- Jun 18, 2010
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Taran Alvelo vs Oregon - Impact Player of the Game
Curious about if hitters can really see the spin in realtime and react/adjust accordingly. I know my eyes aren't great, but I can't see any spin details when watching pitchers up close and in person. Everything looks easy and clear in super slow motion, but are hitters really seeing the spin of a 60+mph pitch? Are they seeing arm/hand position at release? Or are they anticipating based on count, pitcher tendency, etc.?
Yes, absolutely. they say the difference between a AAA hitter and a MLB hitter is their eyes.
Why do you figure the catcher drops to her knees to receive this pitch?
Wires crossed, or a screw that got away from her?
I agree!!! And I keep rewinding and rewatching to see the break and different spins but I see nothing different than a corkscrew.The amount of mythology is amazing. The announcer are driving me crazy.
Every inside pitch is a screwball and every outside pitch is a curve...and when they do super slow motion, every pitch simply has corkscrew spin.