Hitting a baseball is hard to do -- at ANY LEVEL! In fact, I'll go out on a limb and say it is the hardest thing to do in sports. As a player in the old-timer leagues, I get to face pitching anywhere from 50 miles an hour to 80 mph. Even then, if the pitcher has enough junk along with his fastball, it's still difficult to bat over that magical .300.
And when you face a guy like Aroldis Chapman, the Cincinnati reliever, well it's even tougher. A 106 mile-an-hour fastball, are you kidding me! The southpaw picked up another save last night against the Diamondbacks. At times, he just looks unhittable. And rightly so. It is no wonder the Cincinnati fans let out a big roar when he heads for the mound.
Photo: Chapman, the flame thrower.
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