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Impossible

posted 14 years ago by Jerique
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It's nearly impossible for Henry to be getting more strikeouts than Chet. Yes, Henry can throw 101-104 mph, consistently. But, fastballs (especially 4-steam, like Henry's) are the easiest pitches to hit because they have no movement. In the montage of Henry getting continuous strikeouts, they keep showing the batters missing a breaking ball. Henry can't throw anything but a fastball. It's impossible to get 3 strikes on a hitter like Barry Bonds with just fastballs.

EDIT: Plus, the big hitter in the game with the Mats, Heddo should have appeared before Henry's arm lost the heater. He struckout the order three times in a row, and then in his fourth inning of work, Heddo comes up? So, Heddo wasn't in the starting lineup, and then he was a pinch hitter? A big guy like him?

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[–] Nightstar_INC 9 years ago

Techincally he can get more strike outs than Chet. But you're right he can't get more strike outs than Chet because Chet is a starter who pitches 5-7 innings a game meaning an opportunity to get 15-21 strike outs per game whereas Henry who's a closer only gets 1-2 innings per game meaning only 6 potential strike outs a game.

For relief pitchers, you can have less pitches and strike people out because they only see you once, whereas a starter, I face Chet once in the 1st inning, I can adjust when I face him in the 4th inning.

Check out Trevor Hoffman, one of the top closers, and the best closer in San Diego Padres history. eventually stopped using his slider consistenly and only focused on his fastball pitches and his change up.

I have a feeling though that Henry threw harder than what it seemed. IF Rookie of the Year was real for a minute here, there is no way someone who can throw 101-103 mph can throw a baseball from the bleechers to home plate 400+feet away perfectly and that hard. Gravity would pull that ball down and slow it down so it wouldn't make it to home plate. I would have to assume he threw a fastball of upwards to at least 165mph.

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[–] skyflyerjen-53-760737 9 years ago

Well, to be fair, Chet's arm was done for. It's why Chet didn't want Henry to call him "Rocket" anymore. He wasn't the strikeout guy he used to be.