looper hits 99mph?

Jocephus · Post by **Jocephus** » March 26 07, 1:42 pm

this article seems to think he did last year.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview07 ... id=2809709

i thought he was like, 95, tops.

TEAM PITCHER MPH
Angels Bartolo Colon
Kelvim Escobar
Francisco Rodriguez
Ervin Santana
Scot Shields 99
Astros Brad Lidge 102
A's Rich Harden 99
Blue Jays Jeremy Accardo
A.J. Burnett
Brandon League 102
Braves Jorge Sosa
Tyler Yates 98
Brewers Francisco Cordero 101
Cardinals Braden Looper 99
Cubs David Aardsma 101
Devil Rays Seth McClung 101
D-Backs Jorge Julio 100
Dodgers Jonathan Broxton
Brad Penny 99
Giants Jeremy Accardo
Jason Schmidt 99
Indians Jason Davis
C.C. Sabathia 99
Mariners Mark Lowe 101
Marlins Randy Messenger 98
Mets Billy Wagner 100
Nationals Gary Majewski 99
Orioles Daniel Cabrera 101
Padres Brian Sikorski 98
Phillies Tom Gordon
Scott Mathieson 98
Pirates Matt Capps
Mike Gonzalez 99
Rangers Francisco Cordero 100
Red Sox Manny Delcarmen 101
Reds Todd Coffey
Jason Standridge 98
Rockies Ubaldo Jimenez 99
Royals Jeremy Affeldt
Denny Bautista
Ambiorix Burgos 100
Tigers Joel Zumaya 104
Twins Joe Nathan 101
White Sox Bobby Jenks 101
Yankees Kyle Farnsworth 101
Source: Damon Lichtenwalner, Baseball Info Solutions

JL21 · Post by **JL21** » March 26 07, 1:45 pm

Surprising, but BIS is pretty reliable. And Looper was known for his queso when he first came up.

This is where it's important to know the difference between sit and touch.

Looper probably did touch 99. But he sits 92-94. I.e. he probably hit 99 once or a few times through the whole year. But his standard range on most nights is 92-94.

Popeye_Card · Post by **Popeye_Card** » March 26 07, 1:48 pm

I'm assuming all of those are 98 and above.

Tom Gordon still gets it up that high?

--P--

jagtrader · Post by **jagtrader** » March 26 07, 1:50 pm

Popeye_Card wrote:I'm assuming all of those are 98 and above.

Tom Gordon still gets it up that high?

--P--

Gordon's velocity is amazing for a pitcher his age. He must have Clemens' "workout" plan.

Jocephus · Post by **Jocephus** » March 26 07, 1:51 pm

RC21 wrote:Surprising, but BIS is pretty reliable. And Looper was known for his queso when he first came up.

This is where it's important to know the difference between sit and touch.

Looper probably did touch 99. But he sits 92-94. I.e. he probably hit 99 once or a few times through the whole year. But his standard range on most nights is 92-94.

good points (as always). im just always skeptical of radar guns and how they are set (though i have no real reason why)...

didn't loops have shoulder surgery last offseason? guess id be surprised for him to hit that anymore...though i do remember him havin' the cheese when he was younger

well, i guess thats cool...just wait until we have dove and perez in der!

thrill · Post by **thrill** » March 26 07, 5:31 pm

Good lord, Joel Zumaya.

Wekse5 · Post by **Wekse5** » March 26 07, 9:07 pm

thrill wrote:Good lord, Joel Zumaya.

yea, too bad it's not true.

Phyrkrakr · Post by **Phyrkrakr** » March 27 07, 1:21 am

Was he driving a vette or something? That's the only way I see Looper hitting anywhere over 95.

thrill · Post by **thrill** » March 27 07, 4:34 am

Wekse5 wrote:
thrill wrote:Good lord, Joel Zumaya.
yea, too bad it's not true.

I agree. I think those are all 4-5 mph off.

haltz · Post by **haltz** » March 27 07, 4:48 am

Here's something else from BIS about Joel Zumaya.

What are they feeding Joel Zumaya?

October 27, 2006

Baseball Info Solutions has been tracking pitch velocity over the last five years, recording pitch speed on about 75% of over 3.5 million pitches thrown since the start of the 2002 season. Out of those 3.5 million pitches, less than 1,000 have been recorded at speeds of 100 miles per hour or better.

In the last five years, the 2006 season had more 100-MPH pitches than any other year and here's why:
Code: Select all
Joel Zumaya 2006: 	233 pitches at 100+ MPH
Rest of MLB 2006: 	102 pitches at 100+ MPH
Detroit Tiger pitcher Joel Zumaya threw more than twice as many 100-MPH pitches than the rest of the league put together. In fact, his personal count of 233 pitches with at least three-digit velocity is more than any other season total for the entire league on record. Here are the number of pitches that hit the 100-MPH barrier in each of the last five seasons:
Code: Select all
Season 	   # of Pitches  	MLB Leader
               100+ MPH

MLB 2002 	     106 	     Billy Wagner - 42
MLB 2003 	     204         Billy Wagner - 159
MLB 2004 	      82         Kyle Farnsworth - 30
MLB 2005 	     134 	     Daniel Cabrera - 37
MLB 2006 	     335         Joel Zumaya - 233
Billy Wagner's total of 159 pitches at 100+ MPH in 2003 was quite impressive until Zumaya came along.

By the way, there has been some controversy of late that the radar gun used on Fox broadcasts may be a "fast" gun. We looked at the velocity readings from all 2006 regular season Fox broadcasts and found them to be in line with the rest of baseball.