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

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    
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   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.