Can you hit a major league fastball?

[Zurp]

I'm not about to try that link. It would probably slow this computer down to a stop. Or maybe even reverse.

But if I could hit a real, major league fastball, I don't think I would ever watch baseball, again.

 

[BB73]

I could hit a major league fastball.

About once in 100 tries, by sheer dumb luck.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

this question has two answers...

can I hit a 90 mph fastball thrown by a pitching machine... yes, quite well in fact

can I hit a major league fastball thrown by a major league pitcher whose pitch dives, tails or lifts... Not even close... have had a couple occasions in which I was able to validate that in my life

 

[sears3820]

Anyone able to throw one?

 

[JXC]

Okay...if you know a fastball is coming, and it's a 90MPH fastball...you should be able to hit it. Unless it has a lot of movement on it, hitting a 90 MPH fastball when you know one is coming isn't that difficult unless you just have no cordnation what so ever. Now hitting a 98+ MPH fastball is something that IS NOT EASY. Or hitting a 90 MPH fastball when the pitch moves, or when the pitcher also has 2 other pitches that move and are slower and has a changeup. And you have NO CLUE what is coming. Also...if the picther can consistantly keep the ball down and on the corners, even a 90 MPH can be tough to hit. But just throwing them belt high right over the heart of the plate...u'd be surprised how easy it'd be to hit after you saw a few of them...now to actually hit them with any power, that's another story as well.

 

[scooter1369]

Boat load of base hits. No time better than .2029

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Home run first at bat at .15 secs. so the answer is yes.

I wonder what your reaction time would be if they flashed an image of a Burrito Supreme in front of you...

 

[scooter1369]

Pretty slow. All the drool would slow him down a bit.

 

[AkronBuckeye]

YES

 

[WyoBuck]

All this tests is how long it takes the signal from your brain to reach your right index finger telling it to twitch, which is already touching the button. A person with a MS could hit a home run doing this. I hit 8 homeruns out of 10 attempts with the best time being .031 sec and the worst being .183 sec. I still could not hit a 90 mph fastball.

 

[Taosman]

Naaaa! I couldn't even see one!

 

[ArtilleryBuck]

I went yard five times in a row before determining that my skills were simply too awsome for that game.

 

[daddyphatsacs]

.1510 was my best.

 

[BuckBackHome]

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I would say I am The Natural, except I cannot even hit a ball off a tee!

 

[osugrad21]

.053 was my best and it was pure luck after jumping the gun twice.