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06-03-2006, 04:41 PM
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how fast?
Taking a break from painting, watching women's softball with my dad. He says when he was in the Marines there was a guy who could throw a softball, underhanded, 90 MPH. I say BS. Thoughts?
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#2
06-03-2006, 05:06 PM
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Re: how fast?
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Taking a break from painting, watching women's softball with my dad. He says when he was in the Marines there was a guy who could throw a softball, underhanded, 90 MPH. I say BS. Thoughts? [/ QUOTE ]  Threw 71 MPH.
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#3
06-03-2006, 05:17 PM
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Re: how fast?
It could be true. There was someone who had a try-out with a cricket team who bowled underarm (don't worry about cricket, it's a UK game), and was apparently very quick. Some bowlers can bowl at 90mph so I suspect he was a little quicker.
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06-03-2006, 05:21 PM
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Re: how fast?
If it's not 90, it's very close. I remember being blown away while watching a Class A game after we finished our Class C tournament. I could hit Class C pitching, but I wouldn't even be able to get the bat off my shoulder in an A game.
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#5
06-04-2006, 12:25 AM
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Re: how fast?
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Taking a break from painting, watching women's softball with my dad. He says when he was in the Marines there was a guy who could throw a softball, underhanded, 90 MPH. I say BS. Thoughts? [/ QUOTE ] I had a book when I was maybe 10 years old about the greatest sports stories. One of the stories was about a softball pitcher named "The King" who could throw something like 110mph underhanded. During a celebrity game he came in and struck out three of the best major leaguers in history, in order (Willie Mays is the only one I recall). My money is with your old man here. Edit: The story was called "The King and His Court". The link states that he was clocked at 104mph.
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06-04-2006, 12:43 AM
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Re: how fast?
I'm wondering if we are talking about "equivalent" to a MLB fastball. The best female pitcher in the world throws 71, but some marine is chucking the rock at 90+ with no coaching, no training, and not much experience? Seems BS to me, but stranger things have happened...
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#7
06-04-2006, 01:41 AM
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Re: how fast?
I used to watch Eddie Feigner on the Wide World of Sports and similar shows when I was a kid. He'd play with just a few fielders because not many opponents could make contact. I suspected there was a little bit of Globetrotterism to the spectacle, but the guy threw really hard.
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#8
06-04-2006, 01:42 AM
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Re: how fast?
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I'm wondering if we are talking about "equivalent" to a MLB fastball. The best female pitcher in the world throws 71, but some marine is chucking the rock at 90+ with no coaching, no training, and not much experience? Seems BS to me, but stranger things have happened... [/ QUOTE ] The person OP is talking about is a man...
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