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Old Tue May 10, 2011, 08:54am
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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp View Post
Average human runs at between 14-17 MPH. That's a max of 25 feet/second. Average pitch is about 1 second, maybe 1.2 seconds.

They're not getting all that far.
No, but you said, "it's next to impossible for an infielder to have enough time to go from the infield to the outfield" Which is rather an odd statement considering that the infield and outfield touch each other, and only a step is required to go from one to the other. WRT the OP, "25 ft" (using your math) is definitely significant enough for him to be worrying about whether the OF is released on the pitch or on the batted ball.
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