Thread: Rising fastball
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Old Thu May 25, 2006, 12:11pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
What? That's almost as nuts as SA's riser! If a 95 mph pitch dropped that far, every pitch would be in the dirt and not the strike zone!
I haven't done the math, but I think the answer is approximately correct.

Most pitchers actually release the ball on a slight upward trajectory.