chapman throws 105mph?!

Pharmcat · Post #1 » by **Pharmcat** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:45 pm

http://baseball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ ... _fastball/

wow, thats fast!

too bad dusty will prolly ruin his career

Post #2 » by **craig01** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:07 pm

But does he have good enough command of it.

So far maybe not........

Pharmcat · Post #3 » by **Pharmcat** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:02 pm

he's getting called up in sept right? might be the biggest wildcard for all PO contending teams

Post #4 » by **Stanford** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:29 pm

I call shenanigans on the gun.

Post #5 » by **craig01** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:46 pm

Stanford wrote:I call shenanigans on the gun.

He's been clocked regularly at 102, and was clocked at 104 somewhere on the road.

Throwing at 100 mph isn't the end all be all though....ask Joel Zumaya before he got hurt

Zeitgeister · Post #6 » by **Zeitgeister** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:09 pm

I kind of wonder about that speed as well. I'm pretty sure that if he throws at 105 mph at the major league level it will be the fastest pitch ever recorded. Also to say he's been clocked regularly at 102 almost suggests that he sits at that speed. As a reliever I guess it could be possible in few innings but I have read that Strasburg averaged around 97 mph on his fastball and it was the highest average since fangraphs started. Most likely his speed is getting overhyped a bit.

dropshot001 · Post #7 » by **dropshot001** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:43 pm

if he hit that speed regularly and had some command of it he would be pretty deadly

Post #8 » by **Nolan** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:52 pm

Pharmcat wrote:he's getting called up in sept right? might be the biggest wildcard for all PO contending teams

He'll be like David Price in 2008.

Post #9 » by **craig01** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:09 pm

Bob Feller was reportedly clocked at 107, but using less than todays technology obviously.

Post #10 » by **Stanford** » Wed Sep 1, 2010 3:36 am

Well he hit 103 on an MLB gun tonight.

Wade2k6 · Post #11 » by **Wade2k6** » Wed Sep 1, 2010 3:35 pm

He looked nasty last night.

Pharmcat · Post #12 » by **Pharmcat** » Wed Sep 1, 2010 5:05 pm

Wade2k6 wrote:He looked nasty last night.

http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/art ... p&c_id=cin

:love:

trwi7 · Post #13 » by **trwi7** » Thu Sep 2, 2010 1:21 am

He pitched again tonight. Slowest fastball was 99.0, fastest was 103.9.

He throws his slider faster than four of the five Brewers starters throw their fastballs.

Post #14 » by **craig01** » Thu Sep 2, 2010 11:57 pm

trwi7 wrote:He pitched again tonight. Slowest fastball was 99.0, fastest was 103.9.

He throws his slider faster than four of the five Brewers starters throw their fastballs.

Amazing.

Ong_dynasty · Post #15 » by **Ong_dynasty** » Fri Sep 3, 2010 9:41 pm

its that slider..it really is nasty.
For people who have been following him. what other pitches does he have?or does he only need 2?

trwi7 · Post #16 » by **trwi7** » Fri Sep 3, 2010 11:43 pm

He only threw the fastball and slider.

DirtyDez · Post #17 » by **DirtyDez** » Sat Sep 4, 2010 8:17 pm

trwi7 wrote:He only threw the fastball and slider.

So did Randy Johnson. Worked for him.

Sebastian · Post #18 » by **Sebastian** » Mon Sep 6, 2010 12:05 am

I hope he doesn't usurp the Cuban Missile nickname from Alexei Ramirez. That'd be some bull.

I see a horrible injury in his future if he doesn't dial it down a bit. Impressive as all hell, though.

Fuzzy Logic · Post #19 » by **Fuzzy Logic** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:00 pm

Sebastian wrote:I hope he doesn't usurp the Cuban Missile nickname from Alexei Ramirez. That'd be some bull.

I see a horrible injury in his future if he doesn't dial it down a bit. Impressive as all hell, though.

Throwing that fast has got to be doing some serious long term damage even though the action is pretty smooth. If somebody connects to one of those 105s it will go miles!

Post #20 » by **craig01** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:25 pm

Time will tell.