Posted by: Doug () on Mon Oct 3 16:43:07 2005

> > We're supposed to believe your son can pick up the spin, out of the pitchers hand, from the bleachers.
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> from 30 feet behind the catcher, yes...the purpose was to provide an idea for erik, since he asked, so what people believe or do not believe does not matter to me...


I go to many games, and when I am at the High School parks that has me standing behind the backstop some 80-90 feet from the pitchers release point, I can pick up the spin on the pitches quite well. At College games where I am about 90 feet behind home plate i sometimes have trouble telling a split from a curve, and don't see the spin at all.