousy curve balls. Moreover, because a fastball gets to the plate quicker, the drag force has less time to act on the ball, further reducing the curve."
If you are still thinking that MORE SPIN will get a bigger upward curve, then your in the WRONG ballpark AGAIN. But please, don't comment on the late breaking curve. You have enough on your plate trying to explain ZERO lift at 100 mph plus on a downward baseball trajectory through thick "muddy" sea-level AIR (PS: Muddy = polluted).
Please explain what happened to the drag force above 70 mph. What is the drag force difference at 70 mph and 100 mph? How much of a reduction did you calculate and where did it go? There's a rhetorical question in there. How much does a 100 mph fastball slow down upon release: more, the same rate or less than a 70 mph fastball; and where is all this energy going? Lift, damn it, LIFT!
Again I quote somebody else, "We're talking, as nerds would, about the effect of air on the ball. It turns out that air -- the fluid in which a baseball moves -- can slow a ball, change its direction, or both."
Oh, I forgot. Not only are you asking a pitcher to throw the baseball 100 mph, but you're also demanding that he SPIN the damn thing quickly too. Do you know what that does to an arm? Can I say, "SNAP!" I only want him to let go of the 5 ounce sphere at 100 mph or MORE with a small upward spin because I know the AIR will respond with a FORCE in the opposite and UPWARD direction; according to that NEWton guy and simple physics.
I just can't let it die because I too love the chuckles. See how you quickly gang up on a NEW guy (using the same ole tricks too). I am willing to bet you didn't even consider the philosphical nature of his remarks. You can't PROVE that he's wrong, so your E-GOes toss a few wet insults into a 100 mph WIND TUNNEL. You guys are so darn funny, wet behind the ears, but funny.
It Lifts, damn it, IT LIFTS!