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I admire the pitcher's mechanics, notice how his release point comes at the exact apex of his leap...every time.
If there had a been a runner on base, I think the back flip moves would have constituted a balk.
Should this catch on, there will be some intriguing ramifications. Charging the mound will become interesting as the pitcher has the means to make a vertical escape just as the angered batter arrives.
Anyway, we now have the answer to the question....what happens when an eephus pitch is hurled at high velocity?
A Japanese schoolboy has put worldwide baseball scouts on alert after throwing a pitch clocked at 160kph (100 mph) in a regional high school tournament.
This would also have been appropriate if reported in the Hot prospects -- How good can they be? thread.
Our awareness of this feat is a product of the internet. In pre-web days, where would such a story have been published other than in Japan?
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