What Makes a Home Run Pitch

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/ar...ome-run-pitch/

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This article is going to use PITCHf/x to take a close look at what makes each kind of pitch more likely leave the yard.

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Interesting article. If the graphs were a little easier to read, it'd be even better.

I could have just answered this... a BJ Ryan fastball...its straight and doesnt fool anyone at 89mph.

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Originally Posted by QHowes

I could have just answered this... a BJ Ryan fastball...its straight and doesnt fool anyone at 89mph.

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Don't be silly. B.J. Ryan can't throw 89 mph.

LoL..so true

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Originally Posted by oriole^

Don't be silly. B.J. Ryan can't throw 89 mph.

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Averaged 87.6 this year.

So a few of them probably got to 89