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    What Makes a Home Run Pitch

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

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

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    Re: What Makes a Home Run Pitch

    I could have just answered this... a BJ Ryan fastball...its straight and doesnt fool anyone at 89mph.
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    Re: What Makes a Home Run Pitch

    Quote Originally Posted by QHowes View Post
    I could have just answered this... a BJ Ryan fastball...its straight and doesnt fool anyone at 89mph.
    Don't be silly. B.J. Ryan can't throw 89 mph.

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    Re: What Makes a Home Run Pitch

    LoL..so true
    "I'm convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile." ~Tom Clark

    'No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda

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    Re: What Makes a Home Run Pitch

    Quote Originally Posted by oriole^ View Post
    Don't be silly. B.J. Ryan can't throw 89 mph.
    Averaged 87.6 this year.

    So a few of them probably got to 89

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