Re:The Rules of the Baseball Press Box
by gadders on Monday July 16, 2018 @04:37AM
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Cricket players catch balls with their bare hands all the time, and they don't seem particularly softer than baseballs. Is there something that makes baseballs more painful? Do they get hit faster?
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Re:The Rules of the Baseball Press Box
by ubernostrum on Monday July 16, 2018 @06:15PM
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This might be a useful table for you:
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_leaderboard
The "Exit Velocity" section lists recorded speeds of batted balls broken down by batter, showing their maximum and average speeds. Notice there are a lot of players for whom the average ball they hit comes off the bat at 90+ mph. The "Hard Hit" column lists how many times each player has hit a ball that came off the bat at 95+ mph.
Keep in mind also that balls are also thrown quite hard in baseball, and an important part of a fielder's job is catching balls thrown by teammates.
Much faster. A cricket bat is much heavier and less aerodynamic than a baseball bat, meaning they can't swing them as fast. Also the batsman in cricket has to try to do it wearing lots of pads!