Feller clocked at 113 mph

[tycobb420]

Watching MLB Network the other day and one old timer claimed Bob Feller got clocked at 113 mph using whatever methods they used back circa 1940.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Yeah and I just got an NFL contract.

 

[kalinecountry]

There was an old film of Feller and a driver on a motorcycle reaching a speed of 108 mph both reaching the homeplate at the same time.
I haven't seen or heard of the 113 mph, not that it didn't happen.
113, 108, Zoom at 105/106, chapman about the same, any pitch over 100 is damn fast.
Feller did say that Walter Johnson was the fastest,
who knows...

 

[kalinecountry]

went to youtube and found this;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMPxpOapRuU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=knbsYEA0Eu0
Gets going at the 40 second mark. and done on a street,

 

[mjsb2]

Yeah, he never touched anywhere near 113.

 

[kalinecountry]

any of you guys ever hear of Sidd Finch?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidd_Finch
lol

 

[Mitchrapp]

KalineCountry[/color]]any of you guys ever hear of Sidd Finch?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidd_Finch
lol

I do, funny. People believing that. Lol.

 

[tomdalton22]

KalineCountry[/color]]There was an old film of Feller and a driver on a motorcycle reaching a speed of 108 mph both reaching the homeplate at the same time.
I haven't seen or heard of the 113 mph, not that it didn't happen.
113, 108, Zoom at 105/106, chapman about the same, any pitch over 100 is damn fast.
Feller did say that Walter Johnson was the fastest,
who knows...

That sounds accurate!

 

[tycobb420]

I saw an interview with a doctor (or trainer--can't remember)...he said the human body is not made to throw a ball any faster than what the guys are doing on the gun. Another guy said Zumaya was the logical conclusion for throwing too hard. (Just reporting what was said...)

 

[johnny2x2x]

Forever basball people have been saying 100 mph is the limit that starts to destroy an arm. BS. It's just a number, you don't hear anyone saying 62 Kmh is the limit, 100 mph = 62 kmh, it's just an arbitrary number.

Doubt if any of those old timers threw over 100 mph, training is so much more advanced today.

 

[tigers99888]

Forever basball people have been saying 100 mph is the limit that starts to destroy an arm. BS. It's just a number, you don't hear anyone saying 62 Kmh is the limit, 100 mph = 62 kmh, it's just an arbitrary number.

Doubt if any of those old timers threw over 100 mph, training is so much more advanced today.

How could 100 mph translate to 62 kmh when a kilometer is smaller than a mile? Your conversion and math is off.. It converts to roughly 161 Kmh if rounded off..

 

[jdeb]

I want that Harley