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Editors   Aroldis Chapman Did Not Break His Fastest Pitch Speed Record Last Night   4/19/2011 10:00:00 AM    Comment now Aroldis Chapman Did Not Break His Fastest Pitch Speed Record Last Night

In the Reds vs. Pirates game last night, it appeared that Aroldis Chapman broke his previous pitching speed record of 105.1 mph, with a reading of 106 mph from the scoreboard radar.

However, MLB's Pitch F/X data showed the pitch to be 'only' 102.4 mph....
Editors   Still Waiting on First 100 mph Pitch in Majors   4/7/2009 10:00:00 AM    Comment now Still Waiting on First 100 mph Pitch in Majors
The radar gun read 100 mph in the 9th inning when Dodgers' Jonathan Broxton pitched to Luis Rodriguez of San Diego at Petco Park.

This would have made Broxton the first pitcher in the majors to hit 100 mph this season. However, the gun was off by 0.9 mph. The pitch maxed out at 98.6 mph and slowed to 89.4 mph when it crossed the plate.

The fastest pitcher of the day was actually ...
Editors   Opening Day 2009 Braves vs Phillies   4/6/2009 11:00:00 AM    Comment now Opening Day 2009 Braves vs Phillies
The 2009 MLB baseball season began in Philadelphia with the Braves beating the World Champion Phillies 4-1.

Derek Lowe pitched a shutout for 8 innings. The Braves' homers by McCann, Jeff Francoeur and Jordan Schafer provided the runs.

The RedSox - Rays game at Fenway, and the WhiteSox-Royals game in Chicago are postponed because of poor planning bad weather.
Editors   Fastest Pitcher Ever Debate Resolved   8/12/2008 4:22:00 PM    1 comment
The debate has raged for decades as to who is the fastest pitcher in the major leagues.

Is it the Tiger's Joel Zumaya? Is it the speedy Nolan Ryan? Wait, I heard about Mark Wohlers in a spring training game once.
Editors   Baseball's Greatest Mystery Revealed   8/7/2008 11:33:00 AM    2 comments
As part of our Grand Opening, we are introducing something the baseball world has never seen before.

Have you ever stood around the water cooler wondering which major league pitcher is the fastest of them all?

No more guessing and wondering. Visit our new Top Gun list every day.

Update 8/7/2008 3:09 PM Pitcher breaks 100 mph barrier

Tiger's Fernando Rodney hits 100...


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