The harder, the better

[John Kelly]

Talkin' exit velocity in Major League Baseball.

Here are some numbers from last season heard during an MLB game earlier this week:

Balls hit at 87 miles per hour produced a .229 batting average.

Balls hit at 97 miles per hour produced a .411 batting average.

Balls hit at 107 miles per hour produced a .729 batting average.

 

[John Kelly]

Newly-minted Hall-of-Famer Jim Thome had a smart approach to hitting.

He was never intimidated by big-name pitchers because he "eliminated the pitcher and instead competed against the baseball."

 

[waco]

Interesting

 

[John Kelly]

Newly-minted Hall-of-Famer Jim Thome had a smart approach to hitting.

He was never intimidated by big-name pitchers because he "eliminated the pitcher and instead competed against the baseball."

I wish I heard about Thome's approach during my Little League years.