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How long does it take for a 95-mile-an-hour fastball to travel from the pitcher's hand to the catcher's mitt?
How long does it take for a 95-mile-an-hour fastball to travel from the pitcher's hand to the catcher's mitt?
- 200 milliseconds
- 400 milliseconds (correct)
- 100 milliseconds
- 300 milliseconds
What did Yogi Berra say about hitting a Major League fastball?
What did Yogi Berra say about hitting a Major League fastball?
- You need to think quickly to hit a fastball
- You can hit a fastball without thinking
- You can only hit if you think
- You can't think and hit at the same time (correct)
How far is the distance from the rubber to home plate in baseball?
How far is the distance from the rubber to home plate in baseball?
- 50 feet 6 inches
- 55 feet 6 inches
- 60 feet 6 inches (correct)
- 65 feet 6 inches
The brain of a hitter doesn't have enough time to process a 95 mile an hour fastball and react quickly enough to ______ it.
The brain of a hitter doesn't have enough time to process a 95 mile an hour fastball and react quickly enough to ______ it.
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It takes a fastball traveling at 90 to 95 miles an hour, about 400 milliseconds to get from the pitcher’s hand to the ______ mitt.
It takes a fastball traveling at 90 to 95 miles an hour, about 400 milliseconds to get from the pitcher’s hand to the ______ mitt.
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Subtracting 5 or 6 feet to account for the pitcher's stride, the distance from the rubber to home plate is 60 feet 6 ______.
Subtracting 5 or 6 feet to account for the pitcher's stride, the distance from the rubber to home plate is 60 feet 6 ______.
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