The Science of Hitting a Major League Fastball Quiz
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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?

  • 200 milliseconds
  • 400 milliseconds (correct)
  • 100 milliseconds
  • 300 milliseconds

    • 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?

  • 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.

    <p>hit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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.

    <p>catcher's</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Subtracting 5 or 6 feet to account for the pitcher's stride, the distance from the rubber to home plate is 60 feet 6 ______.

    <p>inches</p> Signup and view all the answers

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