What Batters See in Different Pitches While the Baseball Comes to the Plate

[BrianU]

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[Trackball]

Re: What Batters See in Different Pitches While the Baseball Comes to the Plate

I've always been fascinated by a knuckleball's wobble (which isn't covered here).

Thing is, it doesn't LOOK like it's wobbling, when seen from ANY view other than the hitter's eyes--not even the catcher, if catcher-eye cams on YouTube are to be believed.

Seriously, I even got that "Knuckleball!" documentary on DVD, and it looks relatively straight to me.

Such a weird optical illusion--but that's what makes the pitch so great to me.

But of course, there's always the chance that I'm missing the glaringly obvious.
Wouldn't be the first time.

[BA2929]

Re: What Batters See in Different Pitches While the Baseball Comes to the Plate

I've always been fascinated by a knuckleball's wobble (which isn't covered here).

Thing is, it doesn't LOOK like it's wobbling, when seen from ANY view other than the hitter's eyes--not even the catcher, if catcher-eye cams on YouTube are to be believed.

Seriously, I even got that "Knuckleball!" documentary on DVD, and it looks relatively straight to me.

Such a weird optical illusion--but that's what makes the pitch so great to me.

But of course, there's always the chance that I'm missing the glaringly obvious.
Wouldn't be the first time.

I've seen a knuckleball in person from in the box. It doesn't look like it's wobbling when you're hitting, its the fact that you don't know where it's going to go at any moment that makes it difficult to hit. MLB hitters are so good because they can predict where a ball is going to end up when they swing. The knuckler, when thrown well, counters that ability.