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darko, did you ever play college baseball?

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hahahahahhaha

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Come on kyle. Only people with experience pitching allowed in this thread.

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holy smokes tdarko. nice double leg.

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I also am glad that thread was linked as I had missed it the first time around.

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I also am glad that thread was linked as I had missed it the first time around.

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I had seen it about a month ago when it was linked again, but yea that take-down was complete ownage. Very nice work, when I first saw it I began to wonder if you had a background in wrestling or anything cause it looked very effective

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darko, did you ever play college baseball?

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hahahahahhaha

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I love how that post was juicy enough to get you to de-lurk.

One of my favorite things is NL pitchers who are good enough for the occasional pinch-hit. I remember Orel Hersheiser had a pretty decent bat, as did (does) Tom Glavine. It's a rarity but it's pretty cool when you see something like Glavine in as a PH late in a big playoff game.

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I'm probably a better hitter than most "average Joes" and the majority of athletic people and can confidently say I would bat at least .005 in the Major Leagues.

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Average "good" pitcher in a recreational baseball league (or at least, in mine) throws maybe 70-80 mph fastballs that don't move at all, and either slow looping breaking balls you can see coming a mile away, or else sharp breaking pitches that move maybe 6 inches to a foot.

The best hitters in the league hit maybe .450 against this.

Put them up against 90+ mph fastballs that have 6 inches to a foot of movement, and 80 mph curveballs that have as much movement as those slow loopers, only they break late, and it's going to be such a ridiculously different experience that they won't hit .100. And those are the league all-stars, not the "average" players.

The best pitcher I've seen in my league was an ex-AA pitcher who was now throwing maybe 85 with a pretty nasty slider. Opponents hit .130 off him. The difference between him and a major leaguer is still insane. "Average Athletic Joe" vs. MLB Pitcher = domination, and I'd say probably around a .020 average, with the best amateurs getting just enough hits to make up a little for the large portion of people who literally wouldn't make contact ever. Like me.

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I'm probably a better hitter than most "average Joes" and the majority of athletic people and can confidently say I would bat at least .005 in the Major Leagues.

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I think if I quit my job and worked out everyday with the intention of making the show, I could probably hit .050/.070/.065 in three years.

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lippy and kyleb are doing a good job of capturing the ridiculousness of an 'average joe' trying to hit big-league pitching.

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I think if I quit my job and worked out everyday with the intention of making the show, I could probably hit .050/.070/.065 in three years.

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I'll slot you in to hit 6th.