Could you make contact with major league pitching?

Quake Griffin · Post #1 » by **Quake Griffin** » Fri Jul 3, 2015 3:09 am

title.

I can say that I have no shot at making contact with major league pitching. I wouldn't be close.

Post #2 » by **Da Schwab** » Fri Jul 3, 2015 3:24 pm

If it's Aroldis Chapman hurling 105mph fastballs at me, absolutely not.

If it's CC Sabathia, on a good day, I'd go 3-4 with two homers and 4 RBI.

CentralQB5 · Post #3 » by **CentralQB5** » Sat Jul 4, 2015 5:31 pm

I think i could hit a Tim Wakefield fast ball when he pitched. I mean think about it his fastball only reached anywhere from 70-75 mph and i saw that speed in High School ball. I feel like i could hit it at least once if you gave me 10 swings

Post #4 » by **Mr. E** » Sun Jul 5, 2015 12:04 am

If I did it would probably be purely due to luck.

beach house · Post #5 » by **beach house** » Tue Jul 7, 2015 1:25 am

easy, via bunting

Post #6 » by **ATL Boy** » Tue Jul 7, 2015 11:44 pm

Depends on who it is. If it's Aroldys Chapman's 100 mph heat then id just close my eyes, swing away, and hope for the best.

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Quake Griffin · Post #7 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 2:27 am

beach house wrote:easy, via bunting

you don't have the guts

Higga · Post #8 » by **Higga** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:36 pm

I could maybe a foul a pitch off but thats about it.

el13adnino · Post #9 » by **el13adnino** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:30 am

i'll take the hit by pitch and walk to my base

ndnow · Post #10 » by **ndnow** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:32 pm

Anything 90 and up I highly doubt unless pretty lucky, the ball comes on you so quickly it's pretty unreal.

RalphWiggum · Post #11 » by **RalphWiggum** » Wed Aug 5, 2015 3:16 pm

If they are actually pitching like they would to an mlb batter, inside, outside, change of speeds etc I think it would be almost impossible to make clean contact. Now if it's just come right at me with 96 mph pitches in the zone I think I could hit a few in fair territory. By a few I mean 3 out of 100.

Stannis · Post #12 » by **Stannis** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 6:12 pm

I would look like a fool. I'm used to hitting 50 mph pitches with my friends. If I have an MLB pitcher throw a 95 mph fastball with movement, I wouldn't even be able to see the ball.

DaRev · Post #13 » by **DaRev** » Sat Aug 22, 2015 7:32 pm

Oh hell no

Flight33 · Post #14 » by **Flight33** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:07 pm

Anything over 80 mph is a oh hell no.

Mamba Mentality · Post #15 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 4:17 am

I've had success in a batting cage with pitches around 50mph. However, against a major league pitcher I probably wouldn't stand a chance. I'd be lucky to foul a pitch.

UN-Owen · Post #16 » by **UN-Owen** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 5:06 am

I've heard the hardest thing to do in all of sports is to hit a major league fastball

Simply put, the average person would have no chance of making contact and in many cases would be too scared to step into the box

If I was in better shape physically (stronger so the bat feels lighter) and had a few weeks to prepare, I think I could make contact

I'm not sure that contact would end up in the 2nd deck, but I'd put the bat on the ball a few times against a below average pitcher

El Turco · Post #17 » by **El Turco** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 3:45 am

Los Angeles Dodgers wrote:no.

Stannis · Post #18 » by **Stannis** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 6:10 am

UN-Owen wrote:I've heard the hardest thing to do in all of sports is to hit a major league fastball

Yep, that's why in the MLB, if you hit the ball 30% of the time, you are a damn good hitter.

In all other sports stats I know, having 30% success is pretty terrible.

Post #19 » by **Latrell** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 6:17 pm

El Turco wrote:
Los Angeles Dodgers wrote:no.

+1000

Clipsz 4 Life · Post #20 » by **Tim Lehrbach** » Wed Oct 7, 2015 5:08 pm

With a bat?