105 mph fastball recorded last night

[lester1/2jr]

so sick

YouTube - Aroldis Chapman 105 mph pitch vs. the Padres 9/24/2010

 

[newyearsrevolution08]

piece of cake hehe

nice arm.

 

[Cowlesy]

I miss watching the Nasty Boys of the Cincinnati Reds. You could tell Rob Dibble was likely all roided up whipping 111 mph fastballs at batter's heads.

Edit: They're saying that Chapman's 105mph is the fastest ever recorded, but I swear I recall Dibble throwing faster than that. Will have to look it up.

Edit 2: Yeah I was mistaken --- I was thinking of 101mph.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/articles/fastest-pitcher-in-baseball.shtml

 

[Zippyjuan]

Pretty impressive. I always wonder though how long a pitcher can last when he throws that hard. He hit that speed on four nights rest. Pitched again tonight and his fast ball didn't make it to 100mph. Steven Strasburg of the Nationals blew his arm out pretty quickly. Just 21 and already undergoing Tommy John surgery. The only pitcher I can think of who thew hard and lasted a long time was Randy Johnson. He was a freak of nature. I remember the time he killed (accidentally) a bird with one of his pitches.
They said every one of Chapman's 25 pitches that night were 100mph or better. Strasburg was usually in the upper 90's. I believe this is Chapman's first year in the majors too.

 

[DirtMcGirt]

There is so much torque on the elbow and stress on the shoulder only a few last being power pitchers... Ryan, clemens, and randy johnson being the last three w/ longevity throwing 94+... Gooden, kerry wood, mark prior were suppose to be mentioned w/ the greatest ever but didn't have either the mechanics or body type to last... Chapman's body type makes me think he will blow out after a couple solid years...

 

[nayjevin]

Pretty impressive. I always wonder though how long a pitcher can last when he throws that hard. He hit that speed on four nights rest. Pitched again tonight and his fast ball didn't make it to 100mph. Steven Strasburg of the Nationals blew his arm out pretty quickly. Just 21 and already undergoing Tommy John surgery.

Seems like bodies aren't really made to do all the stuff athletes do. On this one it seems to me that it's like golf - the power in the abdomen and twist of the hips and waist more than the arms. I would think generating the power from those muscles would save the arms, but the centrifugal force might be too much for the human elbow, depending on the weight of the object, over time.

 

[jsu718]

I did see Nolan Ryan pitch against Roger Clemens... was quite a thing. I still say I'd rather watch a guy like Greg Maddux pitch because the man was essentially perfect as a pitcher. Perfect placement, perfect movement, perfect pitching motion, and he knew his opponents better than any pitcher ever has. You don't need to throw 94-105 when you can get the ball around their bat without it.

 

[Zippyjuan]

I don't think Maddox threw much faster than 80mph either (says he did hit 93 mph in his early years)- he was all about pitch selection and location. Threw mostly strikes which also kept his pitch counts low. Lasted 20 years in the majors (1986- 2008). 18 Gold Gloves, four Cy Young Awards.

 

[DirtMcGirt]

maddox carried a paint can; the corners of the plate were dark black after he was finished... he did break in as an above average velocity pitcher but quickly developed into a master of location and deception....

 

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

My beloved O's had interest in Chapman but decided against signing him because Peter Angelos is friends with the Castro family and did not want to risk upsetting them.... What a crock!

The video was disabled by the way (MLB is good about getting these things within minutes) So for those who want to actually see it go here: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp..._id=15062452&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin

 

[lester1/2jr]

It's kind of awesome watching tim wakefield at like 44 I think? throwing the ball 60 or so mph pass tens of millions of dollars worth of hitting

 

[Ron Paul FTW]

video has been taken down

re-up?

 

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

My beloved O's had interest in Chapman but decided against signing him because Peter Angelos is friends with the Castro family and did not want to risk upsetting them.... What a crock!

The video was disabled by the way (MLB is good about getting these things within minutes) So for those who want to actually see it go here: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp..._id=15062452&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin

I posted this earlier in the thread. Just click that link and it will take you to the video on mlb.com. For future reference, any mlb video you want to see you might as well just go to mlb.com as they are experts with taking down videos on other sites.